After announcing at COP26 that the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) would have a global presence, last week the Board took a step towards expanding its existing world-wide footprint by confirming that a Beijing office will open in mid-2023.
During a busy week at COP27 the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) announced that CDP will incorporate the ISSB’s Climate-related Disclosures Standard (IFRS S2) into its global environmental disclosure questionnaires.
Emmanuel Faber, Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), took to the COP27 stage last week to unveil the ISSB Partnership Framework, designed to boost the ability of smaller entities and emerging economy stakeholders to use the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Sustainability Disclosure Standards.
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) made a number of key decisions at its October meeting, confirming and clarifying aspects of its proposed sustainability-related disclosure standards.
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation has published a summary of the World Standard-setters Conference 2022, and made the plenary sessions available to watch online.
The IFRS Foundation has published comment letters received on the draft IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy. We anticipate very significant uptake of the taxonomy around the world, and it is crucial to ensure these digital disclosures are suitable for global consumption.
Earlier this month, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) ran two live webinars on the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy and its current request for feedback.
African ministers – alongside senior officials responsible for finance, environment and sustainable development, and other representatives of international bodies and development institutions – have expressed their support for the work of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).
Emmanuel Faber, the Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), has spoken to the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, describing his hopes for collaboration between the ISSB and its European counterparts.
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) continues seeking feedback on the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy, with comments due by 30 September 2022, and we urge the XBRL community to engage on the taxonomy’s future development.
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