ESG Reporting Trends

Dec
2012

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Governance Research Digest – December 2012

Summary

Governance and Accountability Institute released its second yearly report examining corporate sustainability and responsibility reporting trends by US-based companies. “2012 Corporate ESG/Sustainability/Responsibility Reporting: Does It Matter?”, focused on S&P 500 and Fortune 500 companies.

Key Findings

The number of S&P 500 and Fortune 500 companies managing and reporting performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues more than doubled from 2010 to 2011.
For the first time — non-reporters are in the minority.
The research determined correlations between financial performance, equity indexes, Key Corporate Reputational Lists / Awards and Key Corporate Ratings & Rankings.
Companies that measure and manage their sustainability issues perform better over the long-term in the capital markets.
Companies that report on their sustainability strategies, initiatives, programs and performance appear to be more likely to be selected for key sustainability-reputation lists, ranked higher by sustainability reputation raters and rankers, and selected for inclusion on leading sustainability investment indexes.

Author(s)

Governance and Accountability Institute

Source

PDF report

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