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US setting course for collaboration on ESG disclosure?

Will the US be part of emerging consistent global sustainability standards? Remarks by John Coates, recently named acting director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), suggests that the answer might be yes, with the agency ready to play a leading role in the development of the new Sustainability Standards Board […]

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Busted! Have you fallen for any of these ESG myths?

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Our resident mythbuster, Mohini Singh – ACA, Director of Financial Reporting Policy at CFA Institute and Treasurer of the XBRL International Board of Directors – is back. This time she’s turned her attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG) ideas, in a new guest post in the Taggings section of the XBRL international website.

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SECR: energy and carbon data in UK annual reports

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With so much recent discussion of standards for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosure, particularly sustainability metrics, it is interesting to revisit the example of one country that is forging ahead with mandatory reporting.

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Five ESG myths busted!

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This is a guest post by Mohini Singh, ACA, Director of Financial Reporting Policy at CFA Institute. The demand for sustainability information continues to grow as businesses are increasingly focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Investors need it in order to assess how companies are managing these questions and the impact they have […]

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Mohini Singh on Standards to Manage Investment Risk

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Head over to the Taggings section of the XBRL International website for a guest post from Mohini Singh, ACA, Director of Financial Reporting Policy at CFA Institute and Treasurer of the XBRL International Board of Directors.

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Sustainability disclosure rules for EU financial products and firms: Final Report and draft RTS on SFDR

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Having taken into account stakeholder feedback received during its 2020 consultation, the EU is very close to finalising common rules for a set of sustainability disclosures to be made by financial sector participants.

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All aboard the ESG omnibus for disclosure news

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We’ve seen a glut of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) news this week, particularly on climate disclosure, so join us for a whistle-stop tour of points of interest.

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Panel discussion: Standards to Manage Investment Risk

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This is a guest post by Mohini Singh, ACA, Director of Financial Reporting Policy at CFA Institute. At a recent XBRL US Investor Forum I spoke on a panel on ‘Standards to Manage Investment Risk’ with Mike Willis of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Council of Institutional Investors’ Jeff Mahoney, moderated by […]

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IFRS Foundation: September roadmap to sustainability standard

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The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation Trustees have announced their intention to produce a definitive proposal for global sustainability standards, including a roadmap with timeline, by the end of September 2021 – and the compass may point straight to the establishment of an international Sustainability Standards Board (SSB) along similar lines to the International […]

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ECB’s Christine Lagarde speaks on mice, men and climate

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If you were a mouse would you tie a bell to the cat, or would you let someone else make it their job? The fable of “belling the cat” – wherein inaction ends in disaster for the mice – serves as starting point for Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), in her […]

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US setting course for collaboration on ESG disclosure?

Busted! Have you fallen for any of these ESG myths?

SECR: energy and carbon data in UK annual reports

Five ESG myths busted!

Mohini Singh on Standards to Manage Investment Risk

Sustainability disclosure rules for EU financial products and firms: Final Report and draft RTS on SFDR

All aboard the ESG omnibus for disclosure news

Panel discussion: Standards to Manage Investment Risk

IFRS Foundation: September roadmap to sustainability standard

ECB’s Christine Lagarde speaks on mice, men and climate

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