Attitudes Report

The Power of Transparency: New Survey Reveals Individual Investors Demand ESG Data They Can Trust Accountability and responsibility US UK Germany France around environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is critical, with 70% of respondents across four markets agreeing that companies 66% 70% 70% 73% should be responsible for demonstrating their ESG performance. This high sentiment was overall overall overall overall seen across all markets: 71% Investors won’t hold back from 64% demanding information which isn’t 62% forthcoming. 64% of respondents in 59% all markets agree that ordinary investors should put pressure on companies to be more transparent. overall overall overall overall Younger investors (18-34 year-olds) know what US UK Germany France they want. Compared to older investors, they have the highest awareness of ESG when it comes to where they invest their money. 86% 18 - 34 72% 93% 83% 72% 35 - 54 66% 84% 71% 51% Over 55 45% 80% 70% Looking to the future, younger investors also believe that ESG will become more important due to concerns around climate change. US UK Germany France 71% 57% 53% 64% 18 - 34 18 - 34 18 - 34 18 - 34 US UK Germany France 66% 66% It doesn’t stop there. Across all 61% markets, investors feel strongly that their moral beliefs must align with a company before 50% investing. This is even more reason for companies to be transparent with their corporate values. overall overall overall overall Companies have work to do when it comes to gaining investors’ trust around ESG reporting. actions and what they say, when it comes to Although 68% of all respondents want ESG the environment and society. data that they can trust... 68% All markets 50% 48 69% % % UK 62 52% Germany 70% France 48% US 72 51 % % 64% of all respondents find it Over 2 in 5 survey respondents With this in mind, 72% agree cult to judge a company’s (43%) globally trust ESG that companies should actions and what they say, performance more when make it easier to judge how when it comes to the reported through numbers and they behave towards society environment and society. In data than qualitative and the environment. The each market, this breaks descriptions. In each market, breakdown across the four down as: this looks like: markets looks like: US UK 73% US 30% 31% 66% UK 72% Germany 61% 62% 76% France US UK 66% 66% 48% 40% Germany France Germany France US UK Germany France 62% 63% 63% Overall, across all markets there 56% 55% is an increased likelihood to 53% 54% invest in a company that demonstrates ESG performance, with 52% of all respondents 44% agreeing. This increases to 60% for 18-34 year-olds. overall 18 - 34 overall 18 - 34 overall 18 - 34 overall 18 - 34 For detailed data from the Workiva ESG Fact Sheet newsroom.workiva.com Workiva is a registered trademark of Workiva Inc. All rights reserved.