The International Federation of Accountants reiterated its call this week for an international sustainability standards board under the purview of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation.

The combined organization will be called the Value Reporting Foundation.

DAFs offer tax advantages, legacy planning options and flexibility that other giving vehicles can’t.

Accountants have an important role to play, according to the head of the AICPA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is testing out three new apps for its clients to use for tax planning; environmental, social and governance reporting; and upskilling their employees.

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.

These five questions can help companies demonstrate the seriousness of their environmental, social and governance promises.

An ACCA report finds accountants deeply concerned about ESG matters.

The IASB overseer wants to find out how much demand is out there for it to also oversee international sustainability standards.

Regulators are making it harder for small-time shareholders to put forth proposals aimed at cracking down on excessive pay, climate change and other corporate governance concerns.

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 Carbon Disclosure Project, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board, the Global Reporting Initiative, the International Integrated Reporting Council and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board will work on a common set of disclosures.

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

The changes represent probably the biggest overhaul of Regulation S-K disclosures in more than three decades.

The profession's skillset can be applied to much more than just financial statements, according to Julie Bell Lindsay of the Center for Audit Quality.

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.

Stathis Gould, director of advocacy at the International Federation of Accountants, discusses how finance pros can provide more effective environmental, social and governance disclosures to stakeholders.

The Institute of Management Accountants recently released a pair of reports on how CFOs can help their organizations provide more sustainable business activities.