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Sustainability Reporting: A Gap Between Words and Action
OCTOBER 8, 2021
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Investor attention on sustainability issues has increased in recent years and shows no sign of abating.
- While the demand for ESG information is increasing, variation in the quality of data is a major headwind.
- Of over 7,000 ISS ESG-rated corporate entities, data indicates that the quality of most Sustainability Reporting is suboptimal, leaving stakeholders with opaque views of company performance.
- Sustainability Reporting will continue to improve, and should evolve to be standard business practice.