Regulatory & complianceThe week in GRC: EU and GRI make progress on climate reporting and FASB adopts cryptocurrency accounting rule Sep 08, 2023Ben Maiden– Reuters (paywall) reported that the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) and GRI said they have reached a ‘milestone...Read more
Regulatory & complianceWhat the new ISSB Standards mean for companies Aug 29, 2023Noemi Distefano The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) published its first two global sustainability reporting standards in June this...Read more
Regulatory & complianceData collection for GRI Biodiversity Standard remains challenging, Norway’s SWF says Mar 06, 2023Hemma VisavadiaNorway’s huge sovereign wealth fund has welcomed revisions to the GRI Biodiversity Standard but says collecting data from suppliers...Read more
Regulatory & complianceThe road to consolidation: Talking with the ISSB’s Sue Lloyd Oct 04, 2022Staff writersThe creation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in November last year marked a major step toward consolidation...Read more
Regulatory & complianceIFRS Foundation and GRI to co-ordinate on sustainability disclosure Mar 30, 2022Ben MaidenThe IFRS Foundation and GRI are taking the latest step toward a more closely aligned set of global ESG reporting frameworks. The...Read more
Regulatory & complianceProfiling the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Oct 04, 2021Tim HumanIf the EU is to meet the challenging goals it has set itself on sustainability, companies need to play their part. The trade bloc’s...Read more
Regulatory & complianceUS issuers still split on ESG standards, study finds Aug 11, 2021Maria Ward-BrennanHalf of US public companies say third-party ESG standards are difficult understand, address immaterial information and lack...Read more
ESGSixty-eight of 77 industries significantly affected by climate risk, SASB says Apr 27, 2021Mike SchnitzelSASB released an updated Climate Risk Technical Bulletin last week to help companies better understand how they can disclose climate...Read more
Shareholders & activismMost top 50 asset managers have created internal ESG ratings Mar 08, 2021Garnet RoachThe world’s biggest asset managers are ‘increasingly looking to develop their own proprietary ESG ratings and tools to lessen their...Read more
ESGESG reporting in Canada doubled between 2016 and 2019, study finds Feb 23, 2021Ben AshwellThe adoption of ESG reporting has increased significantly since 2016, with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) being the most-used...Read more