CSR reporting

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

The combined organization will be called the Value Reporting Foundation.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is teaming up with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board on translating its standards into Extensible Business Reporting Language, while also rolling out its own ESG Pulse application for environmental, social and governance reporting at companies.

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.

Money managers and pension funds want companies to publish their 2020 annual reports in line with guidance from the International Accounting Standards Board.

The American Institute of CPAs has received an increasing number of questions on sustainability assurance engagements.

Sustainability reporting is quickly going mainstream. While companies aren’t always required by regulators to report their greenhouse gas emissions, human rights records and wastewater management, investors are pushing them for this information at a faster clip.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and the Global Reporting Initiative announced a collaborative work plan to provide more clarity on how their two sets of standards can be used together.

Disclosures of nonfinancial information, such as environmental, social and governance issues, aren’t always “clear or useful,” according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.

Audit firms can enhance the reliability of environmental, social and governance reporting, according to a new report from the Center for Audit Quality.

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board voted during an online meeting last week to open a new standard-setting project to address single-use plastics and bio-alternatives in the chemicals and pulp and paper industries.

The council has opened a 90-day consultation period on proposed revisions to its International Integrated Reporting Framework, and named Conor Kehoe as its new chair.

The challenges for corporate reporting after COVID-19

The first-ever revision of the International Integrated Reporting Framework for integrated reporting is now underway.

The International Integrated Reporting Council is asking for feedback on its set of integrated reporting principles, the International Framework, encompassing financial and nonfinancial areas such as sustainability, strategy and governance.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin weighed in on the debate about a carbon tax in Davos, saying technological developments would make it redundant.

A group of international accounting organizations is calling for improved reporting and action on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to hit the ambitious goals set for 2030.

Environmental, social, and governance investing is gaining popularity not only for its “feel-good” factor but also for its potential to spot financial risks that often cannot be identified in a company’s quarterly results.