Responsible businesses must engage with activism
Our expert knowledge of activist campaigning issues, policy, and discourse helps to bridge the gap between business and civil society and supports responsible business practices.
“SIGWATCH has provided invaluable insights in helping us map the key areas of activist focus and the key groups targeting our company over a given timeframe.”
Mission statement
At SIGWATCH, we believe activists are some of the most influential actors in society, capable of driving significant change. We also believe that is it vital that businesses engage with activism in a constructive, open-minded way, rather than seeing activists as a force to be avoided.
Who are we?
SIGWATCH is the leading consultancy and data provider on activism, working with many of the world’s major companies, investors, and professional advisors. It provides a unique dataset on campaigning covering every major economy which is brought to life by a team of specialists who provide the relevant political, social and legal context.
SIGWATCH was founded by Robert Blood, an expert in corporate reputation management, to help companies understand and engage with activist groups. Robert realised the value of objectively quantifying NGO campaigning, in order to identify trends and emerging issues, and predict the impact of NGOs on public and political opinion.

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What our clients say
What our
clients say
“In our experience, SIGWATCH is one of the few sources of ESG data we can absolutely trust to be reliable.”
“Our company is based in Japan. Most employees are Japanese and we don’t really know what is happening around the world. SIGWATCH gives us visibility of the global ESG issues and trends we need to have on our radar.”
“With SIGWATCH, we’re able to absorb NGO data in an awesome way that
simply wouldn’t be possible otherwise. We can hear the NGOs’ voice, to better
strategize and get ahead of trending issues.”
“With social listening, we’re limited to knowing what people are saying only about OECD. With SIGWATCH, we see not only what is being said about us, but also what is being said about everyone else.”
“A lot is said and written about sustainability and ESG every day but no one,
apart from SIGWATCH, provides the big picture, SIGWATCH offers a comprehensive overview of what’s happening in the corporate sustainability
world rather than just a narrow snapshot.”
“SIGWATCH is a good source to show that NGOs are watching us and watching our clients, and we definitely need to be aware of the issues they are bringing up.”