Clive Booth Board Member ESG Foundation

The UK's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published the final report from its market study into the assurance of sustainability reporting. The 2024 study found that while the UK’s market for the assurance of sustainability reporting is functioning well, there are concerns over quality consistency amid growing demand.

In a statement reflecting on the outcomes of UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh, Dr. Osama Faqeeha, Deputy Minister for Environment, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and Advisor to the UNCCD COP16 Presidency, said: “COP16 in Riyadh has been a historic turning point for land, heightening global awareness of land degradation, desertification and drought, and delivering an unprecedented array of outcomes against a complex web of socioeconomic and environmental challenges.