3rdRisk Featured in Verdantix Report on Reputational Risk in Third-Party Management

We’re proud to announce that 3rdRisk is featured in the latest Verdantix Strategic Focus report: “Mitigating Reputational Risks in Third-Party Risk Management” (June 2025). The report highlights 3rdRisk as an innovative solution supporting organisations in managing reputational exposure and complexity across their third-party ecosystem.

Why reputational risk is now top of the TPRM agenda

According to Verdantix, reputational risk has evolved into a strategic imperative. As supply chains grow in size, visibility, and complexity, firms face increasing pressure from regulators, consumers, NGOs and stakeholders alike. Even without a legal breach, issues such as poor labour conditions, ESG misalignment, or slow response to media scrutiny can cause lasting brand damage.

“Brand harm is increasing in cases where there has been no legal breach; stakeholders are shifting their focus beyond mere compliance.” – Verdantix

Key insights from the report:

• Reputational damage moves faster than traditional risk response cycles.
  Negative press, online backlash, and NGO investigations can cause serious brand harm within hours — not weeks.
• Legal compliance isn’t enough.
  ESG blind spots, unethical practices, or poor oversight of sub-tier suppliers increasingly erode brand integrity — even if technically compliant.
• Risk factors often compound silently.
  A supplier can quietly shift from low to high risk as geopolitical instability, workforce issues, and economic changes collide.

3rdRisk: helping firms stay ahead of reputational threats

3rdRisk is featured in the report for our role in enabling smarter due diligence and real-time risk detection across the full third-party lifecycle. Verdantix highlights how platforms like 3rdRisk empower organisations with:

• Continuous monitoring and media sentiment analysis across multiple languages
• Early-warning signals for reputational risks that emerge at onboarding, during active contracts, or even post-offboarding
• Integration of ESG, compliance, and stakeholder values into one centralised platform
• Real-time risk scoring and structured workflows that help organisations maintain a resilient reputation

“Firms should look to specialised TPRM software that provides sentiment analysis across multi-language news reports, such as 3rdRisk.” – Verdantix

Moving beyond tick-box compliance

At 3rdRisk, we believe that reputational resilience is built through transparency, smart automation, and collaboration — both inside the organisation and across its supplier base. That’s why our platform is designed not just to track third-party risk, but to help you proactively manage it in real-time.

Whether you're responding to new regulations like CSDDD, NIS2 or DORA, or aiming to increase maturity across your supply chain governance, we’re here to help you do it smarter.

‍Want to learn more?‍

You can download the full report from the Verdantix website.

Or explore how 3rdRisk can help your organisation take control of reputational risk: Book a demo.