Christopher Marchant

SASB and IIRC merge to help simplify reporting

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) are to come together to form a new organisation, the Value Reporting Foundation.

News Round Up: ACCA, Ban Ki-moon, SEB, and more

EU Commission criticised over conflicts of interest on BlackRock contract

The European Commission did not properly consider conflicts of interest when it granted a contract to BlackRock to advise on the EU's new sustainable finance agenda for banks, according to an opinion by the European Ombudsman.

News Round Up: TCI Fund Management, IPSF, Kapan, and more

BankTrack: Equator Principles projects 'unsatisfactory' on local engagement

News Round Up: John Kerry, Mirova

News Round Up: One Planet, UK infrastructure bank, Green REIT Index, and more

People Moves 20 November: Moody's, Willis Towers Watson, GRI, Deutsche Börse, CBI, GIIN, GIZ, Nordea

Estimated carbon emissions data 'ineffective'

Estimated carbon emissions data reflects 'almost entirely' on size and industry information, which makes it ineffective in identifying green companies in brown sectors and further reduces the efficacy of investor actions, according to an academic study.

PCAF launches standard for global emissions

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) has launched a methodology which intends to enable banks to measure and disclose the emissions associated with their financed activities.