A Buyer’s Guide to Natural Climate Solutions Carbon Credits
This guide is intended to help businesses that have decided to include Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) voluntary carbon credits in their climate strategies.
Tag: Assurance and Internal Controls
Time to Transform – Video highlights of Vision 2050 launch events
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched “Vision 2050: Time to Transform” last Thursday 25 March.
New IAASB guidance helps advance assurance for non-financial reporting
Marking a significant step forward in supporting assurance for non-financial reporting, IAASB today published Non-Authoritative Guidance on Applying ISAE 3000 to Extended External Reporting Assurance Engagements in collaboration with WBCSD.
Non-authoritative guidance on applying ISAE 3000 (revised) to sustainability and other extended external reporting assurance engagements
This Guidance responds to ten key stakeholder-identified challenges commonly encountered in applying International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3000 (Revised), Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information.
Investor course: understanding corporate sustainability
As investor demand for sustainability information is growing, it is crucial that the information is robust and of good quality for decision-making. To meet the needs of investors, WBCSD and AssuranceMark have designed a free course with the objective to provide investors with a toolkit that they can use to differentiate high-quality assurance from less robust third-party verification and inform engagements with companies to reinforce accountability. The course is […]
“ESG ratings… it’s a bit of a zoo”
Podcast on ESG ratings: Peter Bakker, WBCSD’s President and CEO, talks with Euromoney
Danone, Firmenich SA and Unilever recognized as global sustainability leaders with triple A score by CDP
WBCSD members Danone, Firmenich S.A and Unilever are among the only six companies in the world to have obtained a “triple A” score by CDP in recognition of their leading environmental efforts in tackling climate change, fighting deforestation and protecting water cycles.
Staying competitive in a fast-changing world
he World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launched Staying competitive in a fast-changing world – Practical steps for future-proofing your business.
Guidance on improving the quality of ESG information for decision-making
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and FSR – Danish Auditors have published a first-of-its-kind guidance on how companies can improve the quality of, and confidence in, their environment, social and governance (ESG) information by considering the basic building blocks of internal controls. It’s important for companies to pursue investment grade ESG data […]
Enhancing the credibility of non-financial information: the investor perspective
This report explores what value this information has for investors.