ESG vs Reality in Corporate Human Capital Commitments

One thing we keep coming back to: what companies actually do versus what they say about their people. Our founder Mike DeBaugh scored every 10-K filing from the S&P 1500 since the SEC's 2020 human capital disclosure rule took effect — 8,000 annual reports in total. The findings don't land where you might expect. Neither side of the ESG debate comes out looking clean. For economic development directors and policy researchers in Maryland, this matters. When we design workforce incentives — EARN Maryland grants, county business retention programs, TEDCO partnerships — we're often taking corporate human capital commitments at face value. This research asks whether that trust is warranted. The article is detailed, independent, and draws from primary SEC filings. It's the kind of work we think should be in the room when workforce policy gets made. Read it at the link below and share it with your colleagues in economic development. https://lnkd.in/gRD25wHV #MarylandBusiness #Baltimore #SmallBusiness #WorkforcePolicy #EconomicDevelopment