b'GOVERNANCE| LEGAL SECTOR| 2019SUSTAINABILITY INSIGHTSUSTAINABILITY REPORTING Reliable public sustainability reporting is of interest to a growing range of stakeholders, including customers, regulators and shareholders. These stakeholders care about the values, priorities, performance and longer-term value of an organisation. Expectations about the scope, detail, rigor and completeness also continues to build among this group as more organisations provide reports and demonstrate their commitments. Reporting is a universally accepted component of sound organisational planning and strategy. It requires engagement with stakeholders to assess the most important opportunities and threats and leads to a more meaningful understanding and articulation of an organisations goals and strategies. Reporting is also an important tool for evaluating reward for effort by measuring and communicating issues, commitments, targets and performance. Publishing an organisations commitments and performance provides an additional element of transparency and honesty. Public sustainability reporting supercharges the meaningfulness of organisations commitments and acceptance of their responsibility to address them. Providing honest information to stakeholders builds trust and reputation by demonstrating openness and accountability.Companies releasing public sustainability reports are considered sustainability leaders and innovators who can expect to build deeper relationships and more effective interactions with leading customers and employees who also share these values and priorities.ADDITIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AusLSA REPORT PROMOTED REPORTING REPORTPROMOTED CSR / ENVYes 42% No 36% Not Reported 15% Yes 33% No 45% Not Reported 12%Currently in Development 6% Currently in Development 9%52'