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Credit Risk ManagementESG
Puzzelstukjes

How do you integrate ESG into a credit risk assessment?

The classic approach to credit risk management consists of looking at a company's profitability, liquidity and solvency. More and more you read that ESG does have an impact on credit risk assessments and investments. Laws and regulations regarding ESG are also taking shape and expanding.
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Master Data Management
Luchthaven

Know Your Supplier: This is how to manage supplier risk

Managing supplier risk starts with supplier onboarding. For the Know Your Supplier process, you need a lot of information about the new supplier.
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ComplianceCredit Risk Management
Toetsenbord met slot

How to protect your company against fraud

Een beoordelingskader voor frauderisico's is een proces dat helpt gebieden aan te wijzen waar een organisatie kwetsbaar is voor fraude, zodat je concrete plannen kan ontwikkelen. Als zo’n analyse correct wordt uitgevoegd blijf je een fraudeur altijd een paar stappen voor. Je kijkt immers naar je eigen organisatie vanuit de ogen van een fraudeur.
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ComplianceCredit Risk Management
bankbiljetten

Corporate fraud: A growing issue

B2B fraud has increased dramatically, with fraudsters cleverly taking advantage of various circumstances created by the pandemic. B2B fraud has the potential to cripple businesses, resulting in losses that can run into the millions.
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Credit Risk Management
Jeroen Smit

Looking Back: Credit Summer Event 2022

Looking Back: Livestream of the Credit Summer Event 2022. The annual event for the credit professional themed Sustainable Credit Management.
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ESGSupply & Procurement
ESG

What led to the development of ESG?

After a few disasters occurred, it became increasingly important to take global steps in ESG and ethical conduct. But which events contributed to the developments of ESG and what steps have been taken?
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Supply & Procurement
hijskraan in haven

4 tips for a healthy supply chain

During the pandemic, ministries learned how limited the models for predicting supply chain disruptions were. Now, even after the pandemic, there are many turbulent times affecting the movement of products and materials, new models need to be in place so that changes can be better anticipated.
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Compliance
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The UBO Registry versus the UBO Database. The main differences

De KBO heeft een UBO-register, maar bij Altares Dun & Bradstreet praten we over een UBO-database. Dit zijn twee verschillende databases die elk informatie verstrekken over de UBO (de uiteindelijk begunstigden) van een bedrijf, maar er zijn ook verschillen tussen de twee databases. De drie belangrijkste verschillen worden uitgelegd.
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ESGSupply & Procurement
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The challenges of an ESG-strategy

Het is onmogelijk geworden om de uitdagingen op het gebied van milieu, maatschappij en goed bestuur (Environmental, Social and Governance - ESG) te negeren. Hoewel veel ESG-regelgeving zich nog in de kinderschoenen bevindt, staan bedrijven nu al onder druk om hun ESG-beleid te formuleren en de bijbehorende doelstellingen te halen.
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Sales & Marketing
World map with money Altares

The new realities of the B2B market require a smarter way of looking at prospects

Looking to get more international prospects, but no idea where to start? B2B prospecting has become even more challenging in recent years, and the sales process changes with it.
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Credit Risk ManagementESG
plantjes groeien uit muntstukken

Managing green money

ESG scores to measure sustainability are in the making and companies are increasingly forcing themselves to be transparent about the organization's sustainable policies. It is logical that sustainability is now playing an increasingly important role in business, and where money is spent and invested there is a credit manager. As a result, the credit manager must also start paying attention to sustainability. What should you pay attention to?
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ESGSupply & Procurement
4 handen houden globe vast

ESG is the new corporate social responsibility

Whereas before you could still hear everyone talking about corporate social responsibility, now everyone seems to be concerned with ESG. But what exactly are the differences between ESG and CSR?  And what does ESG entail? This blog explains how ESG came about and why ESG is the new CSR.
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What can we help you with?

Did a promising lead come in? Good for you! But now it's time to make some business decisions. Are you going to accept him as a customer? Can he buy on credit, and if so on what terms? When making these decisions, use our reliable business information, such as our credit risk data. Then you avoid doing business with companies that actually cannot meet their financial obligations. Read more.

Knowledge and understanding of your market is critical to your success. The Dun & Bradstreet Data Cloud is the largest of its kind and allows you to conduct comprehensive analysis, understand your market share and market penetration, and uncover growth opportunities.

How many companies are there actually within a particular region and how big are these companies? How many companies are active within a specific branch and how many people are employed there? You can quickly and easily make counts and selections in D&B's international companies database on the basis of many criteria. This gives you an insight into where you can best focus your efforts and where your chances of success are the greatest. Read More

By integrating our rich database into your ERP system, you can benefit in many ways. For example, you clean up and keep your data clean throughout your organization. You can validate and enrich your customer and prospect information directly from your business application. Current information becomes instantly accessible within your ERP and you can use it to automate your acceptance process and improve scoring model. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) Read more.

Almost 70% of Dutch BVs are linked via shares to another company in the Netherlands or internationally. More than 30% of Dutch BVs and NVs have a link to foreign companies. The Dun & Bradstreet Data Cloud is the most complete and reliable source for insight into the Dutch and foreign relationships of your business partners, ranging from small unknown companies to the largest multinationals with thousands of branches. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) Read more.

An initial check when selecting a supplier is not sufficient. It is then important to make all changes in risks transparent and to monitor them. This keeps you informed exactly how the risks in your total supply chain are developing. Only with this information can you correctly assess all risks within your portfolio. Read more.

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