What’s the future of ESG reporting?

Six months after Glasgow hosting a historic COP26 conference – it’s time for an update on sustainable finance development here in the UK. You may be thinking ‘oh, but I don’t work in finance’ but bear with me as how we develop sustainable finance policy is going to impact the financing of every business in the not-so-distant future.

Here at the CBI, we know first hand just how challenging the current headwinds are for businesses across the UK and their impact on the cost of doing business.  But please don’t forget that investors continue to step up their hunt for great sustainable investment opportunities and the UK government and regulators are working at pace on some of the critical areas that will need robust regulation to ensure we transition to a net zero economy without too many volcanic disruptions along the way.

Taxonomy, TCFD and changes to annual reporting

Critical to the ‘green’ transition is our