Mandatory carbon reporting

CDP to integrate ISSB standards into disclosure platform

CDP, one of the leading environmental disclosure platforms, has announced plans to incorporate the disclosure requirements of the International Sustainability Standard Board’s internationally recognised standards into its platform in a bid to help streamline corporate data disclosure.

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Energy

Eight top tips for reporting environmental risk and becoming a more climate-resilient business

Climate & nature

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: How did it get there?

Policy

Bank of England: Finance sector has ‘much more to do’ to understand and manage climate risks

Finance

Government launches consultation on ‘gold standard’ framework for climate transition plans

Policy

Robust regulation on environmental disclosure is key to a net-zero, resilient economy

TCFD: Businesses worth $2trn back final climate disclosure recommendations

More than 100 businesses including Unilever, Barclays and HSBC, have publicly committed to support the final recommendations listed by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which seeks to disclose climate information as part of mainstream financial statements.

Climate & nature

Sending the wrong message: we don’t care how hot the room is

Energy

George’s little red briefcase is lacking big green ideas

Energy

Budget 2016: 10 green pledges we all want to hear George Osborne make

From retaining mandatory carbon reporting requirements and confirming support for renewables through to supporting SMEs on energy efficiency and developing a thriving circular economy - is today the day that Chancellor George Osborne finally announces a Climate Budget that delivers on the UK Government's big green promises?

Policy

How to produce a sustainability report

This book is a step-by-step guide to the practices and processes in producing a sustainability/integrated report using the GRI framework.

Energy

‘Game-changers’: BT and M&S top FTSE100 on carbon management

Telecommunications giant BT has secured top spot in a report of the carbon reporting performance of the top 100 companies floated on the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE 100).

Energy

Green noise: Is sustainability reporting becoming too complex?

The multifaceted landscape of sustainability reporting has become overwhelming for businesses and is leading to a general lack of engagement around CSR communication.

Ed Davey: ESOS regulation will accelerate UK’s green growth

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey has fended off criticism of the Government's impending Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), insisting that a regulatory approach to improving the nation's energy efficiency is the right one.