# ESGPulse Ethical Sourcing Check

> ESGPulse Ethical Sourcing Check is a paid API for AI agents from esgpulse.theaslangroupllc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.2/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Checks whether a company or brand is ethically sourced by returning certifications (B Corp, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance), controversies, litigation, UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry status, and a transparency verdict.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://esgpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/esg/source-check
- Price: $0.2/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/esgpulse-ethical-sourcing-check-30a2230c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_dtzpg8RUb59ajr3YX2pm8

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability esgpulse-ethical-sourcing-check-30a2230c
```

Example prompt: Can you do an ethical sourcing check on Tony's Chocolonely — I want to know if they have any Fairtrade or B Corp certifications, any controversies or litigation, and whether they're listed on the UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick ethical sourcing assessment for a specific company or brand, particularly when you need certification status (B Corp, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance), controversy flags, UK Modern Slavery Statement compliance, and a transparency verdict in a single call. Prefer this over generic ESG score endpoints when the focus is on sourcing ethics and human rights rather than broad ESG investment ratings.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown or obscure brand with no registry data — returns limited or empty certification fields
- Brand name ambiguity causes incorrect company match
- Registry data may be outdated if underlying sources have not been recently updated
- Non-UK companies may lack Modern Slavery Statement Registry data

## How this service works

Ethical sourcing check — is this brand ethically sourced? Certifications (B Corp, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance), controversies and litigation, UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry status, and a transparency verdict for any company or brand, grounded in open registries and human-rights trackers.

## Output

Returns a structured report including active ethical certifications (B Corp, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance), known controversies and litigation records, UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry status, and an overall transparency verdict for the queried company or brand, sourced from open registries and human-rights trackers.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | de | fr | es | it | zh | ja | pt | ar"
      },
      "brand": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Patagonia | Shein | Nestle (required — brand or company name)"
      },
      "category": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "apparel | electronics | food | beauty (optional)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "brand": "Patagonia",
  "certifications_found": [
   {
    "status": "certified",
    "evidence": "Listed on B Corp directory",
    "certifier": "B Corp"
   }
  ],
  "transparency_verdict": {
   "rating": "strong"
  },
  "modern_slavery_statement": {
   "status": "found in UK registry"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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