A recent international survey of public sector professionals by CIPFA, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, suggests that more than half (56%) of public sector organisations do not currently report on their climate impact.
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The research provides a baseline from which the evolution of sustainability reporting in the public sector can be managed and evaluated, CIPFA says.
Of the 44% of respondents who said their organisation does produce a sustainability report, only around half said they used a standard definition of sustainability, while only 25% of reports prepared were subject to an audit or verification process.
CIPFA identified 12 sustainability reporting frameworks that could potentially be used by public sector organisations to report on climate matters, however, none focused on the public sector context.
This news brief is based on reporting published by Circular Online on 2021-07-08. The original report is linked below.
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