Tag: non-financial reporting
Does your board have the ESG skills they need for future success?
2020 has been a pivotal year in which even sceptical leaders have been forced to reckon with ESG’s vital role in business strategy.
Watchdog’s ire provoked by ‘vague’ purpose statements
Research by the FRC finds 62% of companies cannot articulate connections between their purpose, values and strategy.
How 2020 has sparked acceleration to a comprehensive reporting system
This crisis year has underlined the importance of integrated reporting to achieving global financial stability and sustainable development.
BlackRock backs global sustainability reporting standards
The fund manager says investors and corporates need common and comparable data, amid IFRS consultation on global sustainability reporting.
Sustainability in spotlight at IIRC Global Conference
This year’s IIRC Global Conference will be held online, enabling it to reach a wider audience in a year that has made integrated reporting more relevant than ever.
FRC proposes ‘public interest report’ to highlight stakeholder issues
The UK watchdog calls for a “more agile approach” to corporate disclosures, with separate business, finances and public interest reports.
Companies should embrace Europe’s roadmap to stakeholder capitalism
The EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive review is a watershed moment for global efforts to standardise ESG disclosures and improve business sustainability.
LGIM to vote against ExxonMobil chair over climate concerns
The asset manager has a policy of voting against combined CEO–chair roles, but also cites worries about Exxon’s “lack of strategic ambition” on climate.
Companies ‘failing to demonstrate oversight of vulnerable workers’
Research reveals a lack of data on vulnerable workers in supply chains, despite investor demands for better reporting and oversight.
EcoDa warns that sustainability standardisation ‘promotes box-ticking’
European directors’ association ecoDa says standardisation of data to aid comparability may not result in more sustainable companies.