Policy & Standards

Australian firms mandated to disclose climate impacts from 2025

Companies will have an extra year to report on Scope 3 emissions after their first year of reporting.

Melodie Michel

16 September 2024

Climate disclosures

Restating sustainability metrics is on the rise – here's how to hold up to scrutiny

Almost half of FTSE 100 companies restated climate and sustainability metrics this year.

Rachel Willcox

09 September 2024

Policy & Standards

California to extend climate bill implementation deadline – but not for companies

Senators have rejected Governor Newsom's proposal to delay the rules by two years.

Melodie Michel

02 September 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: The battle for SEC climate disclosures continues

The SEC's climate disclosure rule gets new backing, Uber taps a former Tesla exec to head sustainability and CDP extends its reporting deadline...

Melodie Michel

22 August 2024

Policy & Standards

US firms not waiting for new deadline to prepare for California climate laws

41% of companies have a dedicated team “thoroughly investigating relevant laws and building internal competencies”.

Melodie Michel

22 August 2024

Policy & Standards

Lawmakers and think tanks back SEC climate disclosure rule in court

"Nothing in the instant rule regulates climate change or greenhouse gas emissions."

Melodie Michel

21 August 2024

Climate disclosures

CDP offers deadline extension amid technical issues with new reporting platform

The organisation says its new tech platform has caused “unforeseen challenges”.

Melodie Michel

21 August 2024

Policy & Standards

FASB: No specific project to integrate SEC climate disclosures in accounting principles

“We do one thing and one thing only, financial accounting and reporting standards.”

Melodie Michel

19 August 2024

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly: US climate policies hang in the balance

New policies are lowering emissions in the US, leaders question UN ambition on fossil fuels and Aussie corporations bet on carbon credits...

Melodie Michel

15 August 2024

Policy & Standards

SEC defends climate disclosure rule and requests case dismissal

The SEC has argued that because the rule only aims to protect investors, it has statutory authority to impose it.

Melodie Michel

09 August 2024