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The Top 100 Firm aims to recognize U.S.-based businesses that are “changing the game” with their commitment to environmental, social and governance practices.

High-net-worth financial planning clients are looking for more options.

A group of finance leaders are coping with a steady stream of economic disruptions this year and they’re planning ahead for tax hikes and more.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking its biggest step yet to stop money managers from misleading investors when they claim their funds are focused on environmental, social or governance issues.

TradeZero has settled with the commission over charges that it misled investors when it said it does not restrict access to meme stocks.

The foundation laid out how it will be using the standards and the integrated reporting framework it is inheriting from the Value Reporting Foundation.

The board of trustees released a draft strategic plan Tuesday and is asking for input.

When the IFRS Foundation trustees put out their Consultation Paper on Sustainability Reporting, the accounting scientific community responded in unusually high numbers.

Climate change could cost the global economy $178 trillion over the next 50 years, a 7.6% cut to global GDP in 2070 alone, according to estimates from the Big Four firm.

Finance ministers and central bank governors are asking the new board to go beyond climate change disclosures to set standards in other areas related to nature and social issues.

The board described some broad steps Wednesday to achieve the baseline by the end of the year.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board issued a consultation paper on natural resources on Monday to consider various issues relating to recognition, measurement and presentation of natural resources by public sector entities.

Organizations need to be ready to face these five challenges to environment, social and governance disclosures.

ADP releases updates to Accountant Connect; Clarius R+D releases new version of tax platform; and other news and updates from the accounting technology world.

The board asked for input on a proposal for a sustainability reporting framework, echoing recent moves in the private sector.

The federal government’s deficit has shrunk by some $1.57 trillion, driven by record receipts from a strong economy and a slowdown in spending.

The Securities and Exchange Commission extended the comment period Monday for approximately a month on its proposed rules for climate-related disclosures, giving commenters until June 17, 2022 to send in their feedback.

A record tax haul for the federal government this spring shrank the budget deficit and surprised Wall Street.

The institute is continuing a tradition that dates back to the 1990s as a way to highlight the work of the profession.

The Big Four firm's report outlined its commitment to environmental, social, and governance issues across four main areas: "people, planet, prosperity and principles of governance."