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ISSB issues global sustainability disclosure standards

Posted by - June 26, 2023

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has issued inaugural standards—IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, to drive sustainability-related disclosures in capital markets worldwide. IFRS S1 provides a set of disclosure requirements to enable companies to communicate to investors about the sustainability-related risks and opportunities they face over the short, medium, and long term. IFRS S2 sets

Global leaders emphasise the need for sustainable finance at WSDS

Posted by - February 28, 2023

Global leaders at the recently concluded World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) emphasised the need for sustainable finance to fuel green growth. The speakers emphasised the lack of new instruments to facilitate long-term lending to fuel green growth, particularly in emerging economies and least-developed countries. Among the speakers, here’s a round-up of what six key global