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

With the clock ticking on the deadline to complete the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments need to up the pace of progress – and do more to harness participation from both the public and private sectors. GRI has set out >>> read more

The 2020s have been called ‘the decade of action’ for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if they are to be achieved by the deadline of 2030. ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) highlights today in a new >>> read more

IPIECA, the American Petroleum Institute (API), and the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) released the new edition of the Sustainability reporting guidance for the oil and gas industry, which marks over fifteen years of collaboration between the member companies across the three leading industry associations.   “The fourth edition >>> read more