Climate change

Emmanuel Faber's appointment follows the announcement made at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference of the creation of the ISSB.

The Value Reporting Foundation released a set of Integrated Thinking Principles and updated Sustainability Accounting Standards for three different industries.

Businesses want an active role in the climate solution, and tax policy will be on the agenda.

With the International Sustainability Standards Board being established, the number of groups setting sustainability standards is being winnowed down.

Accounting groups released a playbook Wednesday to help accountants and their SMB clients reach their sustainability goals.

Some countries are already taxing greenhouse gas emissions, but the U.S. is not likely to follow suit anytime soon.

A U.K. Treasury report that almost ignores the long-term costs of not reducing emissions highlights the need to account for the environment.

Most boardroom audit committees around the world don’t discuss climate on a regular basis or consider themselves particularly knowledgeable about the subject.

The foundation aims to combine the organizations by June 2022.

The accounting profession is increasing its involvement with sustainability issues as the United Nations hosts world leaders at its COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland.