ISSB Chair Emmanuel Faber: Leading Sustainable Finance Transformation

With endorsements from the G20, UN, World Bank, IOSCO, the
⁠International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) ⁠stands at
the forefront of standard-setting efforts, shaping the
future of sustainable finance and reporting worldwide.


Founded in 2021 at COP26 in Glasgow, under the stewardship of
⁠Emmanuel Faber as Chair⁠, the ISSB has become a globally
recognized and respected standard-setter.


Within its first two years, the ISSB has issued the
inaugural IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards:
IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of
Sustainability-related Financial Information and IFRS
S2 Climate-related Disclosures. It reduced the ‘alphabet
soup’ of sustainability disclosures by incorporating standards
and frameworks from the Value Reporting Foundation, the Climate
Disclosure Standards Board, and the Task Force on Climate-related
Financial Disclosures (TCFD) into ISSB Standards.




It secured endorsement of its Standards by the International
Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and published
a roadmap for supporting jurisdictional adoption.




Already, on Finance day at COP28, close to 500 organizations
from 64 jurisdictions, representing $120 trillion in assets,
have signed the statement of support.




Global regulatory backing comes from regulators and standard
setters from 40+ jurisdictions, including ASEAN, EU, Japan,
UK, and more.




⁠Emmanuel Faber, a pioneer for decades⁠ - leading as
CEO and Chairman of Danone to
become a global leader in corporate sustainability - was named
one of the "World’s 50 Greatest leaders" by
Fortune. This background makes him the perfect fit for
the ISSB to revolutionize sustainability reporting.


Key topics include:




The rationale behind new global ISSB standards




The implementation of a global scanning system for the
company's entire value chain.




The significance of Scope 3.




Future-proofing businesses.




Up-skilling boards.




The urgency of addressing climate change.




Aligning corporate practice with ESG principles to drive
long-term value creation. And more.




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