August monthly news summary
Please find below a brief summary of news and events from the IFRS®
Foundation over the past month:
The appointments of a second Vice-Chair and three further members to the ISSB
The IFRS Foundation Trustees announced the appointment of former World Bank Vice President, Jingdong Hua, as a second
Vice-Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board
(ISSB), effective from October 2022.
Separately, the Trustees appointed Jenny Bofinger-Schuster, Hiroshi Komori and Veronika Pountcheva to the
ISSB.
The recruitment of members to the ISSB is now complete.
ISSB receives a global response on proposed sustainability disclosure standards
The ISSB has received more than 1,300 comment letters on its two proposed sustainability disclosure
standards.