Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB)

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The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) is a non-profit organization working to provide material information for investors and financial markets through the integration of climate change-related information into mainstream financial reporting. CDSB operates on the premise that investors and financial institutions can make better and informed decisions if companies are open, transparent and analyse the risks and opportunities associated with climate change-related information. To this end, CDSB acts as a forum for collaboration on how existing standards and practices can be used to link financial and climate change-related information using its Framework for reporting environmental information, natural capital and associated business impacts.

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The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) is an international consortium of business and environmental NGOs. We are committed to advancing and aligning the global mainstream corporate reporting model to equate natural capital with financial capital.

We do this by offering companies a framework for reporting environmental information with the same rigour as financial information. In turn this helps them to provide investors with decision-useful environmental information via the mainstream corporate report, enhancing the efficient allocation of capital. Regulators also benefit from compliance-ready materials.

Recognising that information about natural capital and financial capital is equally essential for an understanding of corporate performance, our work builds trust and transparency needed to foster resilient capital markets. Collectively, we aim to contribute to more sustainable economic, social and environmental systems.

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• 01 431 CDSB Sunsetting Jan 27, 2022
• 02 280 Understanding the interconnections in natural capital – Climate, Biodiversity, Water, Social (PM) Jan 21, 2022
• 03 273 Understanding the interconnections in natural capital – Climate, Biodiversity, Water, Social (AM) Jan 20, 2022
• 04 958 Accounting for climate: connecting impact to financials Dec 8, 2021
• 05 348 Beyond the bottom line – Social reporting, and company performance Dec 7, 2021