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Inaction is not an option: tackling sustainability gaps in corporate governance

Anonymous — Thu, 27 May 2021 07:17:04 +0000

27 May 2021

NGOs support the European Commission's commitment to present an initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance in 2021

CDSB and WBA issue recommendations to bring policy coherence to the EU sustainable finance agenda

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:03:23 +0000

03 Mar 2021

CDSB and the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) issued recommendations based on discussion in a multi-stakeholder roundtable hosted by the two organisations to strengthen policy coherence between the different legislations and requirements of the EU sustainable finance agenda.

Briefings: disclosure under the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 12:20:21 +0000

27 Nov 2020

The CDSB has held a series of briefings around the disclosure under the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive ahead of a major report launch in December.

CDSB presents its priorities on the new European sustainable finance strategy

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:18:55 +0000

16 Jul 2020

On 15 July, CDSB submitted its response to the European Commission’s public consultation on a renewed sustainable finance strategy. We have summarised the key points of our response.

78% of Europe’s largest companies falling short of adequately reporting environmental and climate-related risks despite EU guidelines

Anonymous — Thu, 14 May 2020 17:02:15 +0000

19 May 2020

Current corporate reporting practices could fall short on delivering on the objectives of the European Green Deal and the 2050 climate neutrality target.

EU Green Deal and NFRD review: Will the EU manage to turn strategies into actions and move towards more consistent and comparable non-financial reporting?

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:36:53 +0000

31 Mar 2020

As the new European Commission is currently implementing the priorities set out in the 11 December Communication on the European Green Deal, CDSB’s Policy Manager, Axelle Blanchard, gives insight into the first round of feedback from stakeholders from the initial inception impact assessment consultation on the NFRD review.

Helen Brand on non-financial reporting in Europe

Michael Zimonyi — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 14:01:08 +0000

29 Nov 2018

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

EU sustainable finance action plan – what's it all about?

Michael Zimonyi — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:44:53 +0000

12 Mar 2018

On 8th March, the European Commission laid out its plans to achieve sustainable growth, manage financial risks and foster transparency in markets. Here’s what you need to know.

Will Europe be first to adopt the TCFD recommendations?

Michael Zimonyi — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:50:46 +0000

01 Feb 2018

On 31st January, the EU High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) released its recommendations for Financing a Sustainable European Economy. This is a summary of and initial reactions to its recommendations around TCFD implementation.

EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive – how companies make the most out of it

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 09:00:42 +0000

27 Sep 2016

From 2016, certain companies in EU Member States are required to report non-financial information in their management report, but what could this look like?

A consistent approach to climate risk disclosure

CDSBadmin — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 12:06:41 +0000

22 Jan 2016

In the wake of the Paris climate agreement, ClientEarth, along with partners, has written to a European financial authority urging it to promote climate risk disclosures from fossil fuel companies across the EU.

European Parliament votes in favor of non-financial reporting in annual reports

CDSBadmin — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 09:52:53 +0000

15 Apr 2014

CDSB welcomes the European Parliament decision on corporate reporting.

Proposed European legislation on non-financial reporting is an opportunity for the European economy

CDSBadmin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:35:09 +0000

19 Jun 2013

Group of European and international investors believe the legislation will help them by making more relevant information available.