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Ex-Danone CEO Faber appointed chair of ISSB

Emmanuel Faber has been appointed chair of the recently formed International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

IFRS standards set global path to mandatory climate reporting - IOSCO

The publication of prototype international standards for climate-related disclosure is one of the first steps on "a pathway to mandatory reporting" across more than 100 jurisdictions, according to the chair of a body of regulators.

Global climate disclosure standards prototype gets COP26 launch

Greenwashing demands regulatory response, says IOSCO chair

'Greenwashing' risks undermining confidence in the global sustainable finance industry - but regulators are increasingly ready to combat disingenuous claims of positive environmental impact, according to an association of the world's securities and futures markets regulators.

London calling IFRS: Forget Canada, base ISSB in UK!

A group of UK finance organisations has urged the IFRS Foundation to locate its new International Sustainability Standards Board

IFRS Foundation 'on track' for mid-2022 sustainability standards

The IFRS Foundation trustees said they remain on track to appoint members of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in the next quarter, and publish the first set of globally consistent climate-related standards in the middle of next year.

News round-up: BNP Paribas, IFRS Foundation and Aquila

IFRS establishes 'eminent persons group'

G7 backs mandatory TCFD reporting

The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies have expressed their support for "moving towards mandatory climate-related financial disclosures", setting the stage for such reporting to become the norm across multiple jurisdictions.

IFRS Foundation calls for sustainability standards board nominees

The trustees of the IFRS Foundation have called for nominations for the roles of chair and vice-chair of the proposed 14-member International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to develop global sustainability reporting standards for disclosures in corporate reports.