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It’s Proxy Season, and All Eyes Are on ESG Reporting

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters are getting more face time at annual shareholder meetings. As proxy season rolls on, Workiva CEO Marty Vanderploeg, Senior Director of ESG Mandi McReynolds and Financial Services Industry Principal Arthy Kumar riff on their perspectives. Watch the video.

Could a Tweet Turn the Tide on ESG Reporting?

With the SEC studying the matter of climate disclosures, Apple leaders are speaking out in support of required disclosures on emissions. Could a tweet from an Apple executive be what finally brings naysayers around?

The High Stakes (and Critical Stakeholders) of ESG

While the SEC has yet to officially announce any new guidance regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures, there are plenty of other stakeholders putting the pressure on. See how you can make sense of your ESG environment to meet the asks of investors, executives, and employees.

Proxy Voting, ESG and the Future of Fund Disclosure

As more investors focus on ESG matters, investment funds have work to do to disclose how they’re using their shareholder votes in proxy voting, Acting SEC Chairwoman Allison Herren Lee suggested at the ICI Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference. Here’s what could help.

4 Signs You Need to Revamp Your Statutory Reporting Process

Are you finding yourself saying "there has to be a better way" more often than you'd like to admit? Then check out how Workiva helped these four companies revamp their statutory reporting processes to save time, reduce costs and drive collaboration. Read now.

A Q&A with Former SEC Chief Accountant Kyle Moffatt

In an event hosted by the SEC Professionals Group, Kyle Moffatt—former Chief Accountant for the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance—fielded questions on whether the SEC really uses XBRL data, what it's like to engage with SEC staff and how companies can handle the comment letter process.

The Foundations of Trust: Recapping Workiva Amplify 2020

Our first entirely virtual user conference was a smashing success! This year's event was all about building trust in reporting and compliance. Here are the highlights of Amplify 2020.

How Does Your Legal Entity Reporting Process Compare to Your Peers?

We quizzed over 100 companies to gain insight into the challenges and opportunities of their reporting process. Check out this blog to see the highlights.

Statutory Reporting During COVID-19: Takeaways from the Executive Roundtable

How has COVID-19 impacted the statutory reporting processes of multinational corporations? Finance leaders from 13 companies provided a look behind the scenes at how they are coping. Read this blog to see the steps they will take to close the gaps in their reporting.

What to Expect at Amplify 2020

Amplify is going to look a little different this year! With the new normal no longer feeling so new, we have settled into remote work and created a 100% virtual user conference.