Gensler cited a report that found 65% of Russell 1000 companies published "sustainability reports" in 2019. But the report, by the Governance & Accountability Institute, found only around half of companies in some sectors like... More updates >

A key data point underscoring the need for reliability and robustness is that of the roughly 92 percent of firms listed in the S&P 500 that publish sustainability reports, "less than 40 percent of those have any audit or... More updates >

According to the Governance & Accountability Institute, the proportion of S&P 500 firms reporting their ESG performance surged from under 20% in 2011 to 90% by 2019. And the contents of their ESG reports have grown drastically... More updates >

In 2021, the business world hit peak sustainability reporting, with 92% of the S&P 500 and 70% of the Russell 1000 companies issuing reports.

On November 16, the Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A) released 2021 Sustainability Reporting in Focus, its annual report on sustainability reporting trends among companies in the S&P 500 and Russell 1000 indices.