A new report from Avanade, a leading Microsoft solutions provider, and Efma, a global, non-profit organization created by leading banks and insurers, has found that many banks are not on course to meet their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. The report, >>> read more

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), established at COP26 to develop a comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures for the capital markets, today launched a consultation on its first two proposed standards. One sets out general sustainability-related disclosure requirements and the >>> read more

The IFRS Foundation and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have announced today a collaboration agreement under which their respective standard setting boards, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), will seek to coordinate their work programmes and standard-setting activities. The IFRS Foundation, >>> read more

Large companies will soon need to publicly disclose detailed information on the way they operate and manage social and environmental risks. On Tuesday, The European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) adopted its position on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) >>> read more

How can a sector that is responsible for 30% of global carbon emissions be held to account for its impacts, including ensuring that coal companies meet growing stakeholder demands for transparency in how they align with the low-carbon transition? Published >>> read more

The EFRAG General Assembly has appointed the members of the EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board and admitted GE as Friend of EFRAG – Sustainability Reporting. EFRAG is pleased to inform on the next steps to complete its governance reform to integrate >>> read more

The EFRAG General Assembly has approved the admission of Eurosif and completed the composition of the EFRAG Administrative Board. In April 2021, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) which would require companies >>> read more

The IFRS Foundation, CDP and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) are pleased to confirm that, further to the announcement of 3 November 2021, CDSB has today been consolidated into the IFRS Foundation. The IFRS Foundation, CDP and the Climate >>> read more

The Project Task Force on European Sustainability Reporting Standards (PTF-ESRS) of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has released working papers on the first draft standards on sustainability reporting. The papers reflect the current state of the standard-setting work >>> read more

Arivu and Concordium announce a partnership for an innovative blockchain-based ESG platform to tackle emerging ESG regulation and compliance challenges, and eradicate greenwashing. The partnership brings together the world’s first compliance-ready, public blockchain and a powerful ESG reporting platform to facilitate auditable >>> read more

Is the ESG disclosure landscape congested, or is that a myth? Are sustainability reporting plans by the EU and IFRS competing, or do they fulfil different purposes? What’s GRI’s vision for a more effective – and transparent – global reporting >>> read more

A new study has revealed that four-in-five companies assessed now include a commitment in their sustainability reports to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet fewer than half set measurable targets for how their actions contribute towards fulfilling the Goals. The >>> read more