Last week the IFRS Foundation and the #ISSB attended Climate Week NYC 2024, with #ISSB members and IFRS Foundation staff taking part in over 40 events, including:
🌎 A joint event with International Organization of Securities Commissions - IOSCO and IFAC titled ‘Accelerating Climate and Sustainability-Related Disclosures: A Global Perspective’, featuring ISSB Chair Emmanuel Faber, IFAC CEO Lee White and IOSCO Chair Jean-Paul Servais.
💬 The UN Global Compact SDG summit, attended by Chief of Strategic Affairs & Capacity Building Mardi McBrien and many more.
📝 ‘Sustainability disclosure in practice: insights on the adoption and implementation of the ISSB Standards’, co-hosted by the IFRS Foundation and PwC. The event was opened by ISSB Chair Emmanuel Faber, and featured discussions with preparers, investors and the wider sustainability practitioner community.
📊 ‘Implementation of IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 by financial institutions’, co-hosted by United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and the IFRS Foundation. The event provided practical insights to help organisations in the financial sector get started applying the ISSB Standards.
💬 ‘High-level Investor-Preparer Dialogue on Implementing IFRS S1 and IFRS S2’, hosted by Bank of America, and co-hosted with the IFRS Foundation, World Economic Forum, and WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development. The event featured an active exchange between investors and preparers as they start to implement the ISSB Standards and use the information to drive their decision making.
We heard from many preparers and FI decision makers about the benefits of getting started on implementing the ISSB Standards. A new voluntary application guide has been published to guide companies as investors call for voluntary application of ISSB Standards 📖.
🤝 In addition, the The World Bank Group and the IFRS Foundation have announced to expand the coverage of their existing partnership to the adoption of sustainability standards in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs).
Thank you to all our partners, speakers, contributors and to those who attended these events as part of a successful Climate Week NYC 2024!
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