Sustainability reporting and ESG performance in the utilities sector

F Imperiale, S Pizzi, S Lippolis - Utilities Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
In the last few years, many policymakers started implementing stricter rules about
sustainability reporting in their jurisdictions. However, this process has been characterized …

Swimming against the tide: back to single materiality for sustainability reporting

S Abhayawansa - Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to critically examine the conceptualisation of the principle of
materiality, which is one of the most divisive concepts in current regulatory work on standard …

An overview of corporate sustainability reporting legislation in the European Union

K Hummel, D Jobst - Accounting in Europe, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, sustainability disclosure has increasingly become mandatory in many
countries. The European Union (EU) is at the forefront of this change by adopting legislation …

Do sustainability reporting standards affect analysts' forecast accuracy?

S Pizzi, F Caputo, E De Nuccio - … Accounting, Management and …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to contribute to the emerging debate about materiality with novel
insights about the signaling effects related to the disclosure of environmental, social and …

A roadmap for triggering the convergence of global ESG disclosure standards: lessons from the IFRS foundation and stakeholder engagement

MAA Zaid, A Issa - … Governance: The International Journal of Business …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Motivated by the growing and urgent demands for a unified set of internationally
accepted, and high-quality environmental, social and governance (hereafter ESG) …

The multiverse of non-financial reporting regulation

D Baboukardos, S Gaia, P Lassou… - Accounting …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Although non-financial reporting (NFR) has been extensively explored in the accounting
literature, most previous studies have focused on relevant issues in contexts where firms …

Do emissions reduction initiatives improve financial performance? Empirical analysis of moderating factors

A Issa - International Journal of Accounting & Information …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between carbon reduction initiatives
and financial performance. Additionally, it explores potential moderating variables, such as …

Taking climate change seriously: Time to credibly communicate on corporate climate performance

M Le Ravalec, A Rambaud, V Blum - Ecological Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
To address climate change, regulators have required companies to provide more
information about their environmental impact such as their greenhouse gas emissions …

The International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) past, present, and future: critical reflections and a research agenda

C de Villiers, R Dimes, M La Torre… - Pacific Accounting …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to critically reflect on the formation of the International
Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), its current agenda and likely future direction. The …

Evaluating the outcome effectiveness of the global reporting initiative transitions

R Zharfpeykan, C Akroyd - Sustainability Accounting, Management …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the outcome effectiveness of the global reporting
initiatives (GRI) transitions by understanding how companies have responded to the …