March monthly news summary
Please find below a brief summary of news and events from the IFRS®
Foundation over the past month:
ISSB delivers proposals that create comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), established
at COP26 to develop a comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures
for the capital markets launched a consultation on its first two proposed standards on 31
March.
ISSB communicates plans to build on SASB’s industry-based Standards
Along with the release of the exposure drafts, ISSB Chair Emmanuel Faber and
Vice-Chair Sue Lloyd have communicated plans for building upon the SASB Standards and for
embedding SASB’s industry-based standards development approach into the ISSB’s
standards development process.
IFRS Foundation publishes IFRS Accounting Taxonomy 2022
The IFRS Accounting Taxonomy enables electronic reporting of
financial information prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards.
IFRS Foundation and GRI sign cooperation agreement
The IFRS Foundation and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have announced a collaboration agreement under which their
respective standard-setting boards, the International Sustainability Standards Board
(ISSB) and the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), will seek to coordinate
their work programmes and standard-setting activities.
IFRS Foundation announces annual conference
Registrations are open for the IFRS Foundation’s annual conference, which will be held in
London on 23–24 June 2022 and include updates on the work of both the IASB and the
ISSB.
IASB Chair Andreas Barckow delivers keynote speech at ICGN 2022 conference
He discussed what the IASB has in place in IFRS Accounting
Standards for reporting on sustainability-related matters in the
financial statements and where the IASB may go in the future.
IFRS Foundation agrees MoUs to establish ISSB presence in Frankfurt, marking first step towards global footprint
The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with German public and private sector
institutions to formalise the partnerships and funding
arrangements required to establish the presence of the International Sustainability
Standards Board (ISSB) in Frankfurt.
Bruce Mackenzie appointed as Chair of the IFRS Interpretations Committee
The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation have announced the appointment of Bruce Mackenzie as the new Chair of the IFRS
Interpretations Committee, succeeding Sue Lloyd.
Call for members of the IFRS Interpretations Committee
The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation invite applications for candidates to serve on the IFRS Interpretations
Committee, which works with the IASB to support consistent
application of IFRS Accounting Standards.