“By thinking of taxonomies as modular ‘building blocks’, it is easier to design and maintain these sometimes complex products.”
This post is by Erwin Kaats, XBRL expert at Logius, on behalf of the Taxonomy Architecture Guidance Task Force (TAGTF). This group is made up of taxonomy experts who work to define best practice and produce reliable and high-quality XBRL International guidance to improve the comparability of data by increasing the consistency of taxonomies around […]
Janine Guillot, CEO of the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF), offers some clear insights in recent ‘Welcome Remarks’ on the global corporate reporting landscape, particularly the ‘building blocks’ concept.
Jean-Paul Servais, Vice Chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and Chair of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation Monitoring Board, recently explored why IOSCO believes in the IFRS Foundation Trustees’ sustainability initiative and how IOSCO will support it.
The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and the We Mean Business Coalition (WMBC), in collaboration with Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), Global Accounting Alliance (GAA), and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), recently released a guide to help accountants navigate the world of greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting.
As global, EU and US consultations on sustainability reporting drew to a close over recent weeks (as discussed here), we have seen a concerted push for collaboration and convergence from a huge range of organisations.
Another really interesting session at the 30th XBRL Europe conference was the plenary session on environment, social, and governance (ESG) matters, with presentations now available to peruse online. It focused particularly on the crucial theme of how digital thinking is being built into emerging ESG standards.
The recent IFRS Foundation Conference 2022 addressed key current and emerging themes in the reporting arena.
Klaas Knot, Chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and President of De Nederlandsche Bank, recently spoke on the role of the financial system in “a smooth and graceful transition” to net zero.
2021 has in many ways been the “year of ESG” – of environmental, social and governance issues – and has seen several crucially important developments, particularly in terms of sustainability reporting standards and requirements.
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