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Encouraging transition should be core to ISSB standards, Amundi says

Standard-setters such as the International Standards Board (ISSB) should place greater emphasis on ensuring corporate disclosure of transition plans is detailed enough to help institutional investors, according to Europe's largest asset manager.

ISSB to allow omission of commercially sensitive information

ISSB to push for progressive improvements in climate scenario analysis

Businesses reporting in line with proposed international sustainability standards will be asked to progressively improve their climate-related scenario analysis, after a vote yesterday.

IAASB says sustainability assurance standards urgently needed

ISSB to discuss exemption of commercially sensitive information

Sustainable finance: key themes for regulation and policy in 2023

The year ahead could be dominated by ESG-related regulation and progress on sustainability data initiatives, Michael Hurley writes

COP15 text is foundation for private sector work on metrics, LGIM says

The agreement by countries at COP15 to protect 30% of land and sea biodiversity by 2030 is likely to leave private sector initiatives to do much of the heavy lifting in areas such as devising nature-related metrics and targets, a large asset manager has said.

ISSB votes in favour of 'relief package' for Scope 3 disclosures

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has voted in favour of a package of relief provisions for Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosures as well as introducing a framework for Scope 3 measurement in IFRS S2 climate-related disclosures at its meeting in Montreal this week.

COP15: ISSB signals intent to ramp up work on nature

The body developing international sustainability reporting standards has said it intends to ramp up efforts to include nature after it completes its work on climate, as it told attendees at the COP15 biodiversity conference that company value creation is inextricably linked to nature.

COP27: ISSB hails 'milestone' CDP, NZDPU tie-ups

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) hailed "key milestone" agreements with the CDP and Net Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU) it said will boost implementation of its standards.