TNFD publishes final disclosure recommendations
September 20th, 2023
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published its final recommendations for nature-related risk management and disclosure.
TNFD has released 14 recommended disclosures and a suite of additional implementation guidance …
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ShareAction calls for ISSB to prioritise human rights reporting
September 1st, 2023
Investor coalition ShareAction has written to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to design international reporting standards for human and worker rights.
ShareAction, which represents investors managing …
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August 7th, 2023
Just a small minority of large US companies are able to share their total worldwide tax contributions, as pressure from stakeholders and regulators over ESG disclosure grows, a …
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Accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers has been slapped with a $7.9m penalty for violating the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) financial reporting and auditor independence rules.
The regulator found PwC had engaged in ‘improper professional …
Read MoreThose of us familiar with Disney’s “Herbie” film series were perhaps not at all surprised at the recent travails to have hit VW. After all, if their cars can be intelligent enough to compete on their own in rally-car races, …
Read MoreSir David Walker’s review of the governance of UK banks, commissioned by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has published 39 recommendations aimed at improving the governance of banks and other big financial institutions (BOFIs). The aim of the report was to …
Read MoreThe dominance of the Big 4 audit firms continues to be a cause for concern according to a report by the UK’s reporting and governance watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council. The FRC has published the third of its Progress Reports …
Read MorePartner for Financial Stability has released its latest finding on reporting quality in Central and Eastern Europe, noting a significant increase in the number of CEE blue chip companies issuing stand-alone English-language environmental, social and governance (ESG) reports.
The number …
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