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Proliferation of Frameworks risks ‘sustainability reporting fatigue’

By Editor on June 5, 2020

A recent article in the Financial Times neatly pinpoints an underlying problem with sustainability reporting: the proliferation of frameworks that threaten to overwhelm investors and reporters. Companies are increasingly responding to investor demand for more environmental, social and governance (ESG) information, however, with so many competing frameworks – such as the GRI, SASB, TCFD and […]

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What’s Cooking? Disclosures reveal Pandemic’s impact on Restaurants

By Editor on June 5, 2020

Calcbench recently published a three-part blog scouring restaurant sector disclosures to discover the data-based story of how much harm the pandemic has caused. Of course, we don’t necessarily need to dig into disclosures to ascertain that restaurant sales went off a cliff in March as lockdowns started to come into force across the US and […]

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IMF advocates for mandatory Climate Risk Disclosure

By Editor on June 5, 2020

Floods, hurricanes and wildfires have an undeniable impact on the countries and economies devastated by them – but are the risks of these increasingly common climate-related disasters being properly considered by investors? A recent International Monetary Fund report argues that investors and equity markets have been ignoring the growing risk of financial losses associated with […]

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More Certified Software

By Editor on June 5, 2020

We’re pleased to announce that ParsePort XBRL Converter is the latest report creation software to achieve certified software status, ensuring the validity of XBRL and iXBRL created using the product. We are also pleased to announce that Fujitsu’s Interstage XWand is the first tool to achieve certification for the new Extensible Enumerations 2.0 specification which was finalised […]

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Korea’s FSC to focus on Digital

By Editor on June 5, 2020

In a speech at the opening of Online Korea Fintech Week Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) chairman Eun Sung-soo outlined the regulator’s plans to peruse digital and big-data based innovation. The plan is designed to support the government’s “New Deal” project to accelerate the adoption of digital technologies across the economy. The regulator plans to […]

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XBRL International welcomes Wes Bricker

By Editor on May 29, 2020

Following an e-vote by the XBRL International Member Assembly, we are pleased to announce the election of Wes Bricker to our Board of Directors.

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Green Reporting Headed Digital?

By Editor on May 29, 2020

In opening remarks at the Eurofiling ESEF Digital Day yesterday, the European Commission’s Alain Deckers described the work going into the review of Europe’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive (or NFRD) which governs disclosure of ESG reporting. The key issue? The need for a single set of high quality standards. An ongoing issue that is receiving attention […]

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ESEF Tests

By Editor on May 29, 2020

At yesterday’s Eurofiling digital gathering, ESMA’s Anna Sciortino provided a description of the next steps for the ESEF mandate, including updates to the taxonomy and RTS. Slides are available here. XBRL España’s Javier Mora has prepared an extremely detailed deck that analyses the ESMA ESEF Test Suite, with examples and descriptions. Software vendors that are working in […]

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ESG “Scores” unhelpful for Investors

By Editor on May 29, 2020

This week the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held a (virtual) meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee. Amongst other topics, on the agenda were questions of private investments in relation to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton introduced the committee by underlining why, for him, the current system of […]

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Africa’s Standard Bank urges Regulators to ease Digital Trade

By Editor on May 29, 2020

Africa’s Standard Bank has urged regulators to amend regulations that restrict digital trade in order to ease the economic impact of Covid-19. Vinod Madhavan, head of trade for Standard Bank Group, highlighted how the current limitations on movement have had a significant impact on trade – and created an opportunity to digitise trade, which traditionally […]

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