Ahead of the UN’s October COP26 conference in Glasgow, pension funds commit to align their investment portfolios ‘with a 1.5°C climate change pathway’.
To enable real change in a company’s impact on environmental, social, and governance issues, they need to be part and parcel of long-term strategy. But how can that be done?
This is the first in a series of episodes that explore how the finance function can drive sustainable business success and account for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.
The merger of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and the International Integrated Reporting Council continues a global movement toward harmony in corporate reporting of sustainability and environmental, social and governance issues.
CIMA President Nick Jackson, FCMA, CGMA, says finance leaders should commit to aligning their business’s strategic investments with environmental, social, and governance goals.
The latest World Bank report shows more than a fifth of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions are now covered by carbon pricing schemes. Accountants may have new tasks related to carbon trading.
The proposal extends the scope of sustainability disclosures to more entities and provides greater detail on the information that should be included in sustainability reports.
CFOs need to know the signs to help their businesses detect whether timber in their supply chains could have come from questionable sources and practices.
A new study led by the University of Cambridge suggests that many economies will see credit rating downgrades within a decade, increasing the cost of sovereign and corporate debt.
In anticipation of a possible September announcement of a new international sustainability reporting standards board, the IFRS Foundation trustees announced the formation of a new working group to undertake technical preparations and accelerate convergence.
If you think the serious challenges to your business will end after the pandemic, think again. To weather disruptions that are expected to recur in the next decade, here are five tactics to cultivate resilience in your organisation.
The EU’s new Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is to require providers to disclose the sustainability of their financial services or products.
By the fall, the IFRS Foundation trustees plan to issue a proposal for a board that would set international global sustainability reporting standards. The trustees’ plans for that board are becoming clearer.
