Climate change

Five organizations released prototypes Friday of climate-related financial disclosure standards to illustrate how they could work within their various approaches.

The Global Reporting Initiative is responding to a proposal from the IFRS Foundation to oversee sustainability standards alongside international accounting standards.

The International Federation of Accountants reiterated its call this week for an international sustainability standards board under the purview of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation.

The Big Four firm's 11th sustainability report, 'The Time Has Come,' also found that the Americas lead the world in sustainability reporting.

The former Fed chair would be the first woman to head the Treasury.

The Big Four firm is also aiming to have 100 percent renewable electricity by 2022 in its board countries and by 2030 for its wider network.

Accountants have an important role to play, according to the head of the AICPA.

An ACCA report finds accountants deeply concerned about ESG matters.

The Big Four accounting firms have developed a set of metrics for companies to use for environmental, social and governance reporting internationally.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board is moving beyond environmental issues and further into the areas of social and governance reporting.