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Sustainability reporting: navigating the alphabet soup of standards

13 June 2024 / Author(s): Mindy Hauman
Issue: March 2021 / Categories: Feature

In this article, we discuss that in relation to making sustainability disclosures, if companies are able to unpick and rationalise the alphabet soup of standards, requirements and frameworks, many will find a set that suits their particular business model or industry. However, as the number of different reporting frameworks increases this is fostering confusion, lack of comparability and reporting fatigue. Greater global convergence may help to alleviate these issues.

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