The deafening silence on Tax in ESRS
Accounting firms argue taxation is a relevant sustainability topic, despite omission in EU standards
Nature Benchmark shows companies lagging on biodiversity disclosures
Assessment from the World Benchmarking Alliance finds poor performance on companies' disclosures of nature-related impacts and dependencies, and highlights lack of ESRS readiness amongst EU companies
Swiss parliament considers introducing 'Sustainable Enterprise' legal status for SMEs
Recognition would require GRI- or ESRS- 'like' reporting
UK TAC revives dynamic materiality, and is divided on SASB
So far the UK Technical Advisory Committee tentatively recommends not amending ISSB, including its investor-focused financial-materiality lens, but asks for more guidance
UN Global Compact Network UK issues guide to the new era of sustainability reporting
As standardised and mandatory requirements for companies to undertake sustainability reporting have arrived, this year 2024 is being thought of as the 'year of implementation'.
Nick Anderson discusses IASB's proposed illustrative examples on climate
The IASB has today published for consultation eight illustrative examples to illustrate how companies should apply IFRS Accounting Standards when reporting the effects of climate-related and other uncertainties in their financial statements.
ISSB looks to take driving interoperability seat with sector specific standards
As board ponders 'interoperability 2.0'
Webinar: recommendations for a CSRD-compliant double materiality assessment
Gemma Sancez Danes, member of EFRAG's sustainability reporting leadership team, outlines the key considerations for assessing sustainability-related impacts, risks and opportunities through a double materiality lens
"We need less input base disclosures on social metrics" Aegon UK head of RI says
Hilkka Komulainen advocates for more evidenced-based disclosures
ERM's five-step strategy for CSRD support
How the sustainability consultancy approaches supporting EU clients with their imminent sustainability reporting requirements