The ISSB & How Asia Comes into Play

At COP26 the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation announced the creation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), with the aim of providing a comprehensive global baseline of high-quality sustainability disclosure standards focused on enterprise value. 

Two years on, what has been done and what is yet to come? How does Hong Kong and Asia come into play? 

Learnings 

• What opportunities exist for businesses in Hong Kong and Asia to partake in developing the region into a hub for engagement, cooperation, capacity building and innovation – in line with the ISSB’s creation of a global baseline of sustainability disclosures? 

• How is the ISSB enhancing global presence and facilitating stakeholder engagement and capacity-building activities for economies in the Asian region and beyond?  
• How is ISSB addressing the challenges organisations face in adhering to disclosure standards, if at all?  

Post-Event Actions 

• Seek further understanding of how the ISSB’s standards will drive globally consistent, comparable and reliable sustainability reporting, and pertinent implications for your company.