ESG
ESG
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The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures is seeing more than half of companies issuing at least a handful of the disclosures it recommends.
October 12 -  
The changes aim to make the ESG rules more relevant to a global audience.
October 11 -  
Nearly half the directors on corporate boards would like to see one of the other members replaced, but few changes are happening, according to a new survey.
October 11 -  
More companies across the globe are doing sustainability reporting and receiving assurance services, including in countries outside the G20, according to a new report.
September 20 -  
Accounting firms are getting more involved in sustainability reporting and assurance around the world, with recent global standards and record-setting temperatures spurring calls for action.
September 19 -  
Anxiety is growing over the pace of work to develop critical guidance on a slew of clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act.
September 19 -  
Reporting and assurance around sustainability disclosures are a natural fit for the profession — but it's attracting other players, too.
September 15 -  
The American Institute of CPAs is teaming up with other groups to help accountants cope with natural disasters, as well as learn more about the environmental, social and governance area.
September 13 -  
State legislators passed a bill that would leapfrog the Securities and Exchange Commission's efforts to require companies to disclose their greenhouse gases and climate-related financial risks.
September 13 -  
Corporate controllers can play an important role in environmental, social and governance reporting as the U.S. and other countries prepare to impose new reporting requirements.
September 12 -  
The International Federation of Accountants issued a call to action to the G20 finance leaders urging them to focus more on sustainability as a way to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
August 30 -  
Strongly governed firms outperform their peers on a wide variety of metrics.
August 30 -  
Corporations relying on carbon credits to support their green claims now face "robust and credible" proof that the vast majority of such securities aren't fit for purpose.
August 25 -  
The head of the board views the recently proposed standard for sustainability reporting assurance as a way to make those reports more verifiable.
August 11 -  
The administration could phase in some requirements in a bid to nurture a nascent industry critical to decarbonizing industrial operations.
August 7 -  
The disclosures that companies make about their green credentials will be evaluated by new global audit standards that are expected to be finalized by the end of next year.
August 4 -  
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board proposed new rules for providing outside assurance on a company's sustainability reporting efforts.
August 2 -  
The European Commission adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards on Monday; they will take effect in 2024.
July 31 -  
Basis Climate introduced a digital exchange where companies can buy and sell renewable energy tax credits like the kind offered under the Inflation Reduction Act.
July 31 -  
Tens of thousands of companies operating in Europe face new requirements to report their operations' climate impact.
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