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05 Jun 2019

Disclosures remain far from the scale the market needs: CDSB Analysis of 2019 TCFD Status Report

Climate-related risk has never been more prominent in corporate discourse, cemented by today’s release of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) second Status Report.
03 Jun 2019

Can we bring nature back from the brink?

CDSB's Senior Technical Officer, David Astley, looks at the latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
17 May 2019

Discover what happened at the recent forum on taking the TCFD from principles to practice.

Organised by CDSB and kindly hosted by the London Stock Exchange.
16 May 2019

From recommendations to regulation – a closer look at Europe's response to the TCFD recommendations

Johann Weicht from KPMG takes a look at Europe's approach to the TCFD recommendations and what future regulation could mean for disclosure.
22 Mar 2019

Key takeaways from the EU high-level conference: A global approach to sustainable finance

Like the window of opportunity to break the Tragedy of the Horizon, Lesley McKenna keeps her observations from yesterday’s conference short.
22 Feb 2019

Overcoming the 4 most common issues when implementing TCFD recommendations

Gemma Clements offers insight and advice on overcoming potential roadblocks for disclosing climate-related financial risk and opportunities
13 Feb 2019

Gordon Wilson hands the technical leadership to CDSB Founding Director

It is with a mixture of gratitude and sadness that I announce that Gordon Wilson (PwC), Chairman of the Technical Working Group of the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has passed his role to CDSB’s founding director Lois Guthrie, (WBCSD).
05 Dec 2018

A Debate At The Oxford Union: Should FASB And IASB Set Standards For Nonfinancial Information?

On December 11, 2018, a debate will be held at the Oxford Union regarding the “Motion: This House believes that corporate sustainability reporting should be mandated, and standardised by FASB and IASB, for it to be most useful for investors.” It will be chaired by Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild. In proposition are Paul Druckman, Ian Mackintosh, Sir Callum McCarthy, and Anne Simpson. In opposition are Jonathan Bailey, Bob Herz, Harvey Pitt, and Tom Quaadman. The debate is free and open to the public as space permits.
10 Dec 2018

Getting to grips with the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive: what are the next steps?

On 29 November, CDSB and CDP published the report ‘First Steps’ which examined corporate climate and environmental disclosure in the first year of reporting under the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive. In this summary, we look at some of the findings and the next steps we recommend.
29 Nov 2018

Helen Brand on non-financial reporting in Europe

The Chief Executive of the ACCA comments on the review of EU corporate reporting conducted by CDSB & CDP.

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