The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published its Consultation Paper containing ESMA’s draft advice to the European Commission on Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation. This specifies the content, methodology and presentation of >>> read more

GRI has welcomed research that shows a record number of companies, spanning sectors and geographic regions, are voluntarily choosing to disclose their sustainability impacts – with the GRI Standards the most widely used for reporting. The 2020 KPMG Survey of Sustainability >>> read more

Businesses worldwide have a critical role to play in addressing the inherent, existential risks of biodiversity loss. Yet, less than one-quarter (23 percent) of companies worldwide at risk from the loss of biodiversity are currently disclosing that risk in their >>> read more

In cooperation with Kirchhoff Consult AG, the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has investigated the extent to which investors and analysts value non-financial information, the ways they use it and the benefits they see from integrated reporting. The question of >>> read more

The news of the formation of the Value Reporting Foundation by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has been welcomed by GRI. Consolidating efforts that aim to inform investors about the financial impacts of sustainability >>> read more

The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) today announced their intention to merge into a unified organization, the Value Reporting Foundation, providing investors and corporates with a comprehensive corporate reporting framework across the full >>> read more

CDSB invites comments from multi-stakeholders on the CDSB Application guidance for water-related disclosures and how it can support the integration of material water-related information in corporate mainstream reports. About the guidance The CDSB Framework application guidance for water-related disclosure (Water Guidance) >>> read more

​​On 25 June 2020, the European Commission (EC) issued a request for technical advice mandating EFRAG to undertake preparatory work for the elaboration of possible EU non-financial reporting standards in a revised Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), the ultimate objective being to allow >>> read more

The Investor Advisory Group (IAG) of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)  today issued an updated statement  calling on companies to use SASB Standards in disclosures to investors. The IAG’s 55 members (including Dutch APG and PGGM) represent 12 countries and $41 trillion >>> read more

GRI, provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, has announced changes to its Board of Directors. The appointments come at a time when corporate sustainability is high on the global agenda – reinforced by the impact of >>> read more

The UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement that it will be mandatory by 2025 for large parts of the UK economy to disclose risks to their operations from climate change is welcomed by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). The >>> read more

The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has this week released a bold discussion paper proposing a future for corporate reporting based on a principles-based framework. It outlines a blueprint for a more agile approach to corporate reporting which challenges existing >>> read more