ISSB

Government receives official advice calling on it to roll out global climate and sustainability reporting standards for use in UK with 'minor amendments'

ISSB launches new two year work programme, as it promises to strengthen partnerships with other reporting bodies

New corporate questionnaire is aligned with latest reporting standards and brings forests, water, biodiversity, and plastics issues together in one questionnaire and dataset for the first time

Group of investors including London Stock Exchange Group, Rathbones and Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) back statement demanding introduction of consistent, comparable sustainability reporting rules worldwide

Sustainability consultancy’s latest acquisition sees US ESG reporting specialist BuzzWord join its expanding portfolio

CDP calls for more comprehensive environmental risk reporting as hundreds of organisations back ISSB’s sustainability disclosure standards

EY Climate Risk Barometer finds that while climate-related risks disclosure is improving worldwide, business leaders are failing to adjust strategies in response to worsening risks

Companies disclosing environmental impacts through CDP now account for over two-thirds of global market capitalisation

Government confirms UK company disclosures on climate change will use International Sustainability Standards Board baseline

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