In the quest for enhanced corporate sustainability, the integration of innovative technologies is ushering in a new era of reporting capability and transparency.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants approved an exposure draft on ethics and independence standards for sustainability reporting and assurance and a final ethics standard for tax planning and related services.

Firms that early-adopt ESG will be better positioned to deliver these services when they reach full market demand.

As ESG reporting regimes solidify, organizations need to start preparing their teams.

The board is providing information to help companies with its disclosure standards before they take effect in January.

The International Federation of Accountants wants organizations to combine sustainability reporting with their existing internal control and governance frameworks.

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

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "What is the most important issue currently facing the accounting profession?"

The International Federation of Accountants' planned revisions will include some new and revised learning outcomes to meet the demands for sustainability reporting and assurance.

Plus, Wolters Kluwer's emissions reduction targets validated; and other updates from the accounting technology world.

Nearly one-third of public companies are using artificial intelligence in their financial reporting, according to a new survey.

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation trustees reappointed Emmanuel Faber to serve a second term as chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board through the end of 2027.

The hub will support use of the International Sustainability Standards Board frameworks for disclosing climate risks.

The pressure to establish an ESG reporting framework is mounting as various regulatory bodies issue guidance.

Corporate audit committees have been providing investors with more information about their activities and responsibilities over the past 10 years, but there's still room for improvement.

Accounting organizations and firms are making plans to attend or contribute research in conjunction with the United Nations COP28 climate change conference in Dubai this week.

Companies are finding it difficult to hire enough qualified people in the relatively new field of sustainability reporting.

It's imperative now more than ever that businesses understand how to efficiently manage their sustainability investments.