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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today published a speech from Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance John Coates on “ESG Disclosures – Keeping Pace with Developments Affecting Investors, Public Companies and the Capital Markets” in which he addressed the relevance of ESG disclosures. Below are excerpts from his speech: On Considerations for […more]
Trustees of the IFRS Foundation announced plans to continue their work on establishing an international sustainability reporting standards board within the existing governance structure of the IFRS Foundation. The decision was based on the encouragement received in comments concerning the 2020 Consultation, and on IOSCO’s intention to work with the IFRS Foundation to develop a […more]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force in the Division of Enforcement. The focus of the task force, which will be led by Kelly Gibson, Acting Deputy Director of Enforcement, will be to proactively identify ESG-related misconduct. The initial focus will be to identify any material […more]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published their 2021 Examination Priorities which include a greater focus on climate-related risks. The release included a quote from the SEC’s Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee: “This year, the Division is enhancing its focus on climate and ESG-related risks by examining proxy voting policies and practices to ensure voting […more]
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) announced the start of a 60-day (through April 22) public review of their XBRL Taxonomy. They are soliciting feedback about various technical and usage aspects of the taxonomy. Materials available through the public review include the Draft Taxonomy, Preparer Guide, and Sample XBRL Instance Document, as well as guides […more]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the publication of the DRAFT EDGAR Filer Manual (Volume II) with an implementation date of March 22, 2021. The SEC announced a number of changes in EDGAR Release 21.1 including the fact that EDGAR will support XBRL US Data Quality Committee (DQC) rules in the US GAAP Taxonomy […more]
XBRL US submitted a comment letter to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) in response to their public exposure of Project No. 3-20 (Recognition of Elements of Financial Statements) and Project No. 3-25 (Financial Reporting Model Improvements). Our letter emphasized the importance of considering how state and local government data is used, noting: We believe […more]
House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets hearing on “Climate Change and Social Responsibility: Helping Corporate Boards and Investors Make Decisions for a Sustainable World”, features testimony from: Andy Green, Senior Fellow for Economic Policy, Center for American Progress Heather McTeer Toney, Environmental Justice Liaison, Environmental Defense Fund and Senior Advisor, […more]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that the FASB had published two new proposed implementation guides based on the 2021 US GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy which is currently under consideration by the SEC. The two proposed guides are available during a public comment period as noted below and will cover: Dimensional Modeling for Disclosures […more]
In a recent blog post, Mohini Singh, ACA, Director of Financial Reporting Policy at CFA Institute, points out that “.. demand for sustainability information continues to grow as businesses are increasingly focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Investors need it in order to assess how companies are managing these questions and the impact […more]
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