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
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). This formalizes and expands existing arrangements to share technical knowledge and collaborate on meeting the world’s energy >>> read more
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is pleased to announce its Sustainability Reporting Standards are now available in Arabic. Sustainability reporting is a company’s practice of publicly disclosing its impacts on the surrounding world. It has quickly become common practice among >>> read more
As more companies recognize the value of enhanced sustainability reporting and publicize the positive environmental features of their products and services, they should also be attentive to greater public scrutiny of “green” claims. Companies that engage in greenwashing—asserting exaggerated, misstated, >>> read more
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) is pleased to announce that its General Assembly has appointed the members of the inaugural Steering Group of the European Lab@EFRAG (the ‘European Lab Steering Group’), selected from a broad range of stakeholder >>> read more
From 100-page disclosures to a lack of standardisation in reports, here are four essential mistakes that companies make in their sustainability reports, according to GRI chief Tim Mohin. Some sustainability reports published today can run into the hundreds of pages, and busy executives >>> read more
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and PwC released a new report focused on what investors need in order to make decisions that consider non-financial information – that is, information outside of financial statements including environmental, social and >>> read more
The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) announces its third annual report on Sustainability (ESG) Reporting Trends: North America 2018. This research provides a useful and convenient representation of the current state of Sustainability Reporting. It focuses on companies and organizations >>> read more
From supporting the use of horse manure to generate electricity to implementing equestrian-specific reporting indexes and creating a comprehensive guide book for event organisers across the world, the FEI is leading the way in ensuring sustainability is at the heart >>> read more
SASB launched today a complete set of 77 industry-specific sustainability accounting standards! The objective of the SASB standards is to enable companies around the world to identify, manage and communicate financially-material sustainability information to their investors. The standards are the culmination of six >>> read more