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Businesses should be careful not to let the legal and regulatory requirements being introduced in the sustainability disclosure arena to overshadow the need to embed sustainability into core business operations.

To adequately incorporate sustainability factors into core operating functions...

A lack of consistency and comparability in corporate sustainability disclosure may pose challenges for investors, regulators, and other stakeholders who require decision-useful information, according to a new report from the International Federations of Accountants (IFAC).

Corporate emissions reduction reporting is full of inconsistencies, and the lack of comparability of target disclosures continues to create challenges for investors, regulators and other stakeholders who need actionable information, according to a new report.

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has issued a call to action to G20 leaders to establish sustainability reporting standards, better public financial management and a stronger fight against corruption.

IFAC has launched pilot accountancy capacity building programs in both Ghana and Burkina Faso.

The International Federation of Accountants has joined forces with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, to help strengthen the accountancy profession’s...

TAXPAYERS' attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study, Public Trust in Tax, by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). A survey of 5,900 people across 14 countries — many in developing...

A new tax survey of 5,900 people in14 countries across the globe –with majority of the participants in developing countries, including Nigeria and Kenya, revealed that; trust in tax systems is lower when taxpayers perceive higher levels of corruption and diversion of public funds.

ISLAMABAD-Taxpayers’ attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study, Public Trust in Tax, by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). A global survey focusing on 14 developing economies...

Progress Needed on Climate Liability Risk and Third-Party Audits, Say G20 Report

Taxpayers’ attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study, Public Trust in Tax, by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).