As we recently reported, the Value Reporting Foundation has released the SASB Standards XBRL Taxonomy, enabling digital tagging of sustainability reporting using the SASB (formerly Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) set of standards, and hence improved comparability and analytical capabilities.
A new post from Workiva’s Steve Soter offers his take on forthcoming enhanced climate disclosure rules, expected from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
On 14 October, the White House published ‘A Roadmap to Build a Climate-Resilient Economy’ for the US. It outlines both a climate risk accountability framework and, based on these guiding principles, a whole-of-government implementation strategy to address climate-related financial risk.
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has published its 2021 Status Report. It finds that disclosure in line with the TCFD’s recommendations has accelerated significantly, growing by 9% in 2019–20.
For those interested in the development of the proposed International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), a webcast from the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation is important viewing.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is likely to require mandatory climate disclosures as early as April next year, covering carbon emissions as well as other climate-related risks.
If you are engaged in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting in the UK, you may like to get in touch with the Financial Reporting Council’s Financial Reporting Lab. It is seeking companies, service and systems providers, investors and any other interested parties to participate in a new project looking at how companies produce ESG […]
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) Project Task Force on the reporting of non-financial risks and opportunities and linkage to the business model (PTF RNFRO) has published a new report, connecting sustainability concerns with financial performance.
The Value Reporting Foundation has officially released the SASB Standards XBRL Taxonomy, in an important step forward for structured sustainability reporting
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) recently published its ‘Climate standard prototype’ working paper, setting out its current thinking on climate-related reporting standards. It has now released its accompanying ‘Basis for Conclusions,’ discussing the rationale behind the draft standards in substantial detail, from objectives and scope to specific climate policies, targets and metrics.
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