Your screening checks the names.
Forced labor hides in the ownership.
Forced labor exposure doesn’t appear on a vendor questionnaire. It hides in sub-tier supplier networks, opaque ownership chains, and jurisdiction-specific corporate structures that name-based screening misses. Sayari maps the corporate infrastructure behind your supply chain.
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Name-based screening reveals only surface exposure
Name-based screening gaps
Entity name matching misses beneficial owners, parent companies, and shell structures. A company can have zero flagged names while being owned by or trading with forced labor risk entities.
Opaque sub-tier ownership
You can’t see who actually owns your sub-tier suppliers. Ownership chains hide behind shell companies, nominee shareholders, and opacity in corporate registries across 250+ jurisdictions.
Static compliance snapshots
Annual screening snapshots miss ownership changes, changes in beneficial ownership, and new corporate relationships that emerge between reviews.
Map ownership chains, not just company names
Corporate registry sourcing
Query official corporate registries from 250+ jurisdictions to map beneficial owners, parent companies, and nominee shareholders beyond surface company names.
Trade flow analysis
Analyze customs records and shipment data to map actual business relationships and supply networks that corporate registries alone don’t reveal.
Entity list + ownership cross-reference
Cross-check identified owners and related parties against forced labor lists, sanctions lists, and adverse media to catch hidden risk.
Four steps to ownership transparency
Upload vendor list
Provide company names, registration numbers, and jurisdictions to begin ownership screening.
Query corporate registries
Sayari retrieves official ownership and shareholder data from registries across 250+ jurisdictions, revealing beneficial owners and parent companies.
Cross-reference screening lists
Identified owners and related parties are matched against forced labor lists, government sanctions, and adverse media databases to flag hidden risk.
Monitor ownership changes
Continuous monitoring alerts you when beneficial ownership, corporate structure, or listed party status changes in your vendor base.
Why ownership transparency matters for ESG
“Name-based screening is a checkbox. Real forced labor risk hides in ownership structures and beneficial owners that don’t appear in basic vendor questionnaires. Ownership tracing becomes critical at scale.”
Three products for forced labor screening
Ownership mapping
Trace beneficial owners, parent companies, and corporate structures across 250+ jurisdictions. Uncover shell companies and nominee shareholders your name-based screening misses.
Explore GraphBusiness relationship mapping
See actual trade flows and business relationships that reveal exposure through supply chains and beneficial owner networks.
Explore MapCompliance guidance
Structured workflow and methodology guidance for screening ownership chains and integrating findings into your ESG and supply chain compliance programs.
Explore GuideForced Labor Screening FAQ
Name-based screening matches company names against watch lists. Ownership screening traces who actually owns the company-beneficial owners, parent companies, and related parties. A company can pass name-based screening while being owned by or trading with flagged entities. Sayari combines both approaches.
Sayari integrates official corporate registry data from 250+ jurisdictions, combines it with trade data, beneficial ownership filings, and adverse media intelligence to map relationships even where nominee structures or opacity rules apply. We use cross-reference patterns and transaction data to connect hidden ownership chains.
Yes. Sayari provides API access for integration into SAP, Coupa, and other procurement systems, as well as dedicated ESG risk management platforms. Risk findings can be pushed to your existing workflow or accessed via a centralized dashboard.
Sayari monitors corporate registries continuously and updates beneficial ownership data as changes are filed. Most jurisdictions see ownership updates within 24-48 hours of filing. Continuous monitoring alerts flag significant changes in your vendor base in real time.
Sayari uses multiple data sources to surface beneficial ownership: corporate filings, trade flow patterns, adverse media, regulatory disclosures, and cross-border relationship mapping. Where opacity is high, we identify high-risk patterns and flag them for due diligence.
See the ownership chains your screening misses.
Request a demo to see how Sayari maps corporate ownership across 250+ jurisdictions and reveals forced labor risk that name-based tools miss.
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