The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), established by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), published its 2020 Status Report today. Reviewing 1,700 companies’ reports using artificial intelligence technology, the Task Force found that disclosure of climate-related financial information aligned >>> read more
Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A Institute), a leading consulting and research firm focused on ESG and sustainability, issued its 2020 Russell 1000 Research Report on sustainability reporting trends of the companies in the Russell 1000 Index®. G&A Institute’s research team >>> read more
More and more consumers, investors and policy makers are interested in the long-term sustainability of businesses. They want to see companies report transparently on the positive and negative impact of their business activities on the environment and society. But the >>> read more
Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) highlights the importance of maintaining sustainability ambitions amidst unprecedented disruption in the eighth edition of Reporting matters – WBCSD’s annual review of its member companies’ sustainability and integrated reports in partnership with Radley >>> read more
UNEP FI and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) have developed a TCFD Playbook to serve as a resource for firms at different stages of their TCFD journey, with support from EY. The organisations conducted a joint initiative to assist >>> read more
ESG Reporting Partners™ (ESGRP), a nationwide ESG technology provider for publicly-held and private corporations, today announced the introduction of a new ESG reporting platform, ESG Artisan™, designed to help companies quickly produce online interactive reports. “More than ever before, companies >>> read more
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) today announced that 17 ESG data and analytics providers have a licensing relationship with SASB, increasing the options for investors to access comparable ESG data that is linked to financial performance and enterprise value creation. SASB >>> read more
After nearly four years, Tim Mohin has decided to step down from his post as Chief Executive of GRI. As an American expat in the Netherlands, he decided that he would prefer to explore new career opportunities in the US >>> read more
(Reuters) – BlackRock BLK.N, the world’s biggest asset manager, said it supports harmonising sustainability accounting rules and standards globally so investors can better track how companies are transitioning to a lower-carbon economy. Sandy Boss, head of investment stewardship overseeing the >>> read more
Research across 27 markets has found that trust in how companies communicate their sustainability performance has increased to a record 51% this year, with significant variations by country. The survey from GlobeScan and GRI asked 1,000 people in each location >>> read more
The Sustainability Board Report aims to showcase different dimensions of good corporate governance and the importance of sustainable corporate leadership. The 2019 Report found that, despite significant variation in the quality and quantity of sustainability reporting, including across regions, there >>> read more
Following the launch of a collaborative workplan between Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the standard-setters are working together to develop materials that show how the two sets of reporting standards can be used together. This project, >>> read more