With the reporting approach of the Non-Financial Directive (NFRD), the EU seeks to induce change towards better prevention of negative human rights impacts by companies falling within the scope of the Directive. Literature has pointed out that to accomplish this, >>> read more

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) is seeking feedback on progress in developing draft guidance in the first phase of a project to develop guidelines for assurance on extended external reporting (EER) The IAASB is consulting on its >>> read more

Major international corporate reporting standard setters and framework providers have today (28 February 2019) released a position paper supporting the development of better reporting guidelines for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participants of the ‘Corporate Reporting Dialogue’ – an initiative convened >>> read more

GRI and the United Nations Global Compact have announced their continued partnership to develop best practices for corporate reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), empowering businesses to prioritize SDG targets and measure and report on progress. ​The Action Platform on >>> read more

The strategy and governance indicators of the PRI’s climate risk indicators are to become mandatory for signatories to report on from 2020. Supporting the adoption of the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is a high >>> read more

The Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance set up by the European Commission in July 2018 has published its first report on companies’ disclosure of climate-related information in January 2019.    The adverse events associated with climate change cause damage to people >>> read more

EFRAG is pleased to announce that the European Lab Steering Group has appointed the members of the Project Task Force for its first project on climaterelated reporting (the ‘PTF on Climate-related Reporting’), selected from a high number of applicants from >>> read more

SASB Foundation has elected Else Bos to its board of directors. Ms. Bos will serve a three-year term as of January 1, 2019. Bos currently serves as the executive director and chair of Prudential Supervision at De Nederlandsche Bank, the >>> read more

The Alliance for Corporate Transparency project has analysed how European companies disclose information necessary for understanding their impact on society and the environment, as required by the EU Non-financial Reporting Directive. The initial findings of the project point to one >>> read more

GRI is launching the discussion paper Mapping the Current Reporting Practice on Emissions and Water to an Investor Perspective, which contains key findings on corporate reporting on water and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  ​This publication, which was made possible with financial >>> read more

The National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) announced a new policy statement that articulates NIRI’s views on non-financial disclosure by companies regarding ESG (environmental, social, and governance) issues, otherwise known as “corporate sustainability.” NIRI recognizes that ESG information is becoming increasingly integrated into >>> read more

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is consulting on a new Stewardship Code that sets substantially higher expectations for investor stewardship policy and practice. The Code will focus on how effective stewardship delivers sustainable value for beneficiaries, the economy and society. The new >>> read more