When entering the Feed Tab you have a column on the left hand side full with diverse filters to customize your request and make it more precise. Filters are personalized for each user and will reset when logging out.
The overall filter options apply to the Feed, Labels, Collections, Alerts and Actions.
Feed
Alerts can be grouped into 3 categories:
1) Important
2) Unimportant
3) Archive
You can add alerts to a category by clicking on the 3 dots within the alert. Select the desired category in the popup menu. The alert will be removed from the main feed page and placed in the corresponding category. You can undo the categorisation by clicking on the same category again and the alert will reappear in the New Alerts page.
💡 Good to know:
Grouping is user-specific. Any other user will still see the alert in the main feed page. If you want to add an alert to a certain category for all users of the company, you can do so with a Customer label, which is explained below.
Anytime you are looking to navigate back to the main page, you can do so by selecting “New Alerts”.
Labels
Labels are another way to group alerts by adding an infotag.
Unlike with grouping above, alerts with labels applied remain in the New Alerts page.
Labels can be created for individual users, or for all users within the company environment.
To manage labels, you can either click on the settings icon next to Labels on the left side or on “Add label” on the bottom left of the alert.
The “eye” icon enables or disables the visibility of the label. When disabled, the label is invisible to all users.
When creating a label, the box “Customer label” enables everyone within the company to see the label. If you leave it unchecked, only the current user can work with the label.
Collections
Collections are the default manner in which targets (suppliers/customers/own business) are grouped together. This can be for example by purchasing organisation, raw materials or any other determinator which you define. You can change those settings in the Network tab.
You can customize the feed by ticking the specific collections you want to see. On the lower part of the alert it is stated which collections the alert belongs to.
💡 Good to know:
Grouping is user-specific. Any other user will still see the alert in the main feed page. If you want to add an alert to a certain category for all users of the company, you can do so with a Customer label, which is explained above.
Alerts Filter
The feed can be customized by alert attributes.
You can narrow down your search per:
Alert-priority
Alert-priority
Each alert has an overall priority assigned to it. This depends on several factors, such as the selected perspective and the event type priority. Click on the dots to expand the prioritisation. Priorities impact the 360° score according to the severity and range from low, to mid, high and red flag.
The 4 alert priorities are:
Low priority | Alerts will be shown, but have no impact on the score | |
Mid priority | Small impact on the score | |
High priority | Medium impact on the score | |
Red Flag Alert / Critical priority | High impact on the score. Most severe alerts on Prewave |
Alert priority details contain the following information:
Perspective, the target priority, and the event type priority.
The Target Priority describes how important this individual supplier is for your company.
The default setting is always Mid for a direct (Tier 1) supplier.
An example: a supplier from whom you obtain essential components for your production can be categorised as high priority. This has the following effect:
If an incident is only classified as a mid-priority, but your Target Priority is set to high, this alert will show up on your Feed page with Alert Priority high. Due to the importance of this supplier.
Event group (depending on the selected perspective)
Event group (depending on the selected perspective)
Category Scores or event group scores differentiate between various aspects relevant to the selected Prewave Perspective. These scores are based on the underlying Event Type Scores within each respective category. Here is an overview of the event groups per perspective:
LkSG 2025 perspective:
Environment
Human Rights
Labor Rights
Health & Safety
Cyber Risk
Financial Stress
Governance Incident
Humanitarian Crisis
Industrial Accident
Labor Unrest
Legal Stress
Natural Disaster
Operational Stress
Political Unrest
Product Incident
Consumer Unrest
CSR Incident
Cyber Risk
Financial Stress
Governance Incident
Humanitarian Crisis
Industrial Accident
Labor Unrest
Legal Stress
Natural Disaster
Operational Stress
Political Unrest
Product Incident
Consumer Unrest
CSR Incident
Cyber Risk
Legal Stress
Natural Disaster
Operational Stress
Political Unrest
Environmental
Social
Governance
Consumer Unrest
Financial Stress
Governance Incident
Legal Stress
Operational Stress
Product Incident
Event Type Scores are the most granular form of scores displayed in Prewave, with over 120 Event Types available. These scores reflect the quantity and severity of detected alerts within the past 24 months.
E.g.: Within the LkSG 2025 perspective taking a deeper look at the environment event group we have event types like chemical leakage, environmental issue and pollution
Alert status
Alert status
Indicates the level of certainty and confirmation of an alert. It categorizes the nature and stage of an event or risk based on its context. These statuses help users quickly understand what type of information the alert conveys.
Alert Status Types:
Accusation / Blame
Indicates that an entity (company, supplier, or individual) is being accused of wrongdoing.
Example: "Supplier accused of environmental violations."
Announcement / Broadcast
A formal statement or public communication about a company, industry, or regulatory update.
Example: "Company announces restructuring plan."
Happens / Occurs
A actual event has taken place, with direct impact on the company or supply chain.
Example: "Factory fire disrupts production."
Investigation / Inspection
A situation is under scrutiny by authorities, media, or internal audits.
Example: "Regulatory body investigates suppliers for safety violations."
Negotiation / Mediation
Discussions or conflict resolution efforts are ongoing between stakeholders.
Example: "Union and management in wage negotiations."
Rumor / Repute
Unconfirmed or speculative information that may indicate potential risk.
Example: "Reports suggest supplier may shut down operations."
Terminates / Stops
A business activity, service, or operation is ending.
Example: "Automaker ceases production at European plant."
Warning / Threat
A risk that has not yet materialized but has been identified as a potential issue.
Example: "Cybersecurity experts warn of potential data breach."
Why Alert Statuses Matter?
Provides context for better decision-making.
Helps prioritize response actions (e.g., an ongoing investigation may require monitoring, while an operational disruption needs immediate action).
Filters alerts efficiently so users can focus on the most relevant risks.
Impact level
Impact level
The Impact Level of an alert refers to the severity or potential consequences of the risk event described in the alert. It helps businesses assess the urgency and significance of the event and determine the necessary response.
Direct
Alerts that affect a specific location/site.
Example: Prewave in Vienna affected.
Headline displays: "Risk happens at Site: Company Name in Location"
Site Group
Alerts that affect a group of locations—no specific site is mentioned or identified.
Example: Prewave is affected.
Headline displays: "Risk happens at Company Name"
Full Company
Alerts affect a site within the assigned site group, but the mentioned location is not the supplier site.
Example: Prewave in Paris is affected (supplier is in Vienna).
Headline displays: "Risk happens at Company Name in Location"
Mention
Alerts mentioning a supplier/brand, but the alert is targeting another company.
Example: industry update at BMW (Prewave is mentioned as a risk management software).
Related Target
“Related target” alerts are alerts that are coming through the POIs associated as children of the commodity EOI, and in order to see these alerts, a perspective with this impact level activated must be in use.
Commodity
Prewave allows alerts to be configured for specific raw materials to monitor risks related to commodities and goods.
Prewave provides a "Commodity Level" filter, enabling users to focus on specific raw materials or commodity groups.
Example: Commodity level alert: "Drought affects global cotton production"
This alert would:
Appear in the Prewave "Commodity" tab for cotton and related industries.
Affects multiple companies and regions involved in cotton production.
Be visible on the commodity map, showing affected areas.
Potentially impact the disruption status of multiple targets in the cotton supply chain.
Industry
Alerts that are affecting the industry that the target is in.
Regional
Alerts that are affecting the region where the target is located in.
Tier-2
Alerts that are affecting the target in the TIER-2 related targets.
Tier-3+
Alerts that are affecting the target in the TIER-3+ related targets.
In Site Group
Site Group also spreads to sister sites, for example if POI 1 is affected, then the alert will also be shown to POI 2 considering both are related to the same EOI.
Country
Alerts that are affecting the country that the target is located in.
Facility type
Facility type
Facility types are assigned to targets and can be filtered for. This varies from seaport, to airport over to schools and office buildings.
Here is a list of all the facility types:
Place
Site Group
State
Site
Industry
Mine
Country
Union
Seaport
Airport
Government
NGO
Bus station
Tunnel
Motorway
Train station
Bridge
Canal
Border Crossing
Product
Hydropower Plant
Power Station
Process
School
Religious Building
Office Building
Museum
Steel Mill
Hospital
Refinery
Warehouse
Distribution Center
Customer Site
Industrial Park
Datacenter
Palm Oil Mill
Raw Material
Rubber Plantation
Commodity
Smelter
Event
Pharma Company
Context
Other
Topic
Road
Border
Trainline
Freelancer
Countries
Countries
You can clarify your search for any specific country you may be looking for.
Date range
Date range
Possibility to precisely select a date range to focus on alerts published during that time period
Actions Filter
You can filter the feed based on alerts with or without actions.
What is an action?
An action refers to a structured task or measure initiated in response to an alert, risk event or in order to prevent risk. You can take actions based on alerts, which are qualified as remedial actions, as for example a statement request, or preventive actions, as for example sending a self assessment questionnaire. Actions help companies manage and mitigate risks efficiently by assigning responsibility, tracking progress, and ensuring accountability.
The first filter gives you the possibility to filter for alerts with actions or without actions. Whenever you select alerts with actions, you can get more granular with your filter. Here you can then filter for:
Status
Status
This is the stage the action is in which can either be planned, in progress, requested, in review, finished, aborted, failed or skipped.
Assignee
Assignee
This is the user that has been assigned to work on the action
Creator
Creator
This user has created the action
Teams
Teams
You can also filter by teams that have been assigned to an action
Created
Created
You can choose a date when the action has been created
Due
Due
This will let you filter based on the due date of the action