The State of Green Business report 2021 

March 26, 2021 EcoVadis


S&P Global Trucost found that:

·       90 percent of U.S. companies are publishing a sustainability report, up from 86% in 2018, and 20% in 2011.

·       53% of revenues of major U.S. companies and 49% of revenues of major global companies are generated in business activities that support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

·       For the first time major global and U.S. companies reported year-over-year declines in water use: 6% and 8% respectively.

·       Companies that supported the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework will have more informed and more efficient allocation of capital and help facilitate the transition to a lower-carbon economy.

·       In 2020, more than 1,500 companies supported the TCFD framework, half of which are in the financial sector.


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