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

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