Climate change

The Carbon Disclosure Project plans to incorporate the International Sustainability Standards Board's upcoming climate-related disclosure standards in its platform.

The goal is to sniff out "dishonest climate accounting and other actions designed to circumvent the need for deep decarbonization."

As the United Nations convenes its COP27 climate change conference in Egypt, accountants are preparing for the advent of international sustainability standards.

Firms often use questionable accounting techniques to support their emissions claims.

The foundation has named all the members of its new Integrated Reporting and Connectivity Council.

More companies are disclosing financial information related to climate change this year, but the disclosures are falling short of recommendations from regulators.

The company currently operates an emission accounting solution, Net Zero Cloud, which will be integrated with the new marketplace.

A number of sustainable investing champions say it's time for the "ESG" label to be shelved and replaced by something less likely to draw attacks from both the political right and left.

The president is expected to sign the bill this week but hold a celebration in Washington on Sept. 6, after lawmakers have returned from their summer recess.

House Democrats delivered the final votes needed on a slimmed-down version of their tax, climate and drug price agenda.

Lesser known provisions may lead to a kind of tax on carbon dioxide and methane emissions for the first time in the U.S.

After more than a year of stop-and-start negotiations, Democrats agreed to a narrow bill to invest in energy initiatives, curb drug prices and reduce the deficit, paid for by new corporate taxes.

The SEC's proposed climate change framework is prescriptive, detailed and extensive.

Sustainability advocates and accountants say the ISSB’s proposals fall short of what’s needed to protect the environment.

The package includes oodles of tax credits and rebates for people looking to drive and live more sustainably.

The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board is looking for volunteers to join a new task force it is forming on climate-related financial reporting.

The ESG standard-setter is merging into the recently formed International Sustainability Standards Board.

He questioned a 3.8% tax on pass-through businesses, under discussion as an offset for Medicare drug provisions.

The West Virginia senator said it wouldn’t be “prudent” to act now on climate and tax plans without seeing another month of inflation data first.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is getting set to impose new rules on climate-related disclosures and how funds can be named to promote investment strategies like ESG and sustainable.