A sampling of important frameworks, acronyms and more.

As accountants pioneer this new service area, they share lessons learned and strategies for success.

Environmental, social and governance reporting is one of the most talked-about opportunities for accountants in years, but what will it look like for your firm?

Much of the current focus is on the environmental aspect of ESG, but the social and governance aspects will be just as important.

The Biden administration is privately warning about Republican efforts to cut the Internal Revenue Service's budget.

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.

Accounting's most influential share the one thing they would change about the profession.

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "What is one thing you would like to change about the accounting profession?"

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants is focusing more on sustainability-related issues.

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

A role that once squarely focused on financial performance management now includes ever-growing operational responsibilities.

A rush of regulation and investor pressure is forcing companies to do a better job of tallying up the environmental impact of their operations and the products they sell.

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.

A new report lays out how finance professionals can implement green budgeting for a more sustainable future in the public sector.

Accounting's most influential share their main concerns for the profession.

Audit committees are including more disclosures within proxy statements, but there's a disconnect between what investors expect and what companies are willing to disclose.

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.