Reports

A UKEB analysis of 2022 UK Company Annual Reports: A Study in Connectivity.

The world’s material circularity currently stands at 7.2% - having decreased from the 8.6% material circularity recorded for 2020 and the 9.1% for 2018. This WBCSD research provides a practical example of the data flows that may exist and be utilized to enable a circular economy across four sectors.

 EY surveyed 506 global Chief Sustainability Officers or equivalents from businesses with at least £1billion annual revenues, including 40 UK-based sustainability leaders. The research analysed the action companies are taking to address climate change.

This flagship report of the Business Commission to tackle inequality provides the global business community with a clear and compelling case for business efforts to tackle inequality, as well as a common and holistic agenda for private sector action.

This Climate Change Committee brief provides an overview of the evidence on the potential impacts of Net Zero for the workforce to inform the Government’s Net Zero and Nature Workforce Action Plan that is due in early 2024.

This working paper sets out research in progress by Bank of England staff. They explore the determinants of firm disclosures by creating a unique, firm-level panel data set on climate-related disclosures of UK financial institutions.

During London Climate Week 2022, Climate Arc and Icebreaker One brought together 65 experts to explore how open data could be used to mainstream climate science into investment decisions.

In this third instalment in their ESG and sustainability series, Korn Ferry talks about climate change and people-related issues to consider when working towards carbon neutrality.

As shareholder and consumer expectations rise, PwC’s 2022 Annual Corporate Directors Survey shows that board oversight and board practices are shifting in response as directors navigate this new governance landscape.

Learn more about the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and how it was established.

Download the Ecoact 2022 report for:  The Top 20 best performers across international research An overview of international corporate responses to net-zero The latest trends in corporate climate reporting FTSE 100 mini-report

This FRC summary of findings is designed to be of use to reporting teams as they prepare disclosures on net zero and other GHG emission reduction commitments.