JournalofAccountancy

Historic global standards for sustainability reporting released

In a milestone moment for the creation of a global common language for sustainability reporting, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) on Monday issued its first two standards. IFRS ...
Forbes

ESG Standards Talk: A Step Towards One Global Disclosure Standard?

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the IFRS Foundation (which set up the International Sustainability Standards Board or ISSB in 2021) have announced plans to co-ordinate and align their ...
Morningstar

ESG Reporting: Don’t Expect a Single Global Standard Anytime Soon

It is almost cliché to describe progress toward globally consistent reporting by companies on environmental, social, and governance themes as a journey. But it feels like the most fitting analogy for ...
Business Day

Financial Reporting Council to integrate Islamic finance standards into Nigerian Framework

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria has announced plans to integrate the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for ...
Vanguard

Nigeria moves to Integrate Global Islamic Finance Standards into Financial Reporting Framework

Stakeholders across Nigeria’s financial services industry have converged in Abuja as the Financial Reporting Council of ...
Nasdaq

What Is GRI? A Guide to Global Reporting Initiative Standards for ESG Reporting

As companies face growing pressure to disclose their environmental and social impacts, ESG reporting has become a core part of doing business. Standards bring consistency and credibility to these ...
The Nation Newspaper

Nigeria to become Africa’s first to adopt global sustainability reporting standard

Nigeria at the weekend launched its pathway to adoption of the International Sustainability Standard Board (ISSB)’s Sustainability Financial Reporting Standard, the first country in Africa to focus on ...
Jurist

Explainer: The SEC, Climate Disclosures, and a New Global Standard

When it comes to the performances of companies and financial markets around the world, the influences of climate change and social issues cannot be understated. Toward this end, investors are ...
Nasdaq

What Is ISSB? Understanding ISSB Standards and IFRS Sustainability Reporting

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JournalofAccountancy

Will simpler also be better?

It should be no surprise that accounting standards have become more complex over the years. Transactions have become increasingly challenging as new products and services emerge and financial ...
Forbes

The Biggest Change In Corporate Reporting Since The 1930s: How To Read IFRS Prototype Sustainability And Climate Standards

SANTA CRUZ PROVINCE, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 26: Glacial melting ice floats in Los Glaciares National Park, part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the third largest ice field in the world, on ...