ACCA urges FCA to prepare companies for tougher sustainability reporting

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ensure UK companies are equipped to meet increasingly demanding sustainability reporting requirements. In a statement, the ACCA said it submitted its views while responding to the regulator’s consultation on ‘Aligning listed issuers’ sustainability disclosures with international standards’. The accountancy body stressed that the FCA must balance the drive for more decision-useful information ...