Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Eccles writes about sustainability in the capital markets. Last Friday I had lunch with a friend who is a board director ...

The CSRD expands and replaces the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (2014/95/EU) (NFRD) and in doing so significantly increases the scope of companies required to publish sustainability disclosures.

Global industries are feeling the added strain from increasingly stringent sustainability regulations. For fashion brands today, how a company reports its ESG efforts can define its reputation just as ...

On July 31, 2025, the long-awaited drafts of the updated European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) were published and are now open for public consultation. The ESRS are the mandatory ...

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors have become a significant factor in how today's investors evaluate companies. More than 89% 1 of institutional investors globally now consider ESG ...

Suntory Food & Beverage Europe is one of thousands of companies impacted by the EU’s two-year delay to compliance with its landmark sustainability reporting mandate. Sustainability and disclosure ...

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting has evolved from a voluntary public-relations exercise into a regulatory and investor expectation. Companies now publish sustainability data ...

New data offering will help inform the sustainability strategy of financial firms, alongside the sustainability reporting of their financing activities. Bloomberg has launched a new data offering on ...

After two years of drafting and delays, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has scheduled a vote on the Climate-Related Disclosure Standards for March 6. The proposed rule required publicly ...

For years, UK companies have lived in a fragmented reporting maze. Emissions under SECR. Climate risks under TCFD. Stakeholder impact through GRI. Targets via SBTi. Investor metrics through SASB. Each ...