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Future of ESG Data Asia: EU, ISSB working on guidance to aid 'interoperability'

Guidance to help organisations report under both the IFRS International Sustainability Standards and separate EU standards is a priority of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), its vice-chair told an Environmental Finance event.

UK told to adopt ISSB in full to encourage 'equivalence' with US, EU disclosures

The UK has been urged to adopt the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards in their entirety, in a move that would support efforts to ensure 'equivalence' with US and EU requirements, respondents to a consultation said.

Australia invites comments on ISSB-based disclosure rules

The Future of ESG Data conference: ISSB 'will help transform Wild West ESG data market'

The work of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will help transform the Wild West of ESG data, a panel exploring potential game changers for the market heard.

The Future of ESG Data conference: EU CSRD reporting does 'not satisfy' ISSB reporting, says ISSB

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) said that EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)-aligned reporting does "not satisfy" its reporting standards due to its inclusion of 'double materiality' considerations.

ISSB's Faber: Double materiality should not be 'a battlefield'

The chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has said standard setters are not "in battle" over the decision of whether to incorporate 'double materiality' approaches, arguing that there is an urgent need to end this "divisive narrative".

Natural Capital Investment Americas 2023: TNFD 'will need filtering before integration into ISSB'

The recently released recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) will need to be "filtered" before being integrated into the standards created by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), one of the IFRS Foundation's directors has suggested.

NBIM: ISSB should develop biodiversity, human capital and rights standards

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has urged the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to focus on expanding its standards to biodiversity as well as human capital and rights topics over the next two years.

ISSB will build 'next level sustainability data muscle' in companies

The progress of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) disclosure standards will accelerate the shift towards more rigorous, "balance-sheet appropriate" environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, according to ESG Book.

UK readies sustainability disclosure overhaul with ISSB consultation

The UK will early next year consult industry on overhauling its disclosure rules to make it mandatory to report in line with international sustainability disclosure standards, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed.