The administration could phase in some requirements in a bid to nurture a nascent industry critical to decarbonizing industrial operations.

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.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board proposed new rules for providing outside assurance on a company's sustainability reporting efforts.

The European Commission adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards on Monday; they will take effect in 2024.

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.

Tens of thousands of companies operating in Europe face new requirements to report their operations' climate impact.

A majority of an industry working group voted to exclude two-thirds of the emissions linked to their capital markets businesses. The accounting standard won't be mandatory.

The board is proposing to create an XBRL version of its recently released ESG standards.

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Companies have been doing more reporting on their corporate social responsibility efforts, but that's especially the case when there's a new chief executive in place.