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Other issues take precedence over environmental, social and governance issues for many finance execs, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey.

The move is aimed at helping pave the way for a potential international standard-setter for ESG accounting.

Investors would face a 0.1 percent tax on each sale of stocks, bonds and derivatives under a Democrat-led proposal aimed at curbing risky trading behaviors.

Plug Power Inc.’s accounting errors sent shares of the fuel-cell maker plunging on Wednesday, dragging down its peers.

The International Federation of Accountants convened a meeting of leaders of accounting organizations to advance sustainability reporting as momentum builds worldwide for consistent environmental, social and governance reporting.

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Global organizations that set corporate reporting standards failed to keep pace with the ESG boom, opening the door to greenwashing, mispricing and bubbles, according to one such group.

The International Financial Accounting Standards Foundation is pushing forward on a proposal to set up an international sustainability standards board it would oversee along with the International Accounting Standards Board.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has formed a Climate and ESG Task Force in its enforcement division to identify misconduct in environmental, social and governance reporting.

Thomas Sandell and Sandell Asset Management are paying $105 million to New York, the biggest fine of its kind in the state.

The board is finalizing a merger with the International Integrated Reporting Council, while watching efforts to establish a standard-setter overseen by the IFRS Foundation.

The International Federation of Accountants is partnering with the International Integrated Reporting Council on a joint initiative.

Maneuvers played out across the country as census tract boundaries were changed to accommodate wealthy investors whose projects fell outside the lines of roughly 8,700 opportunity zones. About 140 tracts grew in size.

The lens through which we view a company affects how we measure success. A more complete picture contributes to a more unified understanding of value.

For accounting to take a pivotal role in tackling the climate emergency, a single set of sustainability standards is critical.

BlackRock has previously endorsed companies reporting climate risks. This year, it went a step further.

Three House Democrats are pushing legislation that would repeal the carried-interest tax break used by fund managers to reduce the levies they owe to the Internal Revenue Service.

The Center for Audit Quality and the American Institute of CPAs released a guide Wednesday to environmental, social and governance reporting and attestation for accountants.