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Accounting bodies design ethics standardisation framework

Accounting body unveils ethics standards to 'mitigate greenwashing'

Sustainability assured?

Are organisations ready for regulators' demands for independent assurance of sustainability disclosures, and are investors ready to reward companies providing assurance, Michael Hurley asks

'Little correlation' between funds with sustainability labels and SFDR ambition

There is little correlation between funds that attain labels to prove their sustainability credentials and those that self-categorise as 'Article 9' funds under the most ambitious category of the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), according to Novethic.

Sustainability assurance standards publication date revealed

Standards for assuring sustainability-related information will be published on 2 August, for consultation until 1 December.

IAASB brings forward sustainability assurance consultation

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has brought forward the planned date for consultation on an international standard for assurance of sustainability-related information, citing public feedback which urged it to do so.

IOSCO: Progress on sustainability assurance framework 'encouraging'

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has encouraged market engagement with international standard-setters to ensure "high-quality" draft sustainability assurance standards ahead of their expected publication this year.

IOSCO welcomes work on global sustainability assurance standards

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has welcomed work to develop globally applicable standards for the assurance of sustainability-related information.

MSCI downgrades Russia's sustainability rating

MSCI ESG has downgraded its sustainability rating of Russia after the country's invasion of Ukraine, while All Street Sevva said investors should completely avoid providing capital to the nation.