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  • European Commission to widen scope of materiality assessment in first set of ESRS

    18 May 2023

    The European Commission is set to release delegated acts with key amendments to EFRAG's proposed sustainability reporting standards which some have branded a 'victory for lobbyists'.

  • EU and ISSB's salsa dancing.... In wait of the Tango?

    09 November 2022

    Public announcement of an interoperability framework close but not there yet, Vincent Huck writes

  • COP27: ISSB signs partnership framework with 20 organisations

    09 November 2022

    Interoperability framework with EFRAG still in the woodwork, while CDP integrates IFRS S2

  • ISSB's and EFRAG's climate standard could be fully aligned

    18 October 2022

    Chair Faber tells the ISSB's Sustainability Consultative Committee

  • Council of the EU approves De Cambourg as chair of EFRAG sustainability reporting board

    07 September 2022

    The Council of the EU (the Council) has endorsed Patrick de Cambourg to become chair of EFRAG sustainability reporting board (SRB).

  • Rebuttable presumptions rebutted in comment letters to EFRAG

    30 August 2022

    Concerns over the rebuttable presumptions approach to reporting in the draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) diluting the quality of reporting and overburdening entities...

  • Calls grow for EU alignment with ISSB standards

    10 August 2022

    Groups representing the accounting and investment management professions have added their weight to calls for proposed EU corporate sustainability disclosure standards to align with a global baseline also in development.