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Voluntary frameworks show no consistent improvement in sustainability reports, study finds

Published 00:22 on July 23, 2026 / Last updated at 00:22 on July 23, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure)

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Corporate sustainability reporting expanded rapidly after 2015 alongside the uptake of voluntary reporting frameworks, but disclosures became less specific, less quantitative, and more promotional as they entered the mainstream, a recently published study has found.
Corporate sustainability reporting expanded rapidly after 2015 alongside the uptake of voluntary reporting frameworks, but disclosures became less specific, less quantitative, and more promotional as they entered the mainstream, a recently published study has found.


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