About our research. To gather insight to these questions, Workiva commissioned Coleman Parkes, an independent research agency, specializing in B2B technology, to conduct primary research amongst relevant businesses. In total, 1,300 respondents were surveyed via an online methodology, with fieldwork conducted between 14th April – 6th May 2022. All research participants had at least some stake in their organization’s ESG reporting and strategy as part of their job responsibilities, with 66% saying ESG formed a majority of their responsibilities and 34% saying it formed a portion of their responsibilities. Participants were drawn from businesses of 250+ employees and all businesses fell Energy (including Oil & Gas) within one of the following industries: Financial services Manufacturing Retail & Wholesale Within which sector does your organization primarily operate? Food & Beverage Energy (including 10% Technology 9% Oil & Gas) Financial services 10% Construction 8% Manufacturing 10% Telecoms 8% Retail & Wholesale 10% Professional Services 8% Food & Beverage 10% Real Estate 8% Technology Transportation 8% Construction Telecoms Professional Services Real Estate Transportation 0 2 4 6 8 10 WORKIVA  ESG REPORT FINDING 19