An Event Type in Prewave is a specific incident or risk that the platform monitors and scores, like “Fire”, “Labor Rights Violation”, “Product Recall”, or “Earthquake”.

Prewave has over more than 100+ distinct Event Types, organized into broader Event Groups (e.g. Health & Safety, Labor rights, Environment) depending on the user’s chosen perspective (e.g. Sustainability, Disruption, LkSG)

Below, you can find a table which lists the different Event Types by name as well as describing what the event type refers to.

An unexpected, physically damaging incident occurs in connection to a company (either on the production site, office or during transportation or supply) affecting either people, production or property.

A person or organization being acquitted on criminal proceedings, i.e. found to be not guilty.

Any form of animal mistreatment, including animals being used illegally for business, kept inappropriately or abused.

The negative impacts of the activities of a company on biodiversity, encompassing different species, habitats and whole ecosystems.

A power failure / outage (of electrical power supply) happening in a city or region.

A threat to detonate an explosive or incendiary device to cause property damage, death or injuries, whether or not such a device actually exists.

A collapse or partial collapse of an industrial building or any company property, causing it to be (temporarily) inoperative and thus interrupting business.

A decrease in production output, speed or quantity, due to varying internal or external reasons.
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Anything else apart from child labor that involves forcing children to do something - including sexual abuse.
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Adverse impacts on climate change mitigation refer to actions or policies that hinder efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as reliance on fossil fuels, deforestation, or weak company policies.
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Agreement or cooperation between two or more companies to limit competition, dictate prices and distort a market.

Any form of consumers launching a campaign against a company or product, for instance by doing a collective petition.

An investigation or inspection of a company, organization, or business with a view to finding what wrongdoing has been committed by employees, management, or third parties.

Any sort of wrongdoing or negative activity within a business, association or organization, excluding fraud.

Any detection of a company’s reputation suffering because of the presence of counterfeit products, i.e. fake unauthorized replicas.
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The credit rating is how well a company can fulfill financial obligations. A lower credit rating generally means a company is less able to pay debts.
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A person or organization being involved in criminal activity by forming a criminal organization including terrorism or mafia.
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A company facing problems with customs (border control) because of misclassification, illegal goods, lack of documentation or any other reason.
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An offensive maneuver that targets a company's computer information systems, infrastructures or computer networks.
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Weaknesses within a company's software program, computer system, or network that can be exploited by cybercriminals seeking to cause harm and access sensitive business assets of any companies using said infrastructure.
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An intentional or unintentional release of secure or private/confidential information to an untrusted environment.
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A violation of data privacy like for instance violating regulations, spying on users, etc.
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The removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a non-forest use.
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A security (stock) gets temporarily or permanently delisted (= removed) from the stock exchange.
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Discrimination incidents involving workers/employees being treated differently because of their age/disability/nationality/race/religion/sex/etc.
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Large-scale measures taken in a company or location in order to contain, alleviate or avoid a catastrophe, outbreak or disaster.
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Environmental Improvement is a form of innovation which involves driving, supporting or advancing environmental or ecologically-focused causes.
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Negative, adverse or harmful effects or mistreatment of the biophysical environment from human activity.

A company growing its physical presence, market share, product range or other activity.

A major flood event causing damage to people or structures. Either a natural disaster (tsunami, storm, rain, etc.) or man-made.

A company defaulting on its obligations (not fulfilling its contracts) because it claims force majeure ("superior force" or "act of God").

The harmful effect or impact of the activities of a company on the fundamental human rights to "freedom of thought" and "freedom of religion".

An incident or conditions related to occupational / workplace health and safety problems.

Any action that breaches or ignores basic human rights or relevant humanitarian law, be it intentional or unintentional.

The direct or indirect engagement of a company in the criminal act of human trafficking.

The harmful effect or impact caused by the employer on the access to water for drinking, sanitation and hygiene purposes of workers.

Employment of people without reporting to authorities in order to gain certain advantages.

The harmful effect caused by the employer on the access to adequate housing and shelter of workers.

When a company or corporation is associated with limiting the access of indigenous or local communities to food and natural resources associated with the provision of food, such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, mushrooms and other wild flora and fauna, thus restricting their "Right to food".

The harmful effect or impact of the activities of a company associated with harmful effect or impact on the indigenous people's "Right to Lands". This involves land grabbing, land scandals with indigenous communities and improper use or other illegal acts related to the land of indigenous people.

Events and situations where a company or corporation is associated with negative impacts on the "Right to participation" of Indigenous people. This includes cases of targeting of community representatives, scandals with criminal organizations or corruption and mafia.

Any activity relating to a company changing, creating or refining its products, processes and ideas.

The trading of stock or other securities based on restricted, confidential or non-public information - this can be considered illegal.

An event that affects the liquidity or solvency of a company, or has any relation to cash flow and ability to pay debts, i.e. a bankruptcy.

An investment reduction, also known as a divestment or divestiture, is the reduction of some kind of asset for financial, ethical, or political objectives. A divestment is the opposite of an investment.

Workers/employees of a company, labor union or any business entity protest or demonstrate on the streets or any other public place.

Workers/employees of a company, labor union or any business entity are in a dispute with their employer regarding terms, but not yet in strike or protest.

Any violation of labor rights. A specialization of human rights violations, but more generic than child labor or wage theft.

Workers/employees of a company, labor union or any business entity stop work as a form of protest.

Illegitimate or illegal acquisition of land, especially agricultural land, by any economical actor.

Events and situations where a company or corporation is associated with land degradation. This involves practices in agriculture leading to soil sealing, overuse of phosphorus, overuse of pesticides or use of illegal pesticides, as well as other practices causing reduced crop yield over time.

When a person or entity enters into a legal process due to presumed wrongdoing, i.e. "a manager being arrested".

Any maintenance or repair work conducted on infrastructure, machinery and/or equipment.

A delay which has a direct effect on transportation, production or delivery of goods. Not used for small incidents like when a flight is delayed.

Top level management employees of a company change their roles or functions, or the organization of a company is restructured.

Layoff of a huge fraction of workers/employees from the same company around the same time.

A company's industrial activities resulting in releasing toxic mercury that persist in the environment, accumulate in food chains, and pose serious risks to human health and ecosystems.

The process or act or managing a situation, project or people in a negative or wrong way.

Institutional slavery in which a person or people lose their freedom to stop working, leading to exploitation.

The pollution of seas and oceans with plastic substances, plastic and articles thereof.

The consumption of ozone-depleting substances refers to the use of chemicals like CFCs, HCFCs, and halons that degrade the Earth's ozone layer, increasing harmful ultraviolet radiation exposure.

A partnership is a close collaboration and shared commitment between organizations, occasionally involving a direct financial stake, to jointly manage and improve processes.

A company or institution changing or implementing a policy relevant to their supply chain due to external or internal pressure.

Large-scale instability, driven by political or market forces, that has a clear state-wide or country-wide effect.

Pollution or contamination by a company or production site that has negative effects on nature, people or animals.

A company's industrial activities contributing to POP (Persistent Organic Pollutants) polluting. POPs are toxic elements polluting the environment by persisting for long periods, accumulating in living organisms, and causing serious health and ecological harm.

A product recall from a manufacturer to return a product after the discovery of safety issues or product defects.

A company announces that its profits will be lower as previously expected / announced.

Any form of protest or demonstration on the streets or any other public place with a reasonable amount of people.

Forced closure of a business or a significant part of a site, temporarily or permanent, by state authority as a result of regulations being disregarded.

The harmful effect or impact of the activities of a company associated with improper use or overuse of water, energy or other natural resources for its activities.

The civil and political rights to life, liberty and security of people, including but not limited to their right to not become victims of violence or death by private or public security guards protecting company premises, assets or employees.

A restructuring of debt and/or corporate assets, structure or business units in response to financial problems.

Sanctions like an import ban or embargo that are issued by a government, nation/region or company against any other government, nation/region or company.

An organization or key person in the organization being sentenced/convicted after committing a crime.

Any kind of wrongdoing that is related to sexual activities. Also includes sexual incidents that are inappropriate, like sexual harassment or any form of exploitation.

Short-time working or short time is a situation or system in which civilian employees agree to or are forced to accept a reduction in working time and pay because of a difficult economical period.

Opening (expansion activities) or restart (after a temporary closure) of a business or a significant part of a site.

A company or organization implementing or fighting for social and societal improvements as well as improving the lives of its employees.

A theft incident where equipment or products of a company get stolen either by workers/employees/management or a third party.

A violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground, often visible as a condensation funnel or a circulating cloud of dust and debris.

The pollution of seas and oceans by companies with oil, oily mixtures, noxious liquid substances, sewage, garbage or other harmful substances through bad practices like (but not limited to) ocean dumping and sea dumping.

A tropical storm, i.e. hurricane, cyclone or typhoon, causing damage to people or structures.

A series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.

An employer fails to pay workers/employees the minimum wage, withholds overtime pay, doesn't pay any wages or is in arrears to the workforce.

Any kind of problem related to the disposal and management of waste, like especially illegitimate and illegal disposals.

An uncontrolled blaze, especially one that ignites rural areas with a lot of trees and dry brush.

Events and situations where a company or corporation is associated with illegal obtaining, selling or trafficking of fauna and flora specimens.

A worker/employee ended his/her life as a result of poor working conditions or any other job related issues.