The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance warns that proposed sustainability reporting rules for non-EU companies could create a two-tier system in the European market, undermining transparency, comparability, and the EU’s wider sustainable finance framework. In a statement published following the >>> read more

Although sustainability reporting has matured, new analysis (the 2026 edition of the Reporting Matters study), from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has found that boards and investors may not see the data they need to drive better >>> read more

The Future of Sustainable Data Alliance’s new report – ‘Lost in Translation’ – acknowledges the positive evolution of sustainable reporting standards while identifying that interoperability can still be more difficult to address in practice than in principle. The report proposes >>> read more

GRI, provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, is starting development of a new Sector Standard for food and beverage companies, designed to strengthen reporting on the impacts that matter most across the industry and its value >>> read more

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) collaborated with Ernst & Young Advisory Services Limited (EY) to publish a report titled Sustainability reporting: Track your progress – GBA insights. Survey findings reveal that although there is regulatory momentum for robust >>> read more

The European Commission has today adopted revised European sustainability reporting standards (ESRS) and a voluntary reporting standard for smaller companies. ESRS cover environmental, social, and governance issues, including climate change, biodiversity and human rights. They provide information for investors and >>> read more

EFRAG is pleased to publish the 2026 State of Play Report on the implementation practices of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The study draws on a baseline of 905 assured Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025) sustainability statements, assessed against a structured set of 18 >>> read more

The global sustainability reporting ecosystem is becoming less fragmented as more of the world’s largest companies begin to adopt or form plans to use the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards and European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRSs), an updated report >>> read more

New analysis finds that GRI is the most widely used sustainability disclosure standard, with GRI reporters accounting for 62% of global market capitalization. The State of Sustainability Reporting: Global Trends in the GRI Standards 2025 draws on published reports from almost >>> read more

Joint statement on achieving efficient sustainability reporting using both GRI and ISSB Standards To provide further clarity on how GRI and the IFRS Foundation are working together to enable a seamless, global and comprehensive  system, the two have today issued >>> read more

With a view to boosting EU competitiveness, the Council gave on 24 february 2026 its final green light to a simplification of the sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies. This legislation simplifies the directives on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) and >>> read more

A deep-dive study on the pollution disclosure practices of publicly listed companies around the world finds that, while most acknowledge air pollution through their reporting, measurable emissions data and information on individual pollutants are uneven or lacking. The air pollution >>> read more