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  • ISSB moving at 'warp speed' as it targets nature standards this year - but 'don't expect metrics' yet

    06 March 2026

    The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will likely decide by June whether nature will be given a standalone set of standards, or incorporated into its other standards, according to one of the group's members.

  • Disagreement on SASB work shows need for investor input, Nat Cap conference hears

    05 March 2026

    Investors have been urged to share their views on draft sector-specific standards for agriculture and foodstuffs, as a member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) explained why he disagreed with parts of proposed standards.

  • Natural Capital Investment EMEA conference returns on Thursday

    03 March 2026

    Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment EMEA conference returns to London on Thursday.

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    06 February 2026

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  • ISSB takes first steps on nature

    02 February 2026

    The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) got the ball rolling on its nature standard-setting project at a meeting in Frankfurt last week.

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    02 February 2026

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  • ISSB to develop nature standard, board member says

    28 November 2024

    A member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has said he expects a standard on nature to be developed in "due course".

  • ESG Data: 'Dream of common language will not be met without common translation'

    17 October 2024

    The dream of a "common language" on environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting can only be achieved in practice if we accept the need for a "traveller's translation guide" for global investors as well, an Environmental Finance event has heard.

  • Recognising sustainability as a risk biggest challenge for ISSB standards

    17 October 2024

    Convincing businesses of the sustainability risks is one of the biggest challenges for implementing ISSB standards, attendees at the Environmental Finance Sustainability Data EMEA 2024 conference heard.

  • Financial accounting of net-zero commitments? Not yet, IASB says

    26 April 2024

    A decision on whether net-zero commitments should be recognised under IAS 37 lays bare an expectation gap between backward-looking financial accounting and forward-looking sustainability perspectives. Vincent Huck reports