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Sustainability Perspective

Event Categories and Event Types

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Written by Maximilian
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The Sustainability Perspective perspective focuses on proactively identifying events that could significantly harm business operations and other stakeholders, whether they are social, environmental, financial, legal, or operational.

This perspective is essential for ensuring long-term value creation and aligning with stakeholder expectations in the areas of environmental stewardship, social equity, and transparent governance.

Consumer Unrest

Event Type

Direct-level

Company-level

Complaint

Low

Low

Consumer boycott

Mid

Mid

Consumer campaign

Mid

Mid

CSR Incident

Event Type

Direct-level

Company-level

Animal mistreatment

Mid

Mid

Chemical Leakage

Mid

Mid

Child Exploitation

High

High

Child Labor

High

High

Deforestation

Mid

Mid

Discrimination

Mid

Mid

Emission violation

Mid

Mid

Environmental Issue

Mid

Mid

Health & Safety Issues

Mid

Mid

Human Rights Violation

High

High

Land conflict

Mid

Mid

Mineral conflict

Mid

Mid

Modern Slavery

High

High

Pollution

Mid

Mid

Sexual Wrongdoing

High

High

Toxication

Mid

Mid

Unethical labor

High

High

Waste Disposal Problem

Mid

Mid

Workplace Safety

-

-

Cyber Risk

Event Type

Direct-level

Company-level

Cyber attack

High

High

Cyber Vulnerability

-

-

Data leak

Mid

Mid

Data privacy issue

Mid

Mid

Legal Stress

Event Type

Direct-level

Company-level

Accounting fraud

Mid

Mid

Acquittal

Low

Low

Collusion

Mid

Mid

Corporate investigation

Mid

Mid

Corporate Liability

Mid

Mid

Corruption

High

High

Criminal Organization

Mid

Mid

Customs Issue

Mid

Mid

Force Majeure

High

High

Fraud

Mid

Mid

Illegal employment

Mid

Mid

Insider trading

Mid

Mid

IP Infringement

Mid

Mid

Lawsuit

Mid

Mid

Legal Procedure

Mid

Mid

Regulatory shutdown

High

High

Sanctions

Mid

Mid

Sentencing

Mid

Mid

Tax evasion

Mid

Mid

Theft

Mid

Mid

Natural Disasters

Event Type

Direct-level

Company-level

Blizzard

Mid

Mid

Drought

Mid

Mid

Earthquake

Mid

Mid

Flood

Mid

Mid

Landslide

Mid

Mid

Severe weather

-

-

Tropical storm

Mid

Mid

Volcanic eruption

Mid

Mid

Operational Stress

Event Type

Direct-level

Company-level

Blockage

High

High

Capacity reduction

Mid

Mid

Congestion

Mid

Mid

Infrastructure issue

High

Mid

Interruption

Mid

Mid

Maintenance

Mid

Mid

Major Delay

Mid

Mid

Meta Alert

-

-

Shortage

Mid

Mid

Site closure

High

High

Site closure (permanent)

Mid

Mid

Supplier Issue

Mid

Mid

Political Unrest

Event Type

Direct-level

Company-level

Border issue

Mid

Mid

Emergency measures

Mid

Mid

Military Action

Mid

-

Military Conflict

Mid

-

Military Occupation

Mid

-

Political Instability

High

-

Terrorism

-

-

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