Climate change

The lack of universal, comparable disclosure makes internal rankings less than reliable.

The American Institute of CPAs and the Center for Audit Quality both submitted comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission expressing support for climate change disclosures by companies.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and the International Integrated Reporting Council finalized their merger to unite their ESG reporting frameworks.

Some of the world’s most powerful heads of state will meet in England later this week to confer on the biggest issues facing humanity.

The legislation would overhaul the current menu of energy tax breaks, consolidating credits for renewable energy sources and offering incentives to any energy source that has no carbon emissions.

The goal of the offset market is to reduce emissions, but without clear accounting and strict regulations there’s a big risk of greenwashing.

Having a positive impact on society is more than just making the world a better place; it also makes good business sense.

A group organized by the United Nations has already come up with a global framework of sustainability standards.

Two members of the Senate Finance Committee released a discussion draft of a bipartisan energy tax credit bill Monday that could represent a path forward for Republicans and Democrats.

The tax would discourage companies from shifting operations to nations with less-stringent rules.