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As more businesses embrace ESG standards, it's important to understand the concept and identify its implications for the accounting profession.

The greatest job security will be for people who know the tax rebates and every aspect of green law.

Recently released guidance can help with establishing effective internal controls over such reporting.

Plus, GBS Tax and Bookkeeping rebrands as Cleer Tax and Bookkeeping; ITA looks for new president; and other news from the accounting tech world.

The Global Reporting Initiative released a report Wednesday urging companies to take a due diligence approach in their sustainability efforts.

The committee released a study Thursday on how to apply its widely used internal control framework to sustainability reporting.

These promissory notes offer buyers an accounting power: Emitters of planet-warming pollution get to deduct emissions from their own ledgers simply by purchasing tons of carbon offsets sourced to projects elsewhere.

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants rolled out an environmental, social and governance training program for accountants.

The goal is to sniff out "dishonest climate accounting and other actions designed to circumvent the need for deep decarbonization."

While corporate sustainability reporting continues to grow amid demands from investors and regulators, problems persist with the reliability of the information and the role of accounting firms in vetting the disclosures.