Controversies
At Equileap, we track social, human rights, and labor rights controversies on a global scale. Our monitoring includes issues related to gender, race and ethnicity, LGBTQ+ discrimination, and labor violations within supply chains.
For the most severe cases that meet specific criteria, we maintain a formal Alarm Bells list to flag critical controversies. Clients are promptly alerted to these high-risk situations, empowering them to make informed decisions and uphold responsible investment practices.
Gender Discrimination controversies
A list of gender-related incidents occurring at companies in both developed and emerging markets. Includes company identifiers and evidence links.
Four types of controversies are recorded: Legal settlements, official rulings, lawsuits, and others. Topics include gender/sex discrimination, sexual harassment, pregnancy/maternity discrimination, gender pay discrimination, and more.
Racial Discrimination Controversies
A list of race and ethnicity-related incidents occurring at companies in both developed and emerging markets. Includes company identifiers and evidence links.
Four types of controversies are recorded: Legal settlements, official rulings, lawsuits, and others. Topics include race and/or ethnicity discrimination, intersectional discrimination, and more.
Supply Chain Controversies
A list of labor and human rights controversies in companies’ supplychains across both developed and emerging markets highlights issues such as exploitation of workers, unsafe working conditions, underpayment of wages, sexual harassment and sexual exploitation, use of child labor, violence and forced labor in supply chains, and more.
Four types of controversies are recorded: Legal settlements, official rulings, lawsuits, and others.
