External assurance for sustainability reports is a growing trend in the US, and the number of US companies publishing externally assured sustainability reports rose from 10 percent in 2011 to 16 percent in 2013, according to a... More updates >

A recently published research project compares the level of materiality disclosure for over 1,000 organizations who have used GRI Guidelines for their sustainability reports.The project, entitled Sustainability – What Matters?,... More updates >

Corporate America is on the verge of a major revolution in sustainability reporting. Everything—the what, how, and when—is about to change. The way companies have traditionally approached sustainability reporting is to disclose... More updates >

"As sustainability reporting becomes more mainstream the process is also maturing with an increased focus on materiality," Louis Coppola, the Institute's co-founder, said in a press release issued Thursday to announce the release... More updates >

Earlier this month, the Governance & Accountability Institute reported that 72 percent of companies listed on the S&P 500 index publish sustainability reports. As recently as 2011, only 19 percent of those companies produced... More updates >