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SEC stumbles into battleground of climate materiality

Letting companies decide whether emissions are material to their business opens the door for disputes, writes Michael Hurley

'Get ready for assurance' of sustainability information, Deloitte tells companies

Net zero targets can oblige progress reporting in financial accounts, says IASB committee

Setting net zero commitments can oblige companies to report their performance against climate targets under existing financial accounting standards, according to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) interpretations committee.

UK told to adopt ISSB in full to encourage 'equivalence' with US, EU disclosures

The UK has been urged to adopt the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards in their entirety, in a move that would support efforts to ensure 'equivalence' with US and EU requirements, respondents to a consultation said.

Climate risk data provider draws investment from Deloitte

Carbon Care Asia to become part of Deloitte

The sustainability, carbon and ESG advisory services of Hong Kong-based Carbon Care Asia are to be integrated into the advisory services of Deloitte China.

People moves, 21 January: Citi, HSBC, Mirova, Ninety One, and more

New senior risk advisor for Deloitte Middle East

$4.5trn of investors threaten Big Four over decarbonisation auditing

A group of investors representing over $4.5 trillion have written to the UK 'big four' audit firms, threatening to vote against their reappointment if they fail to address issues surrounding decarbonisation.

People Moves 19 February: US Bank; Deloitte; S&P Global; Impact Cubed; First Sentier Investors; AXA IM; Chronos; Triple Point; EBRD; New Forests