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  • ISSB votes to require Scope 3 disclosures

    21 October 2022

    'Global baseline' sustainability standards are set to require disclosure of Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, after a vote by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) decided.

  • ISSB targets adoption of global baseline standards 'as soon as they are finalised'

    17 October 2022

    The IFRS Foundation hopes that the sustainability reporting guidelines being developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will be adopted as a global baseline "as soon as" they are finalised.

  • US regulator establishes climate risk advisory committee

    04 October 2022

    The US Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has created a climate-related financial risk advisory committee.

  • ResponsAbility invests in 'superfruits'

    14 September 2022

  • Sovereign sustainability-linked debt initiative launched

    09 September 2022

    A World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB)-backed initiative to "catalyse" sovereign sustainability-linked debt issuance has been launched to provide technical support to increase the volume, quality and impact of such issuances.

  • Carney leads sustainable finance tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

    09 September 2022

    The sustainable finance community has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, after her death at the age of 96 ushered in the rein of outspoken environmentalist King Charles III.

  • Nature risks 'neglected' in insurer underwriting

    06 September 2022

    Nature-related risks are being neglected in the insurance sector's underwriting activities due to a lack of awareness and understanding, a report has said.

  • ISSB consultation draws 1,300 responses

    08 August 2022

  • IFRS completes absorption of VRF

    02 August 2022

    The IFRS Foundation has completed its absorption of the Value Reporting Foundation, in the latest step in the consolidation of the myriad of sustainability disclosure initiatives.

  • US financial stability body says closing climate data gaps a priority

    29 July 2022

    The US Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has reported "considerable progress" by its members in addressing the threat to financial stability posed by climate change, but identified plugging data gaps as a priority for future work.