Policymakers today are on the precipice of adopting mandatory and regulated sustainability reporting, and the reporting landscape is poised to change dramatically.
The findings in our Global Survey of Sustainability Reporting 2022 reflect on the current state of reporting and share overarching business strategies that can enable companies to meet increasing regulatory expectations, all while creating impact for society.
This 2022 survey is one of the most comprehensive and authoritative pieces of global research on sustainability reporting to date. It is based on analysis of financial reports, sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) reports, and the websites of 5,800 companies from 58 countries, territories and jurisdictions.
Serving as a guide for those preparing their organisation’s sustainability report, it also supports investors, asset managers and ratings agencies who now factor sustainability or ESG information into their corporate performance and risk assessments.
In Singapore, sustainability reporting is prevalent among all of the country's top 100 companies — up from 81% in 2020. Singapore companies scored better than the global average in a number of areas: material topics identified, carbon reduction targets reporting, inclusion of ESG information in annual reports, acknowledging climate change as a financial risk to business, and governance in relation to appointing a member of the board or leadership team to oversee sustainability efforts.