climate change

CDSB and SSE announce intention to collaborate on capacity building initiatives

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:04:26 +0000

16 Nov 2020

The joint capacity building activities for stock exchanges and regulators will help strengthen the support activities for climate-related disclosures and green finance.

Progress on the road to a European Climate Law

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 10:35:02 +0000

09 Oct 2020

The plenary session of the European Parliament has confirmed this week that it is willing to support an ambitious 60% emission reduction target for 2030 as part of the European Climate Law. The decision was made by a narrow margin in European Parliament and negotiations with the Member States will now take place. What does this mean for the EU’s climate ambitions?

CDSB’s Climate Guidance marks the launch of application series

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:35:19 +0000

27 Jul 2020

Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) released the CDSB Framework application guidance for climate-related disclosure (Climate Guidance). The release is the first in a series of guides on nature-related financial disclosure, with Water Guidance to follow early next year.

2020: The disruption and the lasting change

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 09:02:27 +0000

21 Jul 2020

Last week the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, announced that it voted against 53 companies worldwide due to lack of progress on climate concerns. CDSB’s Senior Technical Officer, David Astley, warns that the “freshness” of climate reporting phenomenon should not be mistaken for fleetingness.

78% of Europe’s largest companies falling short of adequately reporting environmental and climate-related risks despite EU guidelines

Anonymous — Thu, 14 May 2020 17:02:15 +0000

19 May 2020

Current corporate reporting practices could fall short on delivering on the objectives of the European Green Deal and the 2050 climate neutrality target.

CDSB’s ambitious push towards climate & nature-related financial reporting wins support from EU LIFE Programme

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:27:27 +0000

29 Apr 2020

A four-year plan is currently underway by Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) in a bid to bring natural capital, including climate change, into the heart of financial decision-making.

UK Green Finance Inquiry report released

Anonymous — Wed, 16 May 2018 08:32:48 +0000

16 May 2018

CDSB's technical working group member Carol Adams summarises the findings of the UK Environmental Audit Committee's report on green finance

Pressure mounting on directors to consider climate risk

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 17:55:26 +0000

13 Dec 2017

Following our webinar on directors' duties and liabilities around climate risk, we summarize some of the most recent developments in this space.

Infographic: CDSB Framework users

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 09:11:15 +0000

01 Dec 2017

The users of the CDSB framework at a glance: 374 companies in 32 countries, across 10 sectors

Global leading companies commit to disclose climate risks within three years

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 00:00:55 +0000

19 Sep 2017

A group of ten companies across seven sectors become the first companies to make the commitment to implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures within three years

A happier horizon

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:05:36 +0000

19 Sep 2016

At the start of New York Climate Week 2016, CDSB and CDP reflect on the Task Force for Climate related Financial Disclosures and the role of the reporting community in supporting the successful implementation of their recommendations.

What is climate risk? TCFD series part 1

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 08:55:43 +0000

25 Jul 2016

In the first of a 4 part series, Lois Guthrie considers some of the questions that might be on the minds of TCFD members.

CDSB Framework now used by over 300 companies

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:26:55 +0000

26 Nov 2015

Recent data published by CDP shows that the CDSB Framework is now in use by 314 companies with a combined market capitalisation of US$ 4.2 trillion.

Vodafone is 100th corporate signatory to Statement on fiduciary duty & climate change disclosure

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:59:34 +0000

10 Nov 2015

Congratulations to Vodafone, the 100th corporate signatory to the Statement on fiduciary duty & climate change disclosure. The Statement has now surpassed 150 signatories overall.

Markets: act now on climate change disclosure, says Bank of England Governor Mark Carney

CDSBadmin — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:17:11 +0000

30 Sep 2015

The Governor of the Bank of England called for a task force to address lack of reliable climate change information in markets, however it is important to act quickly and not to reinvent the wheel.