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.

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

A recent study found that when municipal governments are assigned a random auditor, versus one they appoint themselves, financial performance improves.

While much of our focus is on accounting technology specifically, the profession can be affected by technology from anywhere, and likely will in the future.

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.

While corporate sustainability reporting continues to grow amid demands from investors and regulators, problems persist with the reliability of the information and the role of accounting firms in vetting the disclosures.

A recent survey by PwC showed that 71% of institutional investors want stronger regulatory requirements to guide the actions of the fund management industry.