All European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) articles
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NewsEFRAG and CDP join forces to boost uptake of European sustainability reporting standards
Collaboration aims to accelerate the implementation of ESRS and provide data to the market from next year
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NewsISSB’s approach to SASB standards wins qualified support
Critics of the SASB standards argued they were too focused on US capital markets to be relevant to an international audience
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NewsISSB, European institutions collaborate to align sustainability reporting standards
‘We will be well placed to ensure investors are provided with better information for better economic and investment decision making,’ says ISSB’s vice chair
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NewsReporting groups confirm intense interoperability between ESRS and GRI Standards
‘The efforts made by the GRI and EFRAG sustainability reporting teams will prevent the need for double reporting by companies,’ says EFRAG
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NewsEU sustainability board under pressure to finalise materiality guidance
Many companies are at a loss regarding compliance with the new rules
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NewsNBIM asks for change to European green reporting standards on materiality
As European Commission’s consultation on draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards closes, Norway’s SWF manager says companies should be made to say why topics are not material
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NewsExperts ‘very concerned’ about EU row-back in proposed CSRD standards
Leaving entities free to choose which areas were material before disclosing ‘allows companies to leave out entire parts of the sustainability disclosures’, says Eurosif
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NewsIOSCO working to endorse ISSB sustainability standards, chair hints
The ISSB is currently redeliberating its first two draft sustainability standards dealing with general disclosure requirements and climate reporting
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NewsISSB unveils support framework for emerging economies at COP27, tie-up with CDP
Emmanuel Faber reminded COP27 of main conference message: ‘the need for climate-related financial disclosures is increasingly urgent’
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NewsISSB targets climate-related scenario analysis, to consult on work plan in H1
Delaying the consultation from the end of this year as originally planned would ‘allow the ISSB to first reach decisions on key areas’
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NewsSustainable finance committee calls for solid framework for corporate reporting standards
The committee also stressed the need to align standards and regulatory frameworks to national jurisdictions and to improve transparency
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NewsISSB chair highlights pressures on new board, staff report positive response to draft standards
Respondents ‘strongly welcomed’ the push to consolidate multiple sustainability reporting standards and frameworks
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NewsTrade group calls on EU to exempt pension funds, asset managers from CSRD
PensionsEurope also wants to see more consideration given to avoiding duplication as a result of overlaps between different reporting regimes
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FeaturesAccounting: Packed agenda as ISSB takes shape
ISSB board aims to finalise its first two sustainability standards by the end of the year A consultation on the ISSB’s work priorities is planned for later this year The role of materiality in sustainability reporting remains a hotly debated topic
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NewsNorway’s SWF joins ESMA in call for pragmatism in EU corporate sustainability rules
NBIM advocates fewer disclosure metrics and more focus on key data likely to be valuable to users
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NewsISSB on the brink of appointing new board members, vice chair says
Board currently has two members, chair and vice chair
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NewsISSB unveils new advisory body, EFRAG names TEG members
New ISSB body to focus on enhancing compatibility between global baseline and jurisdictional initatives
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NewsISSB launches public consultation on draft sustainability standards
The first of the two standards deals with general sustainability-related disclosure requirements while the second addresses climate-related disclosures
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NewsPeople moves: Former Mercer research head joins comms consultancy
JPES Partners, USS; Nuveen, Detailhandel, Zoetwaren, Just Group, Ninety One, PGIM, EFRAG, ISSB, Robeco, AXA IM, Aeon Investments
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NewsESG roundup: Climate policy forecasters release ‘value drivers’ data
Plus: LPPI gets help for net-zero; Stoneport ambitions; biodiversity standards; and data coverage shortcomings
