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Recognising sustainability as a risk biggest challenge for ISSB standards
17 October 2024Convincing businesses of the sustainability risks is one of the biggest challenges for implementing ISSB standards, attendees at the Environmental Finance Sustainability Data EMEA 2024 conference heard.
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Lack of deforestation data 'not a good excuse' for non-disclosure, says WBCSD
24 September 2024A lack of data is "not a good excuse anymore" for not disclosing on deforestation, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has said, as it releases new guidance for financial institutions.
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ISSB outlines further details on nature plans
06 August 2024The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has announced further details of its nature workstream, including plans to assess biodiversity within its current sustainability standards.
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Financial accounting of net-zero commitments? Not yet, IASB says
26 April 2024A decision on whether net-zero commitments should be recognised under IAS 37 lays bare an expectation gap between backward-looking financial accounting and forward-looking sustainability perspectives. Vincent Huck reports
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ISSB to work on biodiversity disclosures
23 April 2024The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will launch a research programme on biodiversity disclosures, with a view to potentially working on a standard.
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EFRAG working with TNFD on 'interoperability map'
29 November 2023The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has said it is working with standard setters, including the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures, on 'interoperability maps'.
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The Future of ESG Data, Asia: conference round-up
21 November 2023The region faces unique challenges, including that many SMEs are not able or willing to report the ESG data being demanded of them. Peter Cripps reports
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The Future of ESG Data Asia conference: Does APAC need ISSB-Lite?
17 November 2023The Asia-Pacific region might require a slimmed down version of the sustainability standards drawn up by the IFRS's International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), a conference heard.
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ISSB urged to address biodiversity and social issues
01 September 2023The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has been urged to set standards on biodiversity and human capital, as part of its next phase of work.
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US investors expect ISSB alignment, despite ESG backlash
11 July 2023Many investors in North America expect the market to align with the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) climate and sustainability standards, despite the growing ESG backlash in the US.