Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is no longer optional — it’s essential for any business owner to stay competitive. A recent report from the Governance & Accountability Institute revealed that 90 percent of the companies... More updates >

Sustainability has gone mainstream. In the U.S. in 2020, 90% of companies in the S&P 500 index reported on their sustainability progress, whereas just around 20% did so in 2011. COVID-19 has fueled the sustainable financing... More updates >

Corporate reporting and disclosure on ESG metrics has surged during the past decade, according to the Governance & Accountability Institute. Nine out of 10 companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 released sustainability reports in... More updates >

To answer these questions, DFIN, along with their sustainability reporting partners the Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A), apply a five-step process. Importantly, this five-step process is equally applicable to proxy,... More updates >

The Governance & Accountability Institute, a New York-based sustainability consulting and research firm, has found that slightly less than a third (29 percent) of S&P 500 companies issuing sustainability reports included external... More updates >