IFRS Foundation News

New Global Board for Corporate Sustainability Standards Gets Heavyweight Advisers

Former European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet will head an advisory group on setting up a global board for sustainability-related company disclosures, the IFRS Foundation said on Monday. The new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), due to be unveiled ahead …

Securities Regulators Back International Climate Risk Disclosure Body

Global market regulators have thrown their weight behind plans for a new international standards body for company disclosures on climate risks and sustainability, saying it would cut the scope for so-called greenwashing. The current patchwork of voluntary public and private …