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 # Half of Investors Struggle to Trust ESG Reports

 


 

 Jun 1, 2021 1:30 PM ET

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[Originally published on Accountancy Daily](https://www.accountancydaily.co/half-investors-struggle-trust-esg-reports)

By [Ruby Flanagan](https://www.accountancydaily.co/ruby-flanagan)

Investors noted a demand for ESG data they can trust, with 64% noting that they currently find it challenging to judge whether a company is doing the right thing and when asked if they found it difficult to trust what companies are disclosing in their ESG reports, only 10% of respondents disagreed.

In order to trust [ESG reports](https://www.workiva.com/solutions/esg-reporting), it found that data is key with one third of the respondents, 31%, stating that they trust an ESG performance more when reported through numbers and data rather than qualitative descriptions and assessments, this increased to 43% for 18-34 year olds.

It also found that investors want companies to make more of an effort with their ESG reports with 66% saying that companies should make it easier to judge their efforts towards society and environment.

Read the full article [here](https://www.accountancydaily.co/half-investors-struggle-trust-esg-reports).



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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