Over 2 billion people live in countries with high water stress levels. Global water use has more than doubled in the last 40 years. Coupled with the effects of climate change, the strain intensifies. Businesses are already experiencing financially-material impacts related to competition of water resources and its associated degradation of ecosystems.
CDSB's Technical Working Group member Dr. Delphine Gibassier discusses the need to redefine Chief Financial Officers to Chief Value Officers to reflect the growing demand for sustainability accounting and integrated thinking.
Last Thursday, CDSB hosted a webinar to look back at some of the common practices of TCFD reporting that have emerged, now that we have had the reporting standard for four years. From "sustain-a-babbling" to TCFD light (diet version), the panellists had seen it all and did not hold back the lassos. Here are some of the good, bad and ugly moments of this London Climate Action Week webinar event.
The lasting impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our personal lives is evident. Beginning with the loss of loved ones and extending to how we work, shop, and socialise. But what will the impact be to our societies and economies in the long run? The truth is that the long-term ramifications are far from clear.
Findings show a deep misalignment between sustainability reports and mainstream findings, indicating the need for an improved understanding of risk.
New guidance underway for companies to address biodiversity and land use-related financial reporting. CDSB's Technical Director, Ravi Abeywardana, shares insight into the work.
CDSB’s Managing Director, Mardi McBrien, introduced the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) at the IBM Think Summit Australia & New Zealand.
On 9 February, CDSB and Frank Bold brought together policy, academic and corporate perspectives ahead of the release of the EU sustainable corporate governance reforms. CDSB's Axelle Blanchard, highlights key takeaways from the insightful discussion.
CDSB’s Technical Manager Fiona Quinlan explores the key findings of the review, and their links to CDSB’s upcoming Biodiversity application guidance
CDSB's Policy Manager, Axelle Blanchard, shares her views on the current state of reporting policies and corporate practices following the launch of CDSB’s latest analysis of 2020 environmental disclosure by Europe’s major companies in order to assess what is ahead of us in 2021.
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