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ESG Acronyms and What They Mean

3BL Media

The standards build on the previous work of the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Value Reporting Foundation’s Integrated Reporting Framework, industry-based SASB Standards and the World Economic Forum’s Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics.

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Taking stock of Chase, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley's recent climate commitments

GreenBiz

Specifically, JPMorgan Chase announced in October that it would shape its financing portfolio in three key sectors to align with the Paris Agreement; three days later, HSBC announced its statement of net-zero ambition. Disclosure and reporting. Tools for analysis.

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What every CFO needs to know about the new sustainability reporting standard

We Mean Business Coalition

The ISSB – International Sustainability Standards Board – is special because it reduces the amount of frameworks, and merges an array of existing major international frameworks, including TCFD , CDSB Framework ; Integrated Reporting Framework; SASB Standards; WEF Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

In this article, I’ll summarise key sustainability events defining 2021 and then present four sustainable ESG trends that will settle companies’ environment in 2022. Article 6 of the Paris agreement approval and the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets will play a key role in increasing carbon offsets quality.

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Celebrating Climate Week & Earth Day 2021 – Global Leaders Gather in “Climate Summit” Hosted by the U.S. – Kumbaya for Paris Agreement Goals Refresh

Sustainability Update

We could describe the enthusiastic presentations and panel discussions over the two days by global participants a kumbaya gathering to refresh and update the 2015 Paris Agreement (or Accord) moments as the world leaders then set out ambitious goals to limit global warming. The measures sovereign governments (large and small!)

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Both Hands on the Wheel

Chris Hall

The accelerated pace towards standard-setting for corporate sustainability reporting is a result in both the urgency of sustainability challenges and in particular in a huge change in investor opinion in favour of making it happen. Table: Comparison of climate disclosures in the EU and international reporting standards. . •