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ESG Data: 'Dream of common language will not be met without common translation'

The dream of a "common language" on environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting can only be achieved in practice if we accept the need for a "traveller's translation guide" for global investors as well, an Environmental Finance event has heard.

Recognising sustainability as a risk biggest challenge for ISSB standards

Convincing 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.

Financial accounting of net-zero commitments? Not yet, IASB says

A 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

Faber issues rallying cry as regulators diverge from ISSB, jeopardising its mission

The chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has issued a "call to action" for regulators to unite behind by the organisation's standards, warning that divergence from them threatens to undermine its mission.

The Future of ESG Data conference: EU CSRD reporting does 'not satisfy' ISSB reporting, says ISSB

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) said that EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)-aligned reporting does "not satisfy" its reporting standards due to its inclusion of 'double materiality' considerations.

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Inaugural ISSB members appointed

The four inaugural members of the body developing global baseline sustainability reporting standards have been appointed.

Turning trash into cash

Investment in waste-to-energy projects has been stifled by perceived risks. But there are signs that the maturing sector is starting to become increasingly attractive. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports