Corporate websites can be good sources of company documents and information like financial data, press releases, sustainability reports, and SEC filings, though some data may require more searching. While providing key data, corporate websites may reflect internal biases and focus on favorable figures, and internal analysis lacks external criticism. Corporate websites are typically good for employer research, learning company values and strategy, and accessing free and easy to navigate key data.

1. Corporate
websites

2. Corporate websites can be good sources of company
documents

3. Corporate websites will often be separate from their main
‘customer’ sites. They will usually be targeting shareholders,
potential investors and the media among others.
Customer
Corporate

4. Corporate websites will offer access to information such as
company results, reports, press releases, sustainability
commitments, SEC filings (US) and more. Some information
will be more visible and others may require more searching.

5. Most corporate websites will also provide financial data
and internal analysis. However…
Internal analysis

6. …bear in mind that internal analysis may reflect internal
biases, while companies may be inclined to highlight more
favourable figures when presenting data themselves.
Data

7. Corporate websites: typically good for
• Employer research
• Company values,
philosophy, strategy
• Key data
• Free and easy to
navigate

8. Corporate websites: typical challenges
• Potential biases
• Difficult to find in-depth
data
• Difficult to navigate
• Analysis lacks external
criticism