Organizations now have the means to disclose a complete picture of the waste impacts in their activities, products and services – following the launch of a new reporting standard by GRI, provider of the leading global sustainability standards. The GRI >>> read more

This week there has been an insightful contribution to the debate about sustainability disclosure in the EU, provided by Carol Adams, Professor of Accounting at Durham University Business School. Writing for EURACTIV on 13 May (Europe needs mandatory non-financial reporting to >>> read more

More than 1000 organisations have declared their support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. However, there is still confusion in the market regarding where companies can get the data from and how to properly report it. >>> read more

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the global body for professional accountants, has called for its members to champion the ethical standards and sustainable business practices that will build organisations that deliver more than shareholder profit. Its new report, Accountants, >>> read more

In an era of rising concerns about climate change, T. Rowe Price reported today that environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure issues became the number one topic in its voluminous engagements with the managements of companies around the world in 2019.  Looking >>> read more

An updated resource is now available to assist companies to report on progress in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new document – Linking the SDGs and the GRI Standards – covers the 17 SDGs and maps them against >>> read more

edie has today (4 May) published a brand-new, free report detailing how sustainability professionals can relay the importance of sustainability to key stakeholders during the coronavirus pandemic; along with fresh insights to create, deliver and share a compelling sustainability report. >>> read more

A four-year plan is currently underway by Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) in a bid to bring natural capital, including climate change, into the heart of financial decision-making. The project will pave the way for improving the quality of non-financial >>> read more

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities markets regulator, published earlier this month its Annual Report on enforcement and regulatory activities related to corporate reporting within the European Economic Area (EEA).The Report presents the 2019 activities of ESMA >>> read more

Today the Global Compact Network UK publishes their briefing ‘Debating Disclosure: the pros and cons of corporate transparency’. Businesses are facing increasing demands from their stakeholders, especially consumers, investors, and regulators, to be more transparent about their business practices and >>> read more

Companies and investors often overlook the costly knock-on effects of climate change. The solution? Accounting for climate change vulnerability, according to a new report from the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing. Consider this: Two industry competitors have key manufacturing facilities >>> read more

As the world’s largest single market, the EU is an influential leader for setting global sustainability reporting standards. While we’ve seen significant growth in the number of organisations reporting sustainability impacts, more needs to be done to improve the disclosures, >>> read more