WBCSD in collaboration with the Erasmus School of Economics release a report diving into current ESG materiality assessment practice including some of the main challenges and opportunities for companies.
The Reporting Exchange, the global resource for corporate environmental, social and governance reporting, will be transferred from May 2021 to Arabesque, a leading provider of technology solutions for sustainable finance and a member of WBCSD, to leverage the newest technological and data intelligence advances.
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.
In the Chartered Accountants Ireland’s February magazine, Rodney Irwin, Managing Director, Redefining Value and Education, dives into how Chartered Accountants can fulfil their professional duties by strengthening company value through environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.
Over the last year, COVID-19 has dramatically altered our lives with a swiftness and ferocity not seen before – at least in most of our lifetimes. It has upended personal lives and financial markets, challenged the fundamentals of how companies operate and triggered a re-evaluation of long-held assumptions about the global economy.
Geneva/London 21 October 2020: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) highlights the importance of maintaining sustainability ambitions amidst unprecedented disruption in the eighth edition of Reporting matters – WBCSD’s annual review of its member companies’ sustainability and integrated reports in partnership with Radley Yeldar (RY). This year, Reporting matters presents a focus on […]
1 September 2020 – Last week, PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) and WBCSD announced a landmark collaboration that will drive corporate-investor action on sustainable development.
Geneva/London, 27 August 2020: The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) – together representing asset owners, investment managers, service providers and businesses – have forged a new collaboration to create the enabling conditions for a sustainable financial system. In the landmark collaboration, the PRI and WBCSD will work […]
Geneva, Switzerland, 1 July 2020: Today, through collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), leading construction and building materials companies provide an in-depth look at climate-related disclosure in: “Construction and Building Materials TCFD Preparer Forum: Communicating collective and individual climate-related challenges and action”. As part of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures […]
Geneva, Switzerland 20 November 2019: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) launched guidance on non-financial assurance. The publication is designed to demystify common misconceptions about assurance and help users procure fit-for-purpose assurance services. Independent assurance can enhance credibility and trust in information […]