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Will new global standard for corporate sustainability reporting corral wild west of ESG?

Corporate Knights

It leaves the definition of materiality up to each company to determine, although this will likely be subject to verification by external auditors. This could enable banks or fossil fuel companies , for example, to under-report climate risks or metrics based on an argument that fossil fuels will be needed for many years to come.