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
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Accountants guilty of ignoring material “natural capital” risks
New report confirms growing numbers of businesses accept seriousness of natural capital risks, but reporting on environmental impacts remains patchy
IFAC and IIRC sign integrated reporting deal
IFAC and IIRC sign a memorandum of understanding to increase cooperation and coordination on integrating environmental data into financial reports
PwC to call on clients to think before you fly
Consultancy giant to work with clients to try to tackle rising emissions from business trips, Accountancy Age's sister publication BusinessGreen.com reports
Tax breaks key to driving green energy investment
Developers call for tax breaks for investments in smaller clean energy projects as way of bridging funding gap
Treasury finally publishes definition of “environmental tax”
HM Treasury publishes highly anticipated definition of which taxes are considered green following confusion from industry
Treasury concludes fuel duty is not an environmental tax
Treasury accused of removing levies from official definition of environmental tax in order to show proportion of revenue from green taxes will rise
IIRC releases outline of integrated reporting framework
International Integrated Reporting Council releases timeframe for publication of integrated reporting framework
Carbon reporting opens floodgate for new revenue streams
With the government's drive to force large companies to report emissions, practices could do well to invest in green advisory services, explains Gary Davies
CBI: Green reports could duplicate workload
Businesses and accountants could see workload duplicated, and may be unprepared for assurance on reports
