Climate change

A recent report from the IMA looked at the finance function's readiness to meet accelerating demands from the SEC and elsewhere for climate risk information.

Plus, cybercriminals go corporate, and other news and updates from the accounting technology world.

The Big Four firm separately released reports on audit committee priorities, human capital and M&A trends.

Organizations are not doing enough to address the risks of climate change and may need accountants to tally the potential damages to their finances.

The International Sustainability Standards Board has settled on a definition of 'sustainability' that will guide its future work.

Companies are getting ready to report more information about their efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions as the SEC gets set to unveil new rules.

These promissory notes offer buyers an accounting power: Emitters of planet-warming pollution get to deduct emissions from their own ledgers simply by purchasing tons of carbon offsets sourced to projects elsewhere.

Accounting solutions provider Xero has set its net-zero climate targets for Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants rolled out an environmental, social and governance training program for accountants.

Corporate emissions reduction reporting is full of inconsistencies, and the lack of comparability of target disclosures continues to create challenges.

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.