CBI: Green reports could duplicate workload
Business Regulation

CBI: Green reports could duplicate workload

12y Rachael Singh

CBI: Green reports could duplicate workload

Businesses and accountants could see workload duplicated, and may be unprepared for assurance on reports Read More...

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Coalition confirms introduction of mandatory carbon reporting
Business Regulation

Coalition confirms introduction of mandatory carbon reporting

12y James Murray

Coalition confirms introduction of mandatory carbo...

Nick Clegg confirms companies listed on the London Stock Exchange will be required to report on their carbon emissions from next year Read More...

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IAASB publishes landmark green assurance standard
Corporate Governance

IAASB publishes landmark green assurance standard

12y Rachael Singh

IAASB publishes landmark green assurance standard

A new global standard to assure greenhouse gas statements is published by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board Read More...

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PwC: Utilities struggling to cope with 80% rise in energy demand
Corporate Governance

PwC: Utilities struggling to cope with 80% rise in energy demand

12y Will Nichols

PwC: Utilities struggling to cope with 80% rise in...

Survey of energy industry executives reveals growing concerns over blackout risks Read More...

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Businesses hit by environmental budget
Corporate Governance

Businesses hit by environmental budget

12y Rachael Singh

Businesses hit by environmental budget

Chancellor George Osborne announces changes to levies and incentives to encourage greener behaviour from businesses Read More...

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Budget2012: Carbon tax could be introduced
Corporate Governance

Budget2012: Carbon tax could be introduced

12y Rachael Singh

Budget2012: Carbon tax could be introduced

Carbon Reduction Committment is "burecratic" and could be replaced with an alternatibe tax Read More...

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Big Four rank high up on corporate responsibility index
Accounting Firms

Big Four rank high up on corporate responsibility index

12y Rachael Singh

Big Four rank high up on corporate responsibility ...

Big Four firms pick up gongs in the Business in the Community Corporate Responsibility Index awards Read More...

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Technology promises to make green reports easier to navigate
Corporate Governance

Technology promises to make green reports easier to navigate

12y James Murray

Technology promises to make green reports easier t...

New XBRL tagging system to help investors and stakeholders better track firms' environmental performance Read More...

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KPMG sponsored Energy report branded 'shoddy nonsense'
Corporate Governance

KPMG sponsored Energy report branded 'shoddy nonsense'

12y Jessica Shankleman

KPMG sponsored Energy report branded 'shoddy nonse...

AF Consult launches heavily criticised report on the costs of UK green energy targets, after sponsor KPMG walked away from findings Read More...

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Calculating the true price of carbon reporting
Corporate Governance

Calculating the true price of carbon reporting

12y Accountancy Age

Calculating the true price of carbon reporting

Exxon Mobil’s £2.7m fine for misreporting carbon is just the tip of the iceberg if companies don’t take carbon reporting seriously warns Peter Grant R...

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China climate change expert joins PwC sustainability team
Business Regulation

China climate change expert joins PwC sustainability team

12y Nick Huber

China climate change expert joins PwC sustainabili...

Allan Zhang joins the Big Four firm's climate change and sustainability team in the UK Read More...

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KPMG: Hidden environmental costs equal 41% of earnings
Corporate Governance

KPMG: Hidden environmental costs equal 41% of earnings

12y Jessica Shankleman

KPMG: Hidden environmental costs equal 41% of earn...

New report urges businesses to protect themselves from 10 environmental and economic 'megaforces' that could prevent growth Read More...

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Exclusive: KPMG refuses to release controversial green energy report
Corporate Governance

Exclusive: KPMG refuses to release controversial green energy report

12y Jessica Shankleman

Exclusive: KPMG refuses to release controversial g...

Consultancy will not publish full findings of report, after leaked press release criticising green energy costs sparked media storm Read More...

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Green tax strategy slated by MPs
Corporate Governance

Green tax strategy slated by MPs

12y Rachael Singh

Green tax strategy slated by MPs

MP condemn government refusal to define what green taxes are Read More...

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Understand sustainability to make money
Corporate Governance

Understand sustainability to make money

12y Accountancy Age

Understand sustainability to make money

Doing your homework on sustainability could bolster service lines says Jae Mather Read More...

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Companies unsure of legal obligations to report emissions
Corporate Governance

Companies unsure of legal obligations to report emissions

12y Rachael Singh

Companies unsure of legal obligations to report em...

A third of companies are unsure of their legal obligations to report carbon emissions and 58% have never heard the term “carbon accounting” Read More...

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AS2011: Reducing green levy will cost £75m
Corporate Governance

AS2011: Reducing green levy will cost £75m

12y Rachael Singh

AS2011: Reducing green levy will cost £75m

Reducing the Climate Change Levy will cost the government £75m over four years Read More...

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AS2011: Fuel duty rise cancelled
Corporate Governance

AS2011: Fuel duty rise cancelled

12y Accountancy Age

AS2011: Fuel duty rise cancelled

Fuel duty rise of 1p in January cancelled Read More...

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AS2011: Increase relief on climate change levy
Corporate Governance

AS2011: Increase relief on climate change levy

12y Accountancy Age

AS2011: Increase relief on climate change levy

Energy intensive industries Climate Change Levy relief will be increased Read More...

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Osborne lines up tax relief for energy-intensive industries
Corporate Governance

Osborne lines up tax relief for energy-intensive industries

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

Osborne lines up tax relief for energy-intensive i...

Chancellor to outline tax relief for businesses hit by emmissions trading scheme Read More...

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HW Fisher wades into sustainability market
Accounting Firms

HW Fisher wades into sustainability market

12y Rachael Singh

HW Fisher wades into sustainability market

Firm offers environmental services to SMEs to calculate impact on their businesses Read More...

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No fashion please I’m an accountant
Accounting Firms

No fashion please I’m an accountant

12y Taking Stock

No fashion please I’m an accountant

Accountants don’t have favourites according to PwC at Puma conference Read More...

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PwC: Airline corporate sustainability transparency needed
Company News

PwC: Airline corporate sustainability transparency needed

12y Rose Orlik

PwC: Airline corporate sustainability transparency...

Airline corporate sustainability reporting is improving, but there is still some way to go, says PwC Read More...

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Didn’t they do well?
Accounting Firms

Didn’t they do well?

13y Rachael Singh

Didn’t they do well?

Questions asked as Big Four scrap into the top 300 of the first carbon league table Read More...

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PwC named top brand for sustainability services
Corporate Governance

PwC named top brand for sustainability services

13y Rachael Singh

PwC named top brand for sustainability services

Survey into environmental consulting firms shows Big Four lead the way with PwC coming out tops Read More...

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KPMG most carbon friendly of the Big Four
Accounting Firms

KPMG most carbon friendly of the Big Four

13y Rachael Singh

KPMG most carbon friendly of the Big Four

KPMG leads the Big Four in the government’s first annual carbon emission league table Read More...

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Chancellor to introduce tax-breaks on environmental levies
Corporate Governance

Chancellor to introduce tax-breaks on environmental levies

13y Rachael Singh

Chancellor to introduce tax-breaks on environmenta...

George Osborne could announce tax breaks for energy intensive industries in a mini-budget next month Read More...

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