As climate disclosure starts to move from board slides to real reporting, the International Sustainability Standards Board has gone back to IFRS S2 with a scalpel. Yesterday it issued targeted amendments to the greenhouse gas emissions requirements, aiming to ease some early application headaches without unpicking the overall architecture.
Financed and insurance linked emissions have long had a habit of slipping through the cracks, particularly in the more complex corners of the financial world. The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) is now tightening its guidance, substantial expansion of its Global Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Financial Industry.
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has published its Draft Comment Letter on the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) proposed amendments to IFRS S2, focused on greenhouse gas emissions disclosures. EFRAG invites feedback by 20 June 2025.
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation is hosted the seventh episode of its ‘Perspectives on Sustainability Disclosure’ webinar series yesterday. This session focussed on how businesses can prepare greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosures under IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures, aligning with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP).
California’s Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) is set to enhance climate-related financial reporting, and a recent roadmap from Carbon Accountable confirms that its 2026 implementation timeline is feasible.
XBRL US recently released a new publication, “Digital First for California Climate Data,” highlighting the importance of digital data standards in climate reporting – and advocating for the adoption of XBRL for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting in California.
The XSB has approved additions to the XBRL Unit Registry to support sustainability reporting requirements. The new “intensity” units enable the reporting of measures such as “green house gas emissions per unit of revenue”.
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the IFRS Foundation have collaborated to recently publish “Interoperability considerations for GHG emissions when applying GRI Standards and ISSB Standards.” The publication serves as a guide for companies navigating the measurement and disclosure of Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and the We Mean Business Coalition (WMBC), in collaboration with Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), Global Accounting Alliance (GAA), and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), recently released a guide to help accountants navigate the world of greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting.
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