A debate over whether sustainability reporting should be mandated and organised by independent bodies or left for the markets heard broad agreement that such reporting should be done, but faced strong rejection of any compulsory requirement. The subject under debate >>> read more

Governance & Accountability Institute today announces the release of its year-long, comprehensive “Sector Study on Sustainability Materiality of the SDG Targets & GRI Indicators.”  This research project was designed to examine sector trends in the ESG materiality decisions of 1,387 >>> read more

The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) announces its annual Research for Sustainability (CR) Reporting Trends in Europe 2018.  The research explores the level of commitment of European companies, through their common Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility strategic goals, and how well they measure their impacts and >>> read more

Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the ‘Best Institution in Sustainability Reporting in Africa’ for the second consecutive year. The bank won the award at this year’s Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAS) held on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos in >>> read more

This week at the COP24 climate summit in Katowice, Poland, the discussion about how to implement the directives of the Paris Agreement is in full swing. With the recent warnings of the IPCC in mind, (almost) all world leaders have come to the conclusion that the transition >>> read more

European investors have called on EU leaders and legislators to implement a fit-for-purpose framework of corporate reporting that delivers better climate change and environmental information to financial markets.   Noting that while the European Commission’s Action Plan ‘Financing Sustainable Growth’ represents >>> read more

The Institute of Registered Auditors (IBR-IRE) celebrates this year the 20 years of the Awards for Best Belgian Sustainability Reports. Originally, an environmental award, it evolved to a full sustainability award for which the evaluation criteria have been largely aligned >>> read more

Only 44% of the largest European companies explain in their management reports how their business models are affected by climate change or environmental challenges, a new review of company reporting under the EU’s flagship environmental reporting law has found. ‘First >>> read more

Large public company sustainability reporting is maturing rapidly, with financial data presented alongside growing social and environmental metrics and quantified goals. But despite investor interest, most companies in the S&P 500 have not adopted fully integrated corporate reporting, a new >>> read more

According to a new EU directive on non-financial information, companies are accountable for how they deal with societal interests. The directive requires that companies publicly report on their impacts on society. This requires comparable, accessible, relevant and complete information. The >>> read more

PwC published it’s 2018 SDG Reporting Challenge, having looked at the corporate and sustainability reporting of over 700 listed companies across 21 countries and six broad industry sectors, to test the integration of the SDGs into business strategy, planning and >>> read more

On December 11, 2018, a debate will be held at the Oxford Union regarding the “Motion: This House believes that corporate sustainability reporting should be mandated, and standardised by FASB and IASB, for it to be most useful for investors.” It will be chaired by Lady >>> read more