Investors are eager to incorporate environmental, social, and governance – ESG – considerations in their investment strategies, even outside of what is explicitly framed as “sustainable investing”. In this blog, we explain how sustainability standards and frameworks are contributing to this trend; how they are ensuring a clearer rationale on sustainability in finance, and finally, where reporting guidance is headed towards.
The rise of sustainable investments has led to the burgeoning growth of sustainability standards, and frameworks for disclosure of investor critical ESG information. Among other things, Standards and Frameworks are helping companies and investors measure and disclose sustainability-related performance and make well-informed decisions while factoring in different emerging risks. In addition, they allow comparability over time, across sectors/industries, and in between peers or potentially with any company(s) operating anywhere in the world.
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