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The Science Based Targets initiative validated 1,097 new companies in 2022, an 87% increase on 2021, with Japan leading by country and China recording 194% growth. Companies with science-based targets…
11 Jun 2026
The Science Based Targets initiative ended the six-month grace period for its Commitment Compliance Policy on 31 July 2023, after which companies that had not submitted science-based targets within th…
11 Jun 2026
The Science Based Targets initiative has released Version 2.0 of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard, introducing new rules for how companies set and implement scope 2 emissions targets. The updated frame…
11 Jun 2026
The Science Based Targets initiative launched a six-week public consultation on its Beyond Value Chain Mitigation guidance, running from 19 June to 30 July 2023. The consultation invited stakeholders …
11 Jun 2026
The Science Based Targets initiative published three draft resources for the financial sector for a 60-day public consultation from 15 June to 14 August 2023. The resources include a Financial Institu…
11 Jun 2026
The Science Based Targets initiative has reached a milestone of 10,000 companies globally with validated science-based targets, collectively representing more than 40% of global market capitalisation.…
11 Jun 2026
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority proposed removing TCFD-based climate disclosure requirements for investment products, replacing them with simplified risk communications for retail investors and o…
8 Jun 2026
Brazil's Securities and Exchange Commission has amended its regulation to make ISSB-aligned sustainability and climate reporting voluntary for public companies, replacing the mandatory system that was…
1 Jun 2026
The IFRS Foundation and the Global Reporting Initiative released a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to align GRI and ISSB sustainability reporting standards and reduce duplication for comp…
27 May 2026
The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures published the first draft of its reporting framework, covering human rights, labor rights, inequality and social capital. The frame…
26 May 2026
The Science Based Targets initiative has launched its new five-year strategy for 2026 to 2030, marking a significant expansion in focus from climate target validation to supporting companies in implem…
21 May 2026
ESG software analytics provider Datamaran has announced a series of enhancements to its AI-powered risk and governance platform, Datamaran Core, aimed at helping companies identify, manage, and disclo…
20 May 2026
Quebec-based institutional investor La Caisse has made a new investment in Montreal-based sustainability reporting software company Novisto, aimed at accelerating the company's growth as regulatory pr…
20 May 2026
Software and advisory services provider ISS-Corporate has launched its ISSB IFRS programme, combining consulting services and software into a coordinated solution to help companies meet the requiremen…
19 May 2026
Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz has announced new interim climate targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative, including a 42% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 and a 63% …
7 May 2026
The European Commission has published new drafts of its revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and a new Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard, opening a consultation that cl…
7 May 2026
At its May 2026 meeting, the International Sustainability Standards Board agreed to base its nature-related disclosure research on the existing TNFD framework. The move extends global reporting standa…
6 May 2026
The Global Reporting Initiative and CDP formalised a collaboration in late April 2026 to synchronise GRI's universal standards with CDP's environmental disclosure platform and develop digital mapping …
29 Apr 2026
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has appointed sustainability veteran Tim Mohin to the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer, marking a significant institutional milestone for the world's most wide…
28 Apr 2026
The IFRS Foundation's International Sustainability Standards Board has decided to develop nature-related disclosure requirements as a non-mandatory IFRS Practice Statement rather than a standalone man…
23 Apr 2026
The Union Cabinet approved India's third Nationally Determined Contributions on March 25, committing to a 47 per cent reduction in emissions intensity of GDP from 2005 levels by 2035, along with 60 pe…
16 Apr 2026
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group appointed Kerstin Lopatta as its new EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board Chair for a three-year term beginning in May, a pivotal moment as the European…
15 Apr 2026
The GHG Protocol published its Phase 1 Progress Update in March 2026 for revising the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard, introducing Data Quality Indicators and a new "Other Facilitated Activit…
7 Apr 2026
The Global Reporting Initiative released new exposure drafts to expand corporate sustainability reporting on pollution, covering soil pollution for the first time, updating air pollution disclosures, …
30 Mar 2026
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