The Dun & Bradstreet COVID-19 CIAL Impact Index provides a robust overview of the important factors affecting businesses during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Given the global reach of the current pandemic, we have observed massive disruption not only to individual businesses but also to their overall relationships (customers and supply chains).
Through the COVID-19 Impact Index
CIAL Dun & Bradstreet has brought the depth and breadth of our global data to bear on improving decision-making.
By providing information on business connections along with dynamic COVID-19-specific information regarding locations and industry, we are uniquely positioned to develop an integrated impact assessment from a risk and opportunity perspective.
Our analysis can provide useful insights to help you:
- Manage risks to your cash flow by identifying accounts in your portfolio that require immediate attention and planning a segmentation strategy to work with your clients during these difficult times.
- Modify your go-to-market approach to grow pipeline , revenue, and europe cell phone number list protect profitability by combining the concepts of fit, purchase intent, and risk associated with target accounts.
- Develop a risk-based assessment process for your supply chain , monitoring your Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers to determine where you may need to create contingency plans or plan for financial or logistical flexibility.
How the COVID-19 Impact Index assesses a company’s resilience
The COVID-19 Impact Index considers four core factors that help demonstrate a multidimensional view of the impact to an individual business by considering its location, industry and credit health, as well as its network:
- Business Location Impact Percentile Ranking: Evaluates business site and corporate optimizing the credit risk management process household locations subject to closure, stay-at-home, and shelter-in-place spaces ranked by the number of confirmed cases and case growth by location.
- Business Industry Impact Percentile Rank: Uses Dun & Bradstreet industry classifications with deeper data to identify businesses that are essential; can operate remotely; require the physical presence of customers; and that require employees to be in a central location.
- Business Health Impact Percentile Ranking: Evaluates a company’s health using Dun & Bradstreet’s predictive scores, such as the Failure Score, Business Credit Score, and Viability Index. Our studies on past natural disasters fans data show that pre-disaster credit health is one of the leading predictors of a company’s ability to survive.
- COVID-19 Impact Percentile Ranking: Based on business connections with other companies, such as customers, suppliers, or other third parties.
The COVID-19 Impact Index uses
a percentage ranking for more accurate information. Factor parameters and ranking may change daily as available data and distributions change. Weekly or monthly updates allow you to get timely information.
Please contact CIAL Dun & Bradstreet as our specialists are available to speak with you about how to use the COVID-19 Impact Index and our other resources to not only assess and mitigate risks, but also to identify areas of opportunity for growth.