An independent non-profit, SASB develops reporting standards that enable businesses around the world to identify, manage and communicate financially-material, sustainability information to investors. Through its foundation, SASB also provides education and resources that help advance use of these industry-specific standards and metrics.
SASB standards cover 77 industries and are developed based on extensive feedback from companies, investors, and other market participants as part of a transparent, publicly documented process. SASB standards help investors access environmental, social and governance (ESG) and other sustainability data that is comparable, consistent, and financially material — empowering them to make better investment and voting decisions. SASB standards also help businesses benefit from greater transparency, better risk management, improved long-term performance and a stronger, more valuable brand.
SASB’s mission is to help businesses around the world identify, manage and report on the sustainability topics that matter most to their investors.
SASB’s work is funded through four sources. For the 2018 year, those sources and their approximate percentages were:
- Philanthropic grants: 44%
- Market support grants: 29%
- Earned income: 19%
- In-kind contributions 8%
Earned income is derived from education, subscriptions, licensing and membership subscriptions.
Donors at $2,000,000 and above are:
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Deloitte
- EY
- Heron
- KPMG
- The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
- PwC
- TomKat Charitable Trust
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