Welcome to the Briink Good Governance Screener! This user guide will walk you through the simple steps to make the most of the Briink platform.
💡 What is the Good Governance Screener?
Briink’s Good Governance Screener helps you assess compliance of your policy documents with various environmental, social and governance policies.
Currently, the tool supports the following topics:
Human Rights
Fair competition
Taxation
Bribery, bribe, solicitation and extortion
These focus areas correspond to the Minimum Safeguards of the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Economic Activities. The Minimum Safeguards requires compliance with a number of interconnected frameworks including the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Declaration of the International Labour Organisation on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the International Bill of Human Rights.
Even if you are not exposed to the EU Taxonomy, performing a Minimum Safeguards assessment provides meaningful insights on the governance and social risk profile of the firm. If you want to learn more about Minimum Safeguards, you can read this article on the Briink blog.
Step 1: Accessing the Good Governance Screener
1.1. Open your web browser and navigate to the Briink platform.
1.2. You'll land on the dashboard, where you will see different tiles. Click on Good Governance Screener to access it.
1.2. Log in or sign up for a new account automatically using your Google, LinkedIn or Microsoft credentials.
1.4 Have troubles accessing? Contact us at support@briink.com.
Step 2: Drag and Drop Your Document
2.1. After this, you will be prompted to a drag and drop window. Simply drag and drop (or upload) your policies and reports here, in PDF format.
What documents can you upload?
Typically, users upload documents such as:
Company human rights policies
Human Resources code of conduct
Supplier code of conducts
💡 While you can upload any document that references a company’s social policies, including annual ESG reports, the tool will provide the most robust results off of more detailed company policies.
🖐️ Currently, the tool only supports documents in PDF format.
2.2. The AI-powered ESG Policy Screener will start processing your documents instantly.
Step 3: Reviewing Compliance with Social and Governance Policies
3.1. While the document is processed, you'll be redirected to the results page.
Attention: Processing might take a few minutes!
The ✨ icon indicates that your document analysis is not ready yet! Sit back, relax and enjoy the process. ☕
3.2. When the ✨ icons disappear, your assessment is ready to be reviewed!
The Good Governance Screener will categorize the compliance of your document based on the following criteria (when applicable)
Embed: Measures how well the policy embeds ESG principles within your organization.
Identify: Assesses the document's ability to identify ESG risks and opportunities.
Mitigate: Evaluates the effectiveness of the policy in mitigating identified risks.
Track: Measures the policy's ability to track and report progress on ESG initiatives.
Communicate: Assesses the clarity and effectiveness of the policy's communication strategy.
Remediate: Evaluates the policy's approach to remediate any ESG-related issues.
3.3. Review the compliance score for each criterion, and click on each score to get detailed insights.
3.4. The Good Governance Screener will additionally highlight specific sections of your document related to each criterion.
3.5. Use the insights provided to identify areas for improvement and enhance your ESG policies.
Step 5: Navigating Through Results
5.1. If you need to review previous analyses, use the navigation buttons at the left-hand corner of the results page.
5.2. You can simply drag and drop another document to start a new assessment.
Congratulations! You have successfully learned how to use the ESG Policy Screener. This tool will undoubtedly streamline your ESG compliance assessment process and help you make informed decisions to drive positive change within your organization.
If you encounter any issues or have questions, feel free to reach out to our support team at support@briink.com. We are here to assist you every step of the way!
Additionally, you can join our dedicated slack channel to chat with our team, provide feedback, report issues, and share your perspective on AI for ESG teams with like-minded individuals.
Ping us at info@briink.com to request an invite!