ISSB unveils 'common language' global standards for climate risk reporting

Sian Barnett Wike
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Hotly-anticipated standards widely welcomed by governments, financial regulators and business as a key framework for integrating climate risk data into corporate financial reports

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has unveiled its long-awaited set of global sustainability-related disclosure standards for capital markets, in a "frontier-crossing" release designed...

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