Climate change

The West Virginia senator is calling on the commission to reconsider a plan to require companies to disclose information about their greenhouse gas pollution.

The board unveiled two proposed standards for general sustainability-related and specific climate-related disclosure requirements.

The commission’s proposed rule would involve accountants and auditors more heavily in their clients’ efforts to provide assurance on sustainability reporting.

The competing sustainability standard-setters have come under increasing pressure in recent years to do more to align their sometimes conflicting standards.

The commission issued a 500-plus-page proposed rule Monday that would mandate corporate disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions.

The commission unveiled an eagerly awaited proposed rule on climate risk disclosures that public companies would need to start including in their registration statements and periodic reports.

Companies will need to reveal detailed information about their greenhouse gas pollution under a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plan, marking a major shift in how corporations must show they are dealing with climate change.

A new survey from Deloitte found that senior finance professionals are anticipating new disclosures, but remain uncertain on how to do so consistently and accurately.

While the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act remains stalled in the Senate, lawmakers may be able to advance some parts of the legislation, including tax credits for electric vehicles, solar panels and home energy efficiency that have wide appeal to voters.

The foundation is moving closer to establishing an International Sustainability Standards Board.