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Spot Trouble Before It Hits Your Portfolio

Monitor, Prioritize, and Act on Emerging Issues

Stay ahead of ESG controversies with timely insights, severity ratings, and clear signals on what matters. Respond early and move with confidence.

Trusted by Leading Financial Institutions

Most Risks Make Headlines. Few Get Noticed in Time.

Controversies can erode value overnight but most firms still rely on scattered alerts and reactive processes. Without a clear view of emerging issues, how serious they are or how much attention they are getting, risk builds quietly in the background. And in business, credibility moves fast. You need more than headlines. You need a system that helps you prioritize action.

Our Solution, at a Glance

Get the Whole Story, Not Just the Headlines

Anticipate Emerging Risks

Continuous monitoring and daily updates with alerts and summaries:

  • 250,000+ articles screened every day across 200 countries
  • Alerts on 50,000+ companies, expanding on demand
  • Weekly summaries delivered to your inbox, no manual tracking needed

Put the Right Issues First

Clear, relevant signals to focus attention on what truly matters:

  • Instant summaries to cut through the noise
  • Severity ratings that reflect timing and impact
  • 39 categories and global norms to gauge relevance at a glance

Your Questions Answered

A full view of every controversy with real-time AI insights and summaries:

  • A real-time AI Assistant to answer any question in seconds
  • Aggregated summaries that connect headlines over time to follow the story as it unfolds
  • Company- and portfolio-level views to spot where risk is building

What We Stand For

AI You Can Rely On. Data You Can Defend.

AI That Turns Headlines Into Insight

We don’t just collect data, we make it usable. Our AI models scan 250,000+ articles daily, using natural language processing to detect, classify, and assess ESG controversies with precision. Severity scores are assigned in real-time, with expert validation for high-impact cases. And with new GenAI capabilities, you get on-demand summaries based on the latest information, plus an AI Assistant ready to answer your questions and guide your next move.

Controversy Data That Holds Up Under Scrutiny

Sustainability decisions require trust in the data behind them. That’s why we prioritize transparency at every step, from how articles are sourced to how issues are classified. With full traceability and a consistent methodology, you can confidently evaluate reputational risk and stay aligned with global norms like UNGC and OECD.

Beyond Controversies & Global Norms

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SFDR Principal Adverse Impacts (PAIs)

Easily generate both entity-level and product-level SFDR reports, including Principal Adverse Impact (PAI) statements.

Controversy Insights for All Financial Institutions

Proactive ESG Risk Management for Asset Managers

Monitor controversies across your holdings and prioritize engagement with clear, portfolio-level visibility. Stay aligned with global norms and demonstrate credibility to clients and regulators.

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Transparency and Accountability for Asset Owners

Gain confidence in how underlying managers handle ESG controversies. Track repeated incidents and severity trends to support better oversight and alignment with sustainability commitments.

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Clear, Client-Ready Risk Insights for Wealth Managers

Explain reputational risks in plain language with AI-generated summaries and severity indicators. Strengthen trust with clients by showing how their portfolios align with ethical standards.

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Strengthen ESG Oversight Across Lending and Investment

Get a real-time view of controversial activities tied to borrowers, investees, or counterparties. Reduce exposure and meet expectations from stakeholders, supervisors, and the public.

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FAQs

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  • How broad is Clarity AI’s controversy coverage?

    Clarity AI offers one of the most comprehensive controversy monitoring solutions available, screening over 250,000 articles daily across 200 countries and territories. We cover 50,000+ public companies and expanding datasets on demand. Our AI identifies and classifies relevant ESG-related incidents, offering global reach with the depth needed to assess reputational and compliance risks in context.

  • How is controversy severity determined?

    Our NLP models assign severity ratings—both current and peak—based on a comprehensive methodology that evaluates the magnitude of the issue, business risk, reputational risk, and how the company is managing the situation. Medium- and high-severity issues are then reviewed and validated by our team of sustainability experts to ensure consistency and credibility. This approach helps you focus on what’s truly material, rather than just what’s making noise.

  • How does this help me focus on the most relevant risks?

    Clarity AI helps you cut through the noise by grouping incidents into clusters of related news, assessing severity over time, and generating AI-driven summaries. This structure allows you to spot repeated behaviors, track escalation, and focus your attention on the issues most likely to impact portfolio performance or stakeholder perception.

  • What makes this different from other news screening tools?

    Most tools flood you with headlines. Clarity AI turns raw information into structured, decision-ready insights. Our models filter irrelevant noise, assign severity, and group related events over time to show the full story as it unfolds. And with our AI Assistant, you can get instant answers to the questions that stand between you and a confident decision.

  • Can I use your controversy data for regulatory reporting?

    Yes. Our controversy data supports sustainability-related regulations such as SFDR Principal Adverse Impact indicators, as well as German-specific ESG standards. By identifying and classifying violations of global norms, our solution helps you demonstrate responsible investment practices and meet increasing expectations for transparency.

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