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First Advantage | Sustainability Performance

www.fadv.com

Provides background screening, identity verification and workforce risk management solutions

2003

United States

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Security & Investigations

$1B - 10B in revenue

Not profitable

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#784
Overall
#184
in United States
#3
in Security & Investigations

Sustainability Maturity

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Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

15 out of 21

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

1.5K CO2e tonnes, 2024
Leading

Female employees

53% 2024
Leading

Externalities

116.3K $, 2024
Critical

Market cap

2.8B $, 2026▲7.1% YoY

Revenue

860.0M $, 2024▼11.3% YoY

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 1 out of 21


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 1 out of 21

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Industry Benchmark

64.0

B/M 83.0


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • First Advantage Corporation, US major background check/employment screening (Symphony Technology Group/Silver Lake controlled, 2024 USD 2.2 billion Sterling Check acquisition), has faced multiple US class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of US background check customer compliance practices including the contested 2024 USD 2.2 billion Sterling Check acquisition integration challenges affecting US institutional shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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78 assets assessed
ScenarioComing soon
51Moderate
$68.2Bestimated revenue at risk
Thematic risk scoresESRS aligned scoresComing soon
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

One row per year, with the latest at the top. Each driver uses its own scale.

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Biodiversity impact

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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities

Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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Market cap

2.8B $, 2026▲7.1% YoY

Revenue

860.0M $, FY2024▼11.3% YoY

EBITDA

83.0M $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

-7% Industry: 3▼247.2% YoY

P/E ratio

-25.2 Industry: 12▼NaN% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$860.0MFY2024 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

-4.1M 2024▼3420.7% YoY

Capex

32.0M 2024▼15.6% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

1.6 Industry: 3▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

-3.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

0.8

▼ 3.5%

2022

0.8

▼ 4.1%

2023

0.9

▼ 3.0%

2024

1.8

2027

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Not available

Human rights policy

Available

Recycling policy

Not available

Workplace health & safety policy

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54%
Independent Directors

7 out of 13 incl. management

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Overall score

62

Environment

47

Social

93

Governance

46

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

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Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

Not available

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

Available

Not committed to key sustainability initiatives

Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

2-3


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