Leading the sustainability transition calls for the board to go beyond compliance and ask practical questions about ESG governance.

A board that looks to embed sustainability as a ‘guiding force’ in the business will give its company the competitive edge.

Thinktank criticises the Financial Reporting Council for deleting ‘pretty tame’ measures related to ESG from the latest version.

In a move to boost sustainability assurance and cut greenwash, auditors are given ‘a clear framework of expected behaviour’.

Climate issues feature prominently on the executive agenda, with sustainability investments on the rise globally, finds survey.

The UK pension fund notes in voting guidelines that the ISSB reporting standards IFRS S1 and S2 should be seen as a ‘minimum’.

Implementing managed shared audit would put a burden on audit committees, a recent panel discussion concluded.

Responses to the FRC’s consultation on its proposals highlight practical concerns about implementation and compliance.

The Institute of Directors says the FRC proposal on board governance means ‘lines of accountability will be blurred’.

Long-awaited legislation to create a new audit and governance watchdog may not see light until after the election, says news report.