A new report, co-authored by the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), provides an overview of the key methodological and conceptual trends among the private sector assessment and disclosure approaches on nature-related issues. It provides comparative research on seven leading standards, frameworks and systems […]

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320 organisations from over 46 countries have committed to start making nature-related disclosures based on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Recommendations published in September last year. This first cohort of adopters of the TNFD Recommendations includes leading publicly listed companies across geographies and industry sectors representing US$4 trillion in market capitalisation; over 100 […]

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The Future Water Association has published its Future Water Report Card has emerged – a state of the nation type assessment of eight key aspects relating to our pipes and sewers. What does the Future Water Community think about: Asset Health Leakage (mains) Innovation Research Sewers (operation) People Customer Side Leakage Sewers Maintenance Use the […]

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From edie The European Commission has adopted new measures to mandate enhanced environmental reporting, in a move that will affect tens of thousands of larger businesses. The Commission voted on Monday (31 July) to adopt the new European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). These Standards provide more detail on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive adopted last year, while […]

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Among a swathe of Ofwat PR24 publications last week, the regulator is consulting on regulatory reporting for 2022-23, and on operational greenhouse gas emissions performance commitments definitions for PR24. Regulatory reporting This consultation sets out proposed changes to the reporting requirements for the annual performance report (APR) for 2022-23 onwards. The reporting requirements for the […]

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