Snail, Inc..
SNAL.US | Software publishing
Snail, Inc. is a global developer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment content for consumers around the world. The company primarily focuses on massively multiplayer online (MMO) games and mobile games across various platforms, including PC, consoles, and mobile devices. Snail, I...Show More
Better Health for All
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No relevant data was found in the provided articles to assess Snail, Inc. against the 'Better Health for All' ethical value.
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The articles primarily contained financial and stock market information, explicitly stating a lack of sustainability or health-related data for the company.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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No evidence available to assess Snail, Inc. on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Employee reviews indicate that 32% of employees would recommend working at Snail.
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The company has no public record of labor-law breaches, violations, fines, or compliance issues.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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The provided 2022 Form 10-K annual reports for Snail, Inc. explicitly state that no significant fair trade or ethical sourcing metrics were detailed.
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Specifically, the reports do not contain any explicit data on fair trade certification, audit frequency, forced labor incidents, traceability, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend.
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Therefore, there is no evidence to score any of the KPIs for Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.
Honest & Fair Business
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Snail, Inc. has a formal whistleblower policy that includes an ethics hotline and online reporting, and explicitly prohibits retaliation against whistleblowers.
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However, there is no evidence regarding independent investigation processes, training, or the effectiveness of the program. The company also has an anti-corruption policy that prohibits bribery, facilitation payments, and improper payments to government officials, including specific prohibitions on gifts and entertainment exceeding $100 in value.
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While robust, the evidence does not detail risk-based training or monitoring.
Kind to Animals
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No evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Snail, Inc. against any of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs. The company's core business is game development and publishing, and the articles provided discuss its business operations (game acquisition, short selling investigation
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) or general topics of animal welfare and cruelty-free practices without mentioning Snail, Inc. specifically.
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Therefore, no scores can be assigned for any KPI.
No War, No Weapons
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No evidence available to assess Snail, Inc. on No War, No Weapons.
Planet-Friendly Business
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The company has a stated carbon neutral target for 2050.
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The available information does not provide any interim milestones for this target.
Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, quantitative, or directly relevant qualitative evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Snail, Inc. against any of the KPIs for the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' value. The articles discuss job openings
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, player disputes
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, and an internal employment lawsuit alleging racist practices
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, but none of this information directly addresses the company's engagement with external communities, cultural preservation, or cultural appropriation incidents as defined by the rubric's KPIs, which focus on external community impact rather than internal labor conditions.
Safe & Smart Tech
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Snail, Inc.'s 2024 10-K filing reported no material cybersecurity incidents or unauthorized data use incidents.
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The company's privacy policy, effective October 21, 2024, states that data is kept only as long as necessary for business or legal requirements, indicating some data minimization efforts.
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The policy also mentions compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other laws, but without further details on the compliance program, this suggests basic compliance with major regulations.
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Users can unsubscribe from emails, limit cookies, and prevent location sharing, which represents moderate data control options.
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Multi-factor authentication is mentioned as available, but without details on its scope or percentage of services covered, it suggests MFA is available for less than 20% of services.
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Encryption in transit and at rest is mentioned, but no specific details on the extent or strength are provided.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles for SNAL.US regarding waste diversion rates, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design principles, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability scores, waste audit frequency, zero-waste certifications, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratios, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education. Articles discussing snail farming or snail shell waste explicitly state they do not pertain to SNAL.US, which is a game development and publishing company.
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Articles directly about SNAL.US ( and ) explicitly state they contain no relevant sustainability or zero-waste data.
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