Sustainability audits are reinforced with the new IAASB manual, International Standard on Sustainability Assurance.
Approved law that creates the carbon credits market in Brazil, regulated and voluntary together. It will be years before its full implementation. How about getting an idea about prices?
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Jul 23, 20232 min readUnited States: Simplified GHG Emissions EPA Calculator. In Excel. And much more.Busy week in the United States (USA). We will not speak of the high temperatures, but of a probable “tsunami”: the USA started to move...
Jul 18, 20232 min readCitigroup & Voluntary Carbon Market: A Critical Piece of the Net Zero PuzzleThis is the title of a 40-pages report published last July 10 by Citigroup, Institutional Clients Group. "There is currently a $1.7...
Jun 27, 20231 min readNew era of sustainability-related disclosures in capital markets worldwideFor the first time, a common language for disclosing the effect of climate-related risks and opportunities on a company’s prospects....
Jun 26, 20232 min readThe Paris climate finance summit last June 22-23. Something about carbon? Yes.Here some new info that you probably did not read yet, after two days of talks in Paris overhauling the global financial system to tackle...
Jun 10, 20232 min readFor the first time, rural property auctions will accept carbon credits as paymentBanco do Brasil (BB) is holding a real estate auction in which, for the first time, it will be possible to pay for them with carbon...
Jun 7, 20231 min readSustainable Fitch's ESG Regulations and Reporting Standards Tracker (Excel)What’s the level of enforcement of the ESG regulations: mandatory, limited application / comply or explain, voluntary or guidelines ?...
May 29, 20231 min readISSB: public consultation to enhance the international applicability of the SASB Standards The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) is seeking feedback on the Exposure Draft Methodology for Enhancing the...