Multiple emerging environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and disclosure standards pose legal and operational risks to many companies, but also opportunities to improve reporting and get ahead of requirements, a new report found.

The Conference Boardโ€™s report, โ€œCutting Through Complexityโ€“Managing International ESG Disclosure,โ€ published Thursday, provided guidance on how firms can reconfigure their governance, policies, and procedures to better and more accurately capture ESG and sustainability data.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...