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ESRS water and circular economy standards narrowed
13 October 2022Proposed reductions for water and circular economy standards completes the set of proposals to amend the ESRS environmental standards
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EFRAG trimming pollution standards
13 October 2022EFRAG's Sustainability Reporting Technical Expert Group has proposed a range of adjustments to scale down ESRS E2 (pollution)
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Integrating 1.5°C reduction target in European climate standard
12 October 2022EFRAG's SRB discussed requiring explanation on how companies' targets align with the 1.5° global temperature goal
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EFRAG to sign cooperation agreement with TNFD
12 October 2022While aligning biodiversity standard with the taskforce's framework - seen as the "global baseline" for biodiversity disclosures
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Plugging the sustainability information gap
11 October 2022Accountants say technology and limited assurance requirements will help overcome sustainability data challenges
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EFRAG hears banks' call for help with ESRS
07 October 2022EFRAG will add mandatory disclosures to the ESRS to help banks comply with their own regulatory reporting obligations
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New Zealand professional bodies and associations wary of Scope 3 disclosure compliance
06 October 2022New Zealand's professional bodies and associations say Scope 3 emission requirements in the country's climate disclosure standards could make compliance challenging.
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EFRAG SRB attempts to streamline disclosure requirements
06 October 2022EFRAG's board voted on ways to reduce the disclosure requirements in the draft ESRS.
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Climate data isn't only for reporting
04 October 2022But should integrated in business models and drive operational decisions
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EFRAG sustainability TEG reviews at definition of affected communities in ESRS social standards
30 September 2022A proposal to expand the definition to include affected people living at a distance from a company's operations and explicitly include indigenous peoples was debated by the TEG.