Tag: External Disclosure

Reporting matters 2019

The current convergence of public pressure, government regulation and investor scrutiny has led to an explosion of information requests and reporting approaches to satisfy stakeholder needs.

Reporting matters governance risk

The current convergence of public pressure, government regulation and investor scrutiny has led to an explosion of information requests and reporting approaches to satisfy stakeholder needs.

Reporting matters strategy targets

The current convergence of public pressure, government regulation and investor scrutiny have led to an explosion of information requests and reporting approaches to satisfy stakeholder needs.

Reporting matters 2019: regulators and standard setters urged to simplify and align the corporate reporting landscape

Geneva/Lisbon/London 14 October 2019: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) calls on regulators and standard setters to simplify and align the corporate reporting landscape in the seventh edition of Reporting matters – WBCSD’s annual review of member companies’ sustainability and integrated reports in partnership with Radley Yeldar (RY). Spanning 159 leading companies from […]

First-ever TCFD Summit to accelerate progress on climate-related financial disclosures

Tokyo, 8 October 2019: At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Japan and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the TCFD Consortium of Japan convened the first-ever TCFD Summit in Tokyo on 8 October 2019. The Summit gathered over 300 attendees with a view to […]

Major players across chemical and electric utility sectors share TCFD implementation experience

Today, through collaboration with WBCSD, eleven leading companies across chemical and electric utility sectors provide an in-depth look at climate-related financial disclosure in two landmark reports.

Czech BCSD hosts workshop on measuring and managing ESG risks

Prague, 16 May 2019: The Czech Business Council for Sustainable Development, WBCSD’s Global Network partner in the Czech Republic, hosted a conference on the latest sustainability trends, risks and possible solutions. The conference was hosted at EYs office in central Prague, and 25 participants from Czech businesses attended.  The conference included presentations from Alice Machova, […]

Innovative tools now available to strengthen management and disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) information

Montreux, 3 April:  For many businesses, managing multiple disclosure demands and increasing stakeholder pressure for disclosing environmental, social and governance (ESG) information is an ongoing challenge. Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released the ESG Disclosure Handbook and Indicator Library to help companies address the issue. Both the handbook and the library provide practical resources for […]

New study shows Japan’s growing market demand for quality information on environmental, social and governance considerations

Geneva, Switzerland 11 February 2019: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) released a report on the corporate sustainability reporting landscape in Japan. The report highlights that there’s growing market demand for more information on ESG issues and considerations.   By comparing Japan’s sustainability reporting practices with those of […]

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