Big wins for the Big Four, but which auditor has picked up the most CSRD mandates so far?
Suggestion of even greater consolidation than with financial audits
Implications of overhauling CSRD assurance
Omnibus package proposals could reduce investor confidence in sustainability information and lead to fragmentation in standards for assurance engagements
US SEC cracks down on sustainability-driven shareholder resolutions
Investors criticise regulator for revising policy for approving requests to exclude ESG-related proposals
EPP faces political dilemma on omnibus
Right-leaning parties call for further deregulation, whilst left criticises the scale and timeline of the Commission's simplification proposals
Heineken brews up first ESRS disclosures
Sonia Thimmiah, senior director of global sustainability, outlines how the company updated its sustainability reporting process to meet the requirements of the CSRD
Audit firms grappling with sustainability assurance teething problems
Audit professionals highlight inherent challenges of engaging with non-financial information as they look ahead to the potential implementation of ISSA 5000
Shareholders reject proposal to dismantle Apple's diversity policies
With Costco and John Deere also rejecting anti-DEI disclosure resolutions
EUs omnibus: simplification, deregulation.... Or just plain "uncertainty" and "clusterfuck"
Months of gossips culminates with little certainty for desperate EU preparers
The Omnibus arrives
European Commission sets out proposals to amend corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements
Maersk's first CSRD report lands at port
Using ESRS reporting to drive strategy and collaboration at the Danish shipping giant