Sustainability

• How management accountants can lead the journey to carbon net zero

  Finance leaders have a key role in the move towards climate-friendly economies.

• Association, GAA support IFRS Foundation’s sustainability reporting standards board proposal

  The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and the Global Accounting Alliance sent letters supporting the IFRS Foundation’s proposal to create a new sustainability reporting standards board.

• Video: Nestlé invests big to cut carbon emissions

  Nestlé said it plans to invest CHF 3.2 billion ($3.58 billion) over the next five years, giving details about its path to net zero emissions by 2050.

• SASB and IIRC to merge to simplify corporate, sustainability reporting

  The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) will form a unified organisation led by current SASB CEO Janine Guillot by mid-2021.

• Association sets out 2021 sustainability road map for accountants

  Stakeholders worldwide are demanding more transparency and greater attention to environmental, social, and governance matters from organisations.

• UK issues equivalence decisions and sets out green finance measures

  The UK government issued a set of equivalence decisions across several financial services areas for firms from EU and European Economic Area states and set out finance initiatives for greening the economy.

• TCFD reporting playbook for more consistent climate disclosures

  The Institute of International Finance and the UN Environment Programme published a how-to guide to help financial institutions produce more uniform and comprehensive disclosures on climate risks.

• Regulator gives guidance to investors on the UK Stewardship Code

  In its Early Review of Reporting under the Stewardship Code 2020, the FRC provides expectations and guidance to investors.

• Video: Food giants call for tougher deforestation rules

  Supermarkets, food manufacturers, and restaurant chains urged the UK government to strengthen a plan to stop tropical forests from being cut down.

• Becoming a sustainable leader

  Sustainability makes business sense. Finance leaders can strengthen financial performance by improving the community and the environment.

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