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The consultation covers new methodologies for the financial sector’s GHG emissions reporting, including regarding avoided emissions, or “scope 4” emissions. On 3 December 2024, the Partnership for Carbon Accounting...more
On 23 September 2024, the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) announced that it will begin incorporating the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS Standards) issued by the International Sustainability Standards...more
Teneo Insights recently published its fourth annual “State of U.S. Sustainability Reports,” which analyzes 250 sustainability reports from S&P 500 companies published this year through July 30, seeking to understand how...more
In the December 2023 edition of Regulatory Updates in Asia ESG we provided an update on how jurisdictions across Asia are responding to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards. Several regulators in...more
The Standards provide a framework for all Chinese companies’ sustainability disclosures and the applicability extends beyond listed companies. On May 27, 2024, China’s Ministry of Finance published the new Corporate...more
The ISSB’s new two-year work plan aims to reduce complexity and build on market-leading frameworks and standards. ...more
Companies Invited to Voluntarily Adopt New Nature-related Financial Disclosure Framework - On 18 September 2023, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) published its final recommendations for...more
In August 2023, the UK’s Department of Business and Trade (DBT) announced the creation of new sustainability rules that are intended to align with the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards issued by the International...more
On 26 June 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (“ISSB”) issued its first two sustainability standards, IFRS S1 and IFRS S2. These standards, which incorporate the recommendations of the Task Force on...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more
The UK standards will aim to increase the comparability and value of reported information for investors. The UK government announced on 2 August 2023 that it will develop standards for company sustainability disclosures...more
Following the publication of the ISSB Standards, the IFRS Foundation will take over monitoring of companies’ climate progress from 2024. On 10 July 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and...more
This edition covers new global sustainability reporting standards, proposals to reform corporate criminal liability laws, the enactment of FSMA 2023, FRC guidance on dividend reporting, Investment Association guidance on...more
On June 26, 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) released its first two standards for sustainability disclosures, which are designed to facilitate the disclosure of sustainability-related information...more
Amidst the many weighty matters discussed and debated at the recent COP26 climate conference, a major announcement with momentous potential effects on businesses may have gone unnoticed. The IFRS Foundation said at the...more
The government also introduced transition plan requirements for companies to meet the UK’s 2050 net zero target. On 3 November 2021, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation Trustees Chair, Erkki...more
The roadmap introduces sustainability disclosure requirements for UK companies and reveals further developments in relation to a UK Green Taxonomy. On 18 October 2021, the UK government released a report titled “Greening...more