“Over the past year, we have continued building a stronger, more connected First Advantage by bringing together our teams, advancing the integration of Sterling, and investing in the tools, technologies, and resources that support our employees’ growth and success. Our commitment to trust, transparency, and collaboration remains central to how we work and how we support one another. By fostering a culture where people can thrive, encouraging innovation, and maintaining strong governance, we are positioning First Advantage for long-term success while creating lasting value for our customers, employees, investors, and partners.”
— Beth Price, Chief People & Culture Officer
Human-powered, human-centered. People are at the heart of everything we do.
First Advantage is a global software and data company. We provide comprehensive, end-to-end identity solutions, criminal background screening, credential verifications, drug and health screening, and continuous risk monitoring. Combining AI-powered proprietary technology platforms with proprietary data, primary source data, and third-party data, we help organizations hire with confidence and manage risk across the entire employee lifecycle. With over 80,000 customers worldwide – including approximately two-thirds of the Fortune 100 – we deliver fast, comprehensive, and reliable solutions for employers, their candidates, and their employees. We conduct more than 200 million screens annually across over 200 countries and territories, supported by our verticalized go-to-market strategy, decades of experience, and proprietary databases containing over 1 billion records.
2025 Global Impact Report
We are focused on managing sustainability-related priorities across environmental, social, and governance topics while supporting continued growth, innovation, and operational efficiency — embedding these focus areas into our corporate culture, strategy, and objectives.
Read our 2025 Global Impact Report to learn more about our progress.
Global Impact Report At-A-Glance
Looking Ahead, 2026 and Beyond
By continuing to invest in our people, advance responsible AI and data governance, and strengthen our environmental and supplier practices, our goal is to build on the progress reflected in this year’s report. This does not happen without an ongoing commitment to trust, transparency, and collaboration across our global organization.
Our commitment to sustainability will remain strong as we continue to align with evolving global reporting standards and stakeholder expectations. Our goal is to continue delivering superior customer experiences leveraging leading technology, automation, and analytics, while keeping responsible business practices at the center of our strategy as a trusted global software and data company.
Forward-Looking Statements
The 2025 Global Impact Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “future,” “will,” “seek,” “foreseeable,” “target,” “guidance,” the negative version of these words, or similar terms and phrases. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, assumptions, or changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict or quantify, including those described under the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which are, or will be, accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements included in this press release and the 2025 Global Impact Report, or our SEC filings are made only as of their respective dates, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as required by law.