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94% of Companies Planning to Comply with CSRD – Even if They Don’t Need to: Workiva

ESG Today

Even companies that are not required to comply with the new rules, such as those in non-EU countries like the UK, are gearing up for the new regulations, with 59% reporting that they plan to voluntarily align their integrated reporting strategies with CSRD.

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ESG Acronyms and What They Mean

3BL Media

General sustainability definitions Climate risk Two types of climate risks exist, transition risks and physical risks. The Value Reporting Foundation (VRF) was further consolidated into the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in 2022. Let’s get into it.

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ESG – Very Much a Work in Progress

Caux Round Table

To replace “ESG” for companies, as well as investors, I would propose use of the already familiar term “integrated.” One of the dictionary definitions of integrated is: with two or more things combined in order to become more effective. In support of the proposed integrated approach, here are a few points to be considered: 1.

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IFRS Foundation, VRF Finalise Consolidation Arrangements

Chris Hall

Announced on 22 June, the consolidation of the VRF – which houses the Integrated Reporting Framework and the SASB Standards – into the IFRS Foundation will also support the work of the ISSB. Two draft standards are open to feedback until 29 July and are expected to be finalised in late 2022 or early 2023.

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Blanket Statements, Brick and Mortar of ESG Integration

Sense and Sustainability

” What Peter Drucker Actually Said The very dictum of “what gets measured, gets managed” is frequently attributed to the late Austrian American philosopher Peter Drucker. In reality though, there is no indication that the celebrated management thinker ever uttered those words.

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Can we finally standardize ESG standards?

GreenBiz

Consolidated ESG standards: Recently, four leading ESG standards organizations — GRI, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB); CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project); the Carbon Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB); and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) — declared their intent to collaborate.

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The 33 sustainability certifications you need to know

GreenBiz

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Professional Certification. Integrated Reporting (IR) Fundamentals of Integrated Reporting Certificate. Each has its own nuanced definition of what makes a building sustainable and approach for how building certification is achieved. CDP Climate Change Survey Certification.