In addition to third-party ratings, companies themselves have become far more transparent about their practices following demand from both investors and the public at large. Last year 85 percent of companies published a... More updates >

Corporate sustainability reporting has risen dramatically over the last few years, with 85 percent of the S&P 500 index producing annual corporate responsibility documents in 2018, up from just 20 percent in 2011, according to... More updates >

Despite the interest in sustainable investment, there

appears to be a disconnect on ESG issues between

corporates and investors. Though corporate disclosure

on ESG issues is certainty increasing – 85% of S&P

500 companies... More updates >

The Quality of ESG Information: There are lots of people and organizations working on this problem — the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Governance and Accountability Institute (GAI), and SASB, among them — and it should... More updates >

Available research on the ESG characteristics of companies has become more comprehensive and detailed, with firms such as Sustainalytics, MSCI and Bloomberg offering a wide variety of metrics and research services to investors.... More updates >