Questions we are asked before a project starts.

Compliance and integrity risk in seven focus areas: anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, antitrust and competition, fraud, data privacy, export control and sanctions, and human rights. The external analysis looks at the countries and sectors you define; the optional internal analysis adds your own data under NDA.

Cybersecurity, tax and environment, health and safety (EHS) are outside our scope.

Any combination: one sector across several countries, one country across all sectors, or several sectors in several countries. You can also limit the analysis to selected focus areas. The scope is fixed in the proposal before work starts.

No. The external analysis stands on its own and needs no data from you. The internal module is worth adding when you want to see how your own cases, business partners, sponsorships, donations, memberships and gifts and hospitality relate to the external risk.

In five steps: a free scoping call, a proposal with fixed scope, timeline and price, research and data intake, analysis and scoring, and delivery with a results session. The method page describes each step.

It depends on the scope: the number of countries, sectors and focus areas, and whether the internal module is included. The timeline is stated in the proposal and agreed before work starts. If you have a fixed deadline, such as a signing date or a board meeting, tell us when you request the scope.

We sign a non-disclosure agreement before you share any internal information. Your data is used only for your analysis, limited to what the analysis needs, transferred through a secure channel and deleted after delivery on request. The fact that you commissioned an analysis is confidential as well.

Usually not. Most internal questions can be answered with aggregated or pseudonymised data, for example partner lists by country and category or case statistics without names. Where personal data is unavoidable, we agree the data protection basis with you before transfer. Details on this website are in the privacy policy.

Primary sources first: legislation, publications and decisions of enforcement authorities and courts, official registers and settlement documents. Then reputable press and specialist publications, and recognised indicators such as the Corruption Perceptions Index, the Basel AML Index and FATF lists. Every finding in the report is linked to its source.

Indices rate countries, not your combination of countries, sectors and topics, and they do not tell you which cases hit companies like yours. Screening tools check names against lists. We analyse the enforcement environment for your specific scope, put indicators in context and state their limits, and explain every rating.

No. It is a risk analysis based on public and, where agreed, internal information. It identifies and rates exposure and recommends where to focus. The legal assessment of specific facts, transactions or obligations remains with your legal department or external counsel.

Senior analysts with a background in compliance, investigations and risk assessment carry out the research and scoring. Every rating is reviewed by a second analyst before delivery (four-eyes principle), and every finding must be traceable to a source. The method is the same for every project, which keeps results comparable.

A PDF report with management summary, risk heatmap, a chapter per focus area, case patterns and red flags, recommended measures and a source register; an XLSX annex with case register, indicator tables and scoring sheet; and a results session with your team.

In English or German, at your choice. Research covers sources in other languages as well.

Yes. A repeat analysis uses the same scale and criteria, adds new cases and changed indicators and marks every rating that has moved. Many companies use this for their annual compliance risk assessment.

Pricing is on request. The price depends on the number of countries, sectors and focus areas and on whether the internal module is included. You receive a fixed price with the proposal, before any work starts. The scoping call is free.