Better Health for All

Opera's core products, including browsers, news, and fintech solutions, are not primarily health-focused, leading to a neutral score for overall health impact. However, the Opera Air browser, launched in February 2025, integrates mindfulness tools like breathing exercises, meditation, and neck stretches, aiming to reduce user stress and improve focus.

Opera Air is free to download and use, and Opera Mini offers a free 50 MB daily data campaign in Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Tanzania, making its services highly accessible. Opera Mini averaged 113 million users worldwide in Q4 2024, with 79 million Android MAU, and Opera News was a top online news platform in Kenya, demonstrating significant reach to vulnerable populations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Opera and OPay donated 100,000 medical face masks to Ghana and established a $129,380.25 fund in Nigeria for medical supplies and relief support, including for frontline health workers. Opera's privacy statements describe data use practices, and the company collects personal data for various purposes, including for its AI chatbot Aria, and processes and transfers data collected through third-party websites and apps. The company strives to comply with data protection laws but is subject to complex and evolving regulations, and management concluded internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2024, due to a material weakness related to the completeness and accuracy of information used.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Opera's OKash microlending app was reported in January 2020 to charge interest rates between 365% and 876% in Africa and India.

In 2019, Opera derived 38.3% of its total revenue from fintech operations. A lawsuit alleging predatory short-term loans and Google Play policy violations was filed, and while a motion to dismiss was granted, the company settled one major compliance issue with a public apology and fine. Opera has invested over $100 million in the African digital economy, including over $12 million in free data campaigns in Kenya over three years. These campaigns provide up to 3 GB of free browsing per month to nearly 40 million people across five countries, and up to 50 MB daily in Ethiopia. MiniPay, a stablecoin wallet launched in September 2023, has over 12.6 million activated wallets and facilitated 350 million transactions with sub-cent fees. MiniPay aims to provide access to USD savings and offers Tether Gold as an inflation-resistant savings option. However, there is little to no net improvement in customer credit scores or savings levels evidenced for its lending products. Opera operates local data centers in Nairobi and Lagos to improve internet speed and reliability. The company focuses on emerging markets in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, with MiniPay expanding to over 60 countries. Opera Mini is designed for data savings and ease of use, but the complexity of stablecoin products is not fully addressed, requiring advanced high school level reading.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

No relevant and specific data points were found in the provided articles to assess Opera Limited (OPRA.US) against the 'Fair Pay & Worker Respect' ethical value KPIs. pertains to 'OPERA NORTH LIMITED', which is a different entity than Opera Limited (OPRA.US).

, while about Opera Software, explicitly states that CEO compensation and median employee compensation are 'Not available', preventing the calculation of the CEO to median pay ratio.

Honest & Fair Business

The Opera Group has a Whistleblower Procedure on its staff wiki, allowing anonymous reporting to the Compliance Officer, and explicitly states that no adverse employment-related action will be taken against any Company Personnel in retaliation for good faith reports.

The company has not received any notice from its Board, independent auditors, or internal auditors recommending a review or investigation that could result in a restatement of financial statements for any annual or interim period during the current or prior two fiscal years. The Opera Group has an Anti-Corruption Compliance Policy, adopted July 13, 2018, and revised August 18, 2023. This policy applies to all company personnel and prohibits bribery and corruption, including kickbacks and facilitation payments, and includes guidelines for gifts, entertainment, travel, political/charitable contributions, and third-party due diligence. All expenditures must be accurately reflected in financial records. The policy references compliance with the Norwegian Penal Code, U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and UK Bribery Act. However, the policy's training frequency or effectiveness metrics are not detailed. A lawsuit alleges that Opera made materially false and misleading statements in its IPO documents, overstating growth and market opportunity, and failing to disclose control of loan services applications using predatory lending practices. Hindenburg Research also alleged that Opera's browser business is in decline, cash flow is deteriorating, its short-term loan business violates Google Play Store policies, and there are questionable related-party transactions.

No War, No Weapons

In 2021, Opera generated 6.44% of its revenue from customers and monetization partners domiciled in Russia.

While the company's sales to Russia are not explicitly categorized as direct or indirect, the revenue percentage indicates ongoing business in a sanctioned regime. The EU's export controls for dual-use items are stated to be a key tool for international peace, security, and human rights, suggesting a general alignment with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in principle, but the company's specific implementation across its divisions is not detailed.

Planet-Friendly Business

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantitative data points for Opera Limited's overall environmental performance across any of the defined KPIs. While one article mentions the deployment of an AI cluster in Iceland in February 2024 that is powered entirely by green energy, this information pertains to a single facility.

The company operates seven data centers globally, and the articles do not provide data on the total operational energy consumption or the percentage sourced from renewables across all operations. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the provided evidence.

Safe & Smart Tech

Opera has no documented data breaches within the past three years. The company's VPN Pro service utilizes modern encryption (wolfSSL libraries) and includes post-quantum encryption, while its free VPN provides an encrypted connection.

Passwords for Opera sync accounts are hashed and salted, and third-party passwords stored in sync are encrypted with the user's account password, with an option for users to encrypt synchronized passwords using their own master passphrase. Opera has public and private bug bounty programs and is a member of the MITRE CVE program, with its apps listed in the Google Play Security Rewards Program. The company moves quickly to address security vulnerabilities and has implemented security fixes for Chrome zero-days. Opera Neon underwent numerous pen-tests and integrates Google Safe Browsing with its own fraud prevention framework. Opera states it has procedures for data breaches and notifies regulators when legally required, and its 2022 privacy statement update was in line with GDPR compliance. Opera implements features like a free, no-log VPN, native ad blocking, and anti-tracking options to protect users' online presence. However, Opera collects certain user profile, location, and other data for AI-powered content recommendations and big data analytics, with retention periods of 3-5 years for most data. While users can opt out of some preferences and manage cookie settings, the company's data collection practices are not explicitly minimized. Authentication security is basic, with MFA available for 35-50% of services, and users are recommended to create strong passwords. For AI, Opera Neon uses a "human-in-the-loop" approach and blacklists high-risk pages to prevent AI agents from accessing or acting on them, but there is no evidence of a comprehensive AI ethics policy or systematic bias monitoring.