For CDSB, it’s “mission achieved”
Paul Simpson, CDSB Board Member and CEO of CDP
Building the TCFD Knowledge Hub
Creating the TCFD Knowledge Hub has been one of my greatest achievements and, hopefully, a legacy that will continue long after I have left CDSB. The idea for the Hub came in 2017 from our Managing Director, who came back from an external meeting and announced to the team that we should create an online platform to support the implementation of the TCFD. We planned for a central repository to bring some order to the overwhelming amount of guidance, research and resources that were starting to be published in the wake of the TCFD recommendations.
CDSB’s hidden hero: Michael Zimonyi
Often when people talk about CDSB they talk about the leaders. For most of the organisation’s existence, CDSB has been a small Secretariat under 5 people. Lois Guthrie, CDSB’s Founding Director and I often said we ran the company on fairy dust, a little magic and a lot of coffee.
The Chief Financial Officer of the future is the Chief Value Officer
CDSB's Technical Working Group member Dr. Delphine Gibassier discusses the need to redefine Chief Financial Officers to Chief Value Officers to reflect the growing demand for sustainability accounting and integrated thinking.
TCFD to-do list: How do I know I’ve met the TCFD recommendations?
Follow the 9 steps as outlined in the TCFD to-do list to ensure that you are making effective TCFD aligned disclosures.
London Climate Action Week: Spotlight on Female Leaders in the City
Q&A with Sarah Breeden, Executive Director for UK Deposit Takers Supervision, Bank of England.
London Climate Action Week: Spotlight on Female Leaders in the City
Q&A with Veronica Poole, Partner at Deloitte and UK Head of Accounting and Corporate Reporting.
London Climate Action Week: Spotlight on Female Leaders in the City
Q&A with Stephanie Maier, Director - Responsible Investment Specialist, HSBC Global Asset Management.
London Climate Action Week: Spotlight on Female Leaders in the City
Q&A with Jo Paisley, Co-President, GARP Risk Institute.
London Climate Action Week: Spotlight on Female Leaders in the City
Q&A with Robin Millington, Executive Director, Planet Tracker.
London Climate Action Week: Spotlight on Female Leaders in the City
Q&A with Amelia Tan, Director, EMEA Head of Platform Strategy and Innovation, Blackrock.
London Climate Action Week: Spotlight on Female Leaders in the City.
Q&A with Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, CEO of Green Finance Institute.
London Climate Action Week: Spotlight on Female Leaders in the City.
Q&A with Stephanie Hime, Director at Little Blue Research.
Bloomberg expands eligibility for 2020 Gender-Equality Index (GEI) to include nearly 6,000 companies across 84 countries
The GEI’s standardized reporting framework allows investors to compare how companies around the world are investing in women in the workplace, the supply chain, and the communities in which they operate
The Reporting Exchange launches today: the global resource for corporate sustainability reporting
We are launching today the Reporting Exchange - the single most up to date and comprehensive source of information on sustainability reporting requirements and resources currently available.
EU Footprint Matters
CDSB was appointed by the European Commission's DG Environment to participate in the peer review of a pilot phase aiming to deliver a single market for green products and organisations.
CDSB responds to UNEP inquiry
CDSB submitted response to UNEP’s inquiry on aligning the financial system with sustainable development.
Former Swedish Finance Minister to speak at Framework launch
CDSB welcomes Anders Borg as speaker at the launch of the expanded CDSB Framework.
Japan and Korea companies trial CDSB’s Framework
Businesses in Japan and Korea are working on enhancing their investor relations with the help of CDSB’s Framework. CDSB has released two reports based on the Japanese and Korean experience and context of corporate non-financial reporting.
Rethinking Financial Accounting for Carbon
With a plethora of standards hampering progress in carbon accounting, a 2 day workshop was held on January 14-15 to follow up on Dr Heather Lovell’s 2010 paper on the Multiple Frames of Carbon Accounting* and discuss how to move forward with carbon financial accounting. Can we rely on existing standards or is there a need to start from the ground up?
Accounting for a zero carbon economy
With the emergence of a low carbon future , there is a greater overriding need for a standard way of accounting for GHG emissions.
New technology for climate change reporting now available to trial
London, UK – November 6th 2012: The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), a special project of CDP’s, today release an XBRL climate change reporting taxonomy. This is designed to transform the way companies report their climate change information by making the process easier and more streamlined. It will also facilitate the future integration of climate change data into mainstream financial reports by enabling easy extraction of material climate information.
Proposed UK GHG Emissions Regulations Q&A
Are you a company listed on the LSE Main Market affected by the proposed greenhouse gas reporting mandate? CDSB is here to answer your questions.
Getting answers to UK requirements on mandatory carbon reporting
CDSB will be hosting a webinar on the upcoming changes to the Companies Act 2006 on the mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases.
UK Gov. to Require Large Public Companies to Report GHG Emissions by April 2013
The UK Government has announced that 1600 large companies in the UK will need to disclose their greenhouse gas emission from April 2013.
Policy Update (UK): mandatory reporting of corporate climate change information
Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange will be required to publish full details of their greenhouse gas emissions.
CDSB's response to the UK government's commitment to greenhouse gas reporting
CDSB has responded to the UK Government's on mandatory disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions.
Internship opportunity
CDSB are looking to recruit a project support intern to assist in with their busy global Secretariat.
The case for consistency in climate change-related reporting
CDSB has released a Working Paper entitled “The Case for Consistency in Corporate Climate Change-Related Reporting”. The Working Paper supports and advances inter-agency project work by CDSB, the GRI, OECD and UNCTAD to examine consistency in climate change-related reporting.
Bridging the divide between climate disclosure and investment decisions
In a carbon constrained world, investors are calling for improvement in non-financial disclosure of climate information. Despite these calls, investors are receiving a plethora of information, hindering their decision making.
May newsletter: Taking climate change reporting to the cloud
CDSB's May newsletter has been released, covering insights into non-financial reporting and the work of the CDSB secretariat.
CDSB's COO in the fishbowl at Australian Sustainability & IR Conference
On March 27, Mardi McBrien, Chief Operating Officer of CDSB will be joining the discussion at The Australian GRI Conference on Sustainability and Integrated Reporting: FRAMEWORKS IN A FISHBOWL Understanding how to apply different normative frameworks for sustainability is challenging. Delegates at the Conference bring experience, questions and opinions on sustainability reporting and management, and talking to each other is key to gaining a better understanding of how to use the frameworks available. An interactive ‘fishbowl’ approach will be used at the Conference to explore the different fra
CDSB's CEO featured in The Independent
Wed, Mar 21 2012 - Today's edition of The Independent features a Q&A article written by CDSB's CEO, Lois Guthrie. The piece is in a special supplement on the evolution of sustainable accounting. Lois gives her expert opinion on questions such as "Why is accounting for sustainability important in the corporate sector?"
Documents online from UNCTAD workshop on climate change reporting
On 16 March 2012, CDSB attended a workshop with UNCTAD, OECD, and GRI at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
CDP 2012 spring workshops New York, London
On the 26th March, CDSB's Lois Guthrie will be speaking at the CDP 2012 spring workshops
UNCTAD, OECD, CDSB and GRI Workshop on Climate Change Reporting
16 March 2012, Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva - Join CDSB's CEO Lois Guthrie as she moderates a session on the information needs of a green economy.
CDSB Symposium - Japan
CDSB Symposium - 23/02/12, 13:00 - 17:30.Venue - Roppongi Academy Hills 49, Japan
Consistency in Climate Change Disclosure Survey: Companies perspectives wanted on the challenges of climate change reporting
Companies report climate change related-information under an increasing number of mandatory and voluntary reporting frameworks. This survey is designed to gain feedback from companies on the challenges of climate change reporting and to identify opportunities for greater consistency.
APPCCG event
CDSB are pleased to invite you to a special APPGCC event to introduce you to the “Consistency Project” which is a joint initiative of CDSB, GRI, OECD and UNCTAD.
Leading from the Future
Creating systematic change to provide a common language and standard in a fast developing world requires leadership and innovation.
VIP Blog for Greenstar
Removing clutter in non-financial reports and providing common standards is integral for responding to calls for sustainable business and changing behaviour.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
CDSB's Lois Guthrie will be speaking at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
CDSB joins the debate on Mandatory Carbon and Narrative Corporate Reporting
In June, CDSB organized a workshop aimed at eliciting investor reactions to DEFRA’s recent consultation on mandatory carbon reporting.
CDSB’s Board on the move
CDSB’s membership, partners, technical agenda and engagement plans have expanded rapidly over the last 6 months, driven by the success of the launch of the Climate Change Reporting Framework (CCRF) in September 2010. CDSB welcomes a new member organization to its Board, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) represented by Matthew Bateson and Andrea Brown from WBCSD’s energy & climate focus area. CDSB’s Chairman, Rick Samans, has been appointed Executive Director of the Global Green Growth Institute and continues to work with the World Economic Forum promoting green gro
CDSB Exposure Draft Launched
CDSB has launched its proposed Framework for the inclusion of climate change data in mainstream reports.
CDSB Public Consultation on Draft Reporting Framework - update
CDSB wishes to thank all those organisations that have responded to its public consultation on the draft Reporting Framework.Following requests from organisations wishing to participate in the public consultation, CDSB confirms that the Board will continue to accept responses to the consultation until 31 October 2009.In view of the extended deadline for comments and the complexity of issues emerging from the consultation, CDSB plans to defer publication of its updated Framework until after December 2009.
CDSB to hold side event at COP 15
The event will be chaired by Michael Izza, Chief Executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Study on climate risk reporting investors
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board is conducting a study on how investment professionals are dealing with climate reporting issues.
CDSB collaborates with the Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) is collaborating with the Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) to ensure consistency of approach between the organizations as they work towards mutual goals.
CDP & CDSB Discussion Paper: GHG emissions information – to legislate or not?
According to the Climate Change Act 2008, there must be regulations under S416(4) of the Companies Act 2006 requiring the director's report to contain information about greenhouse gas emissions for activities for which the company is responsible.
Financial Institutions and Climate Change
The report "Financial Institutions: Taking Greenhouse Gas Emmissions into Account" was commissioned and funded by the UK Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).