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Jurisdictions representing over half the global economy by GDP take steps towards ISSB Standards

The IFRS Foundation releases Jurisdictional Guide at IOSCO Annual Meeting to support regulators.

Jurisdictions representing over half the global economy by gross domestic product (GDP) have announced steps to use the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) Standards or to fully align their sustainability disclosure standards with those of the ISSB.

The publication of the Inaugural Jurisdictional Guide for the adoption or other use of ISSB Standards (Guide) at the IOSCO Annual Meeting in Athens comes at a time of increasing momentum towards the establishment of the global baseline of sustainability disclosures for capital markets.

The Guide aims to show market participants how jurisdictions are progressing towards delivering globally consistent and comparable sustainability-related information. It acknowledges various ways in which jurisdictions may use the ISSB Standards, as set out in the IOSCO endorsement decision. The Guide also describes various jurisdictional approaches to the adoption or other use of ISSB Standards, including full adoption, partial adoption and permission to use.


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