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  • ISSB votes in favour of 'relief package' for Scope 3 disclosures

    16 December 2022

    The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has voted in favour of a package of relief provisions for Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosures as well as introducing a framework for Scope 3 measurement in IFRS S2 climate-related disclosures at its meeting in Montreal this week.

  • COP15: ISSB signals intent to ramp up work on nature

    15 December 2022

    The body developing international sustainability reporting standards has said it intends to ramp up efforts to include nature after it completes its work on climate, as it told attendees at the COP15 biodiversity conference that company value creation is inextricably linked to nature.

  • COP27: ISSB hails 'milestone' CDP, NZDPU tie-ups

    08 November 2022

    The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) hailed "key milestone" agreements with the CDP and Net Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU) it said will boost implementation of its standards.

  • ISSB to require climate-related scenario analysis

    02 November 2022
  • ISSB votes to require Scope 3 disclosures

    21 October 2022

    'Global baseline' sustainability standards are set to require disclosure of Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, after a vote by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) decided.

  • ISSB targets adoption of global baseline standards 'as soon as they are finalised'

    17 October 2022

    The IFRS Foundation hopes that the sustainability reporting guidelines being developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will be adopted as a global baseline "as soon as" they are finalised.

  • ISSB consultation draws 1,300 responses

    08 August 2022
  • NZAOA urges ISSB to explicitly recommend 'net zero' targets

    28 July 2022

    The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has urged the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to "expressly integrate" net-zero emissions...

  • Draft ISSB climate risk disclosures 'unrealistic and too granular'

    26 July 2022

    The draft International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) climate-related disclosures have been criticised for being "unrealistic and too granular,"...

  • ISSB 'to extend business-as-usual,' says Mirova's Zaouati

    22 July 2022

    Mirova chief executive Philippe Zaouati described the approach of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) towards 'double materiality'...