Management of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Factors - Sustainable Corporate Climate Change Practices
Scope:
Note: The title for this NOI (originally published on March 8, 2022) was updated by the responsible SDO on December 5, 2023.
Note: As requested by the responsible SDO, this NOI being reissued as the standard was in the initial stages of development for more than 12 months. An additional comment period of March 21 to April 13, 2023 (originally published on March 8, 2022).
Purpose and scope:
The standard defines the organizations ‘requirements to reach the seventeen sustainable development goals of the United Nations (UN). The standard, intended for administrators and accountants, provides a list of clear sustainable development indicators and detailed implementation strategies that enables any organization planning on structuring and improving its sustainability performance.
Project need:
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