Classification is what separates a signal from a news item. Each event gets exactly one type out of 82, and each type belongs to one category.
The nine categories
| Category | Types include |
|---|---|
| Operational disruption | Fire, explosion, flood, blackout, cyber incident, major delay |
| Labour | Strike, mass layoff, short-time work, worker safety incident |
| Financial distress | Insolvency, liquidity problem, profit warning, credit rating downgrade |
| Legal and compliance | Lawsuit, sanction, product recall, regulatory shutdown, fraud |
| Environment and social | Pollution, emission violation, forced labour, human rights violation |
| Corporate change | Merger and acquisition, ownership change, management change, site closure |
| Growth and commercial | Funding round, site opening, contract won, hiring wave, product launch |
| Regional and geopolitical | Trade restriction, military conflict, energy shortage, severe weather warning |
| Other | Anything classified but outside the eight above |
Categories filter, colours group
You filter on the nine categories. The map draws six colour families, because more than about seven colours stop being reliably distinguishable at a glance. Finance and law share a colour, as do corporate change and growth.
Nothing is lost in the grouping: the colour carries the family, the symbol inside the pin carries the type, and the filters still work on all nine categories.
Risk dimensions
Separately from its category, a signal contributes to one of six risk dimensions on the company profile: operational, financial, legal, ESG, strategic, or geopolitical. Two signals in different categories can push the same dimension, which is why the company risk breakdown does not simply mirror the category list.
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