Secondaries & Credit Screening

SESAMm’s Secondaries & Credit Screening reports provide an efficient, scalable way to enforce exclusion lists and ethical investment policies, making them ideal for secondary screenings, loanbook reviews, client or KYC screening, and portfolio compliance checks.

Requesting You Report

Requesting an AI-generated Secondaries & Credit Screening report takes just a minute. Below you’ll find the steps and some tips for generating an accurate report.

Step 1

Enter the email where you want to receive the report.

Step 2

Select your use case

Step 3

Choose the types of business involvement you want to screen for. For more information on the categories, check here.

Step 4

Input your list of companies by uploading an Excel (.xlsx) file consisting of a single sheet with the column names on the first line (header). Add any company identification you have access to, for example, the website, country, unique identifier, legal name, etc. Adding at least one field improves the accuracy. Up to 150 lines can be processed at once.

That’s it! The report takes a few hours to process (depending on the number of entities analyzed) and will be sent directly to your email address.

Methodology

The levels of involvement used to classify each screening category in this methodology are defined as follows:

  • No Involvement: No findings identified for the category; the entity has no demonstrated linkage, current or historical, to the activity in question.
  • Limited Involvement: One or two isolated findings of a less severe nature, indicating only minor or emerging exposure. This includes acknowledged potential risks (e.g., SEC disclosures of possible liabilities), direct but activity links, or financing/investment in third parties whose core operations relate to the risk category. Impacts are limited in scope and do not suggest systemic issues.
  • Significant Involvement: Multiple findings or at least one high‑severity finding that points to a systemic issue, core‑business engagement, or major legal/regulatory action. This level applies when the entity’s primary operations are directly tied to the controversial activity, when there have been large fines, criminal charges, or major lawsuits, or when controversies reveal recurring or widespread impacts.

Categories

There are 12 standard categories.

Category Definition
Adult & Violent Content and Exploitation Companies involved in the production or distribution of adult entertainment and pornographic content, extreme or graphic violent content (including violent video games), or prostitution-related services (e.g., brothels, private clubs).
Gambling & Betting Companies that operate or provide gambling and betting products and services, including casinos, lotteries, sports betting, bingo, slot machines, table games, and other wagering platforms.
Sanctions & Exclusions Companies operating in sanctioned states or jurisdictions, or subject to/in violation of economic, financial, or trade sanctions (UN, EU, US OFAC, UK OFSI, and other national regimes), including embargo violations, sanctions evasion, dealings with designated persons or entities, or presence on asset-manager exclusion/blacklists.
Severe Human Rights & Labor Violations Companies implicated in severe human rights or labor abuses, including forced labor, child labor, human trafficking, modern slavery, violent evictions or community displacement, severe discrimination, war crimes, or workplace fatalities.
Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Companies involved in the extraction, production, or processing of fossil fuels (coal, including thermal and metallurgical coal; oil and gas – including fracking and oil sands) or in nuclear energy generation and related activities (uranium, nuclear reactors, radioactive materials).
Termination of Human Life & Reproductive Technologies Companies involved in abortion services, euthanasia, or reproductive technologies such as contraception and fertility treatments.
Weapons & Military Equipment Companies involved in the production of controversial weapons (cluster munitions, anti-personnel mines, biological and chemical weapons, incendiary weapons, blinding lasers), conventional weapons and firearms, or broader military/defense equipment.
Pork-related Activities Companies engaged in the production, processing, or sale of pork and pork-based products.
Severe Environmental & Industrial Risks Companies implicated in severe environmental incidents or industrial hazards, including oil spills, toxic contamination, hazardous waste, severe pollution, deforestation, or significant biodiversity loss.
Airline Passenger Operations Companies operating commercial passenger airline services.
Predatory Lending Companies engaged in predatory lending practices, including payday lending, unfair or aggressive interest rates, or abusive debt-collection practices.
Tobacco, Alcohol & Recreational Drugs Companies involved in the production or sale of tobacco products, alcohol (beer, wine, spirits), or recreational drugs such as cannabis.

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