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 Board’s report, “Cutting Through Complexity–Managing International ESG Disclosure,” 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:...