To help meet the ever-evolving needs of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) or sustainability reporting, Workiva's Sustainability Reporting solution updates frequently, including these new features and enhancements introduced January 2026.
Tip: These release notes are specific to Workiva's Sustainability Reporting features. For updates to other Workiva features or solutions, view Release Notes in Support Center.
New Frameworks panel design in Sustainability Explorer
To help ease navigation and clarity in Sustainability Explorer, the Frameworks panel now includes a new modern look, with increased visibility of each framework's issuing body. To learn more, view Intro to Sustainability Explorer.
Approve multiple tasks at once from Tasks panel
From the Tasks panel of a connected source file, an approver can now approve multiple metric values' tasks at once. To learn more, view Approve or return a task.
Note: To enable approvers to approve multiple tasks at once, a Workspace Owner must first turn on Bulk approvals from Configuration in Workspace settings.
SASB IF-RE no longer Deprecated in Sustainability Explorer
If your Sustainability Explorer includes the Infrastructure - Real Estate (IF-RE) industry for Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), its Standards now appear as Current; previously, the IF-RE Standards inadvertently appeared as Deprecated. To learn more, view Set up content in Sustainability Explorer.