In an analysis conducted by the Governance & Accountability Institute, a sustainability consulting firm, the number of companies in the S&P 500 Index that published a sustainability report increased from 53 percent in 2012 to 72... More updates >

Last year 72 percent of companies listed in the Standard & Poor’s 500, a stock market index which tracks 500 leading companies, published a sustainability or corporate responsibility report — a marked jump from the 52 percent the... More updates >

In its updated analysis of sustainability reporting by S&P 500 companies, the Governance & Accountability Institute finds that almost three-quarters now do so.

Some 53% now publish sustainability reports, according to the Governance and Accountability Institute, addressing such matters as their energy efficiency and labor standards.

In 2014 there is likely to be increased assessment of directors’ performance, with a particular focus on director tenure, says Hank Boerner, chairman of the Governance & Accountability Institute. He believes directors’... More updates >