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.

Interest in ESG at the corporate level has skyrocketed, especially in the last decade. Some 92 percent of S&P 500 companies published sustainability reports in 2020, up from just 20 percent in 2011, according to the Governance &... More updates >

Ten years ago, 20% of companies in the S&P 500 index published sustainability reports detailing their economic, environmental, and social impact. By 2019, the figure was 90%.

Clearly, sustainability is going mainstream. According to data from the New York-based Governance & Accountability Institute, the number of S&P 500 companies publishing some form of sustainability disclosure increased from 20 per... More updates >