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IPSASB chairman Ian Carruthers shares an update on sustainability reporting standards for the public sector.

World-first disclosure standards for public sector climate-related disclosures have been unveiled, which it is hoped could vastly improve data available to institutional investors in government debt.

The draft standards published for consultation by the International Public Sector Accounting...

The body that sets global government accounting standards issued draft rules for climate reporting Thursday, closely modeled on those used by private companies.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board asked for public comments on the draft reporting rules by Feb. 28 and expects...

Hosted by: IFAC, IFRS Foundation, and IOSCO

Theme: “This event will look at accelerating global adoption and voluntary implementation of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards to create a comprehensive global baseline of standards covering sustainability and climate-related topics, and how...

The spotlight on confusion from a jumble of ESG frameworks comes just days before a vote on an SEC rule aimed at ensuring uniformity in climate disclosure.

[This story is behind a paywall.] Most of the companies that lacked concrete plans to curb emissions also had no intention of developing them, the survey of 1,000 companies worldwide found. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, International Federation of Accountants, and...

Nearly half of businesses have no carbon emissions plan despite growing fears of climate disaster, research from the Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA), the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and PwC has found.

At the World Investment Forum in Abu Dhabi on 16th October three global bodies, ACCA, IFAC and IDI launched a summary of their forthcoming introduction to sustainability and assurance in the public sector.