Environment ranked top focus for UK asset owners and managers
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Environment ranked top focus for UK asset owners and managers

5y Leanna Reeves

Environment ranked top focus for UK asset owners a...

Research from EY focused on understanding the key priorities of the top 30 UK asset owners and managers when investing in companies. Read More...

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Accounting for sustainability
Accounting Firms

Accounting for sustainability

5y Patricia Cullen

Accounting for sustainability

Companies, managers and accountants have traditionally been interested in a single de facto bottom line - profit - but business leaders are no longer ...

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Sustainable accounting - A bright green future or an impossible dream?
Green

Sustainable accounting - A bright green future or an impossible dream?

5y Tom Lemmon

Sustainable accounting - A bright green future or ...

Last month, Prof. Rihcard Murphy launched Sustainable Cost Accounting, a radical accounting solution to tackle climate change. But will it work? The I...

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KPMG kick off World Environment day with Blue Planet II producer
Green

KPMG kick off World Environment day with Blue Planet II producer

6y Tom Lemmon

KPMG kick off World Environment day with Blue Plan...

KPMG began World Environment day today by hosting a series of events around the UK with the award-winning producer of BBC’s Blue Planet II, Mark Brown...

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Financing Our Future report launched
Green

Financing Our Future report launched

6y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Financing Our Future report launched

A4S continues to emphasise the importance of sustainability in the financial world, in partnership with Aviva Investors Read More...

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Sun goes down on solar installer as 34 jobs lost in insolvency
Accounting Firms

Sun goes down on solar installer as 34 jobs lost in insolvency

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Sun goes down on solar installer as 34 jobs lost i...

CVR Global were appointed in March after the struggling company ammassed around £1m debts Read More...

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EU to raise environmental taxes across member states
Corporate Governance

EU to raise environmental taxes across member states

11y Rachael Singh

EU to raise environmental taxes across member stat...

The EU could raise €35bn through environmental taxes in two years removing burden on employment taxes, study finds Read More...

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IIRC releases Integrated reporting framework
Accounting Standards

IIRC releases Integrated reporting framework

11y Rachael Singh

IIRC releases Integrated reporting framework

First ever integrated reporting framework released following publication of outline, and international consultation Read More...

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Shale gas explorers boosted by tax incentive
Corporate Governance

Shale gas explorers boosted by tax incentive

11y Rachael Singh

Shale gas explorers boosted by tax incentive

Exploration businesses to pay less tax on their profits because capital expenditure relief will be significantly increased Read More...

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Could accountants deflate the 'carbon bubble'?
Corporate Governance

Could accountants deflate the 'carbon bubble'?

11y James Murray

Could accountants deflate the 'carbon bubble'?

Report from Carbon Tracker and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants argues sector has key role to play in tackling climate-related inves...

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Stamp out “spin” in CSR reporting says leading charity
Corporate Governance

Stamp out “spin” in CSR reporting says leading charity

11y Rachael Singh

Stamp out “spin” in CSR reporting says leading cha...

Charity group Directory of Social Change says more needs to be done to improve transparency in CSR reporting Read More...

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BDO administrators called to energy efficiency business
Business Recovery

BDO administrators called to energy efficiency business

11y Rachael Singh

BDO administrators called to energy efficiency bus...

Administrators called to environmental business that partnered up with British Gas Read More...

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New carbon emissions reporting rules: more than just hot air
Corporate Governance

New carbon emissions reporting rules: more than just hot air

11y Accountancy Age

New carbon emissions reporting rules: more than ju...

Having insufficient data available on GHG reporting could leave readers of annual reports questioning its entire validity warns Andrew Prosser Read Mo...

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Integrated reporting nudges closer with new FRC guidance
Company News

Integrated reporting nudges closer with new FRC guidance

11y Rachael Singh

Integrated reporting nudges closer with new FRC gu...

FRC publishes guidance on new strategic review which is due to replace the business review in annual reports this year Read More...

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Only 25% of finance departments ready for GHG reporting
Company News

Only 25% of finance departments ready for GHG reporting

11y Rachael Singh

Only 25% of finance departments ready for GHG repo...

ICAEW and Verco research shows just 25% of companies have accounting software for incoming green reporting requirements Read More...

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Consultation launches on integrated reporting framework
Business Regulation

Consultation launches on integrated reporting framework

12y Rachael Singh

Consultation launches on integrated reporting fram...

A consultation on draft framework to integrate non-financial data into financial statements is launched through 15 events worldwide, six of which are ...

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CIMA, IFAC & PwC combine forces to look at business model reporting
Accounting Standards

CIMA, IFAC & PwC combine forces to look at business model reporting

12y Rachael Singh

CIMA, IFAC & PwC combine forces to look at bus...

Institutes and firms have combined to look at business model reporting and how they can be integrated into financial reports, on behalf of the Interna...

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Government hopes to claw £745m in 5 years from green taxes
Corporate Governance

Government hopes to claw £745m in 5 years from green taxes

12y Rachael Singh

Government hopes to claw £745m in 5 years from gre...

Changes to environmental levies creates further complexity but raises funds for government Read More...

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KPMG tops carbon list for second year in a row
Corporate Governance

KPMG tops carbon list for second year in a row

12y Rachael Singh

KPMG tops carbon list for second year in a row

KPMG most carbon friendly of the Big Four according to carbon reduction commitment annual league table Read More...

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European Commission to take UK to court over VAT rate
Corporate Governance

European Commission to take UK to court over VAT rate

12y Calum Fuller , Reporter

European Commission to take UK to court over VAT r...

The UK faces court action from the European Commission over the rate of VAT it charges on energy-saving materials Read More...

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Manage your carbon footprint and stride ahead of the competition
Corporate Governance

Manage your carbon footprint and stride ahead of the competition

12y Accountancy Age

Manage your carbon footprint and stride ahead of t...

New reporting requirements make environmental a financial necessity for large companies, but SMEs could see the issue reach them quicker than they rea...

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Big Four dominate preferred sustainability consultants list
Corporate Governance

Big Four dominate preferred sustainability consultants list

12y James Murray

Big Four dominate preferred sustainability consult...

Verdantix survey sees Ernst & Young, KPMG, and Microsoft crowned top green services outfits Read More...

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AS2012: Chancellor confuses profession with CRC changes
Corporate Governance

AS2012: Chancellor confuses profession with CRC changes

12y Rachael Singh

AS2012: Chancellor confuses profession with CRC ch...

Autumn Statement will see the abolishment of CRC league table, a reduction of £25m year on year for three years and simplification next year Read More...

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Chancellor to scrap Carbon Reduction Commitment
Corporate Governance

Chancellor to scrap Carbon Reduction Commitment

12y Rachael Singh

Chancellor to scrap Carbon Reduction Commitment

George Osborne is reportedly considering scrapping or significantly revising the CRC which forces companies to report and pay for energy-related emiss...

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IIRC releases prototype of integrated reporting framework
Business Regulation

IIRC releases prototype of integrated reporting framework

12y Rachael Singh

IIRC releases prototype of integrated reporting fr...

IIRC publishes prototype reporting model to integrate non-financial data onto financial statements which will be tested by more than 80 businesses Rea...

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Carbon taxes should boost Green Deal
Corporate Governance

Carbon taxes should boost Green Deal

12y Jessica Shankleman

Carbon taxes should boost Green Deal

Consumer Focus study says energy efficiency could drive economic growth and lift millions of people out of fuel poverty Read More...

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Accountants guilty of ignoring material “natural capital” risks
Corporate Governance

Accountants guilty of ignoring material “natural capital” risks

12y James Murray

Accountants guilty of ignoring material “natural c...

New report confirms growing numbers of businesses accept seriousness of natural capital risks, but reporting on environmental impacts remains patchy R...

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