Our chart looks at the £3.3trn of net liabilities presented in the UK government’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 that were finally published more than 27 months after the balance sheet date.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a historic global agreement agreed by world leaders at the United Nations in 2015. Seven years on, reporting on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remains a work in progress.
The climate conference in Glasgow (COP26) highlighted the planet’s perilous state and how commitments made must be turned into action, not just by the private sector, but also by the public sector. The need for comprehensive financial and non-financial information on climate and sustainability has never been more necessary.