2025 Sustainability Year in Review
ADEC ESG’s focus continues to be our clients: supporting each organization as it navigates this complex journey, strengthening sustainability programs, and building resilience into strategy and operations.
ISSB, IFRS S1, and IFRS S2 Explained: A Unified Framework for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure
The sustainability reporting and disclosure landscape is continuously evolving around the world.
What Everyone Misses About Progress in Sustainability Disclosure
Sustainability progress is often undervalued when driven by regulation, but compliance requires significant effort and strategic focus across industries and organizations.
California’s SB 261: The Climate-Related Financial Risk Act
Proposed in early 2023 and passed later that year, SB 261 is a part of California’s larger Climate Accountability Package and mandates reporting on climate-related financial risk.
Intersecting Science-Based Targets, CDP, and Climate Regulations
In a webinar earlier this summer, experts at ADEC ESG discussed opportunities for setting and achieving science-based targets—and new regulations.
CDP vs Other Global ESG Frameworks: Requirements, Alignment, and Shared Goals
CDP has been one of the most popular environmental reporting frameworks for years, with more than 23,000 companies responding to its questionnaire every year and over 700 capital markets signatories asking companies to disclose their data through CDP.
2024 ADEC ESG Year in Review: Prioritizing Sustainability Reporting
As we reflect on the last year, it’s clear that the global emphasis on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices has reached a pivotal point.
What is the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)?
First drafted in 2022 and recently approved in 2024, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) aims to provide clear guidelines on how companies operating in the EU should address human rights and environmental concerns across their value chains.
California’s Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) Explained
In 2023, California signed SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, into law. What does this mean for your organization and its GHG emissions data reporting programs?
The SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule: What You Should Know
We review the who, what, where, and when of the SEC’s new Climate Rule.
CDP and ISSB Alignment: What May Change and How to Prepare
CDP is making some big updates to its questionnaire this year. How might alignment with IFRS S2 change the way you disclose, and what can you do to prepare?
The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) Explained
New legislation in the EU is making sustainability reporting mandatory for many companies. How might the CSRD affect your business, and what can you do to prepare for disclosure?
Scope 3 Emissions Under the SEC’s Proposed Rule
In recent years, governments globally have enacted ESG-related disclosure regulations on companies that operate within their borders in an effort to increase accountability around climate risks and impacts.