Sustainability Reporting Evolves to Include More Water Risk, Supply Chain Disclosures

Nov 9, 2011 1:00 PM ET

Sustainability Reporting Evolves to Include More Water Risk, Supply Chain Discl…

By Avery Fellow

As the number of companies compiling sustainability reports grows, the content of those reports is evolving to include more focus on water impacts and supply chain information, according to corporate sustainability officials and consultants.

More companies are including information about environmental performance in their annual financial reports, partly due to pressure from institutional investors who want more disclosure of non-financial risks.   Sustainability reporting provides corporate disclosure on environmental, social, and governance performance and management, including strategies and goals.   To read more about the evolution of sustainability reporting, click here.   To learn about AEP's sustainability reporting, visit: www.aepsustainability.com/   AEP - American Electric Power AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S.  AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined.   AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia, West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas).   AEP18562