IFRS S1 Accompanying Guidance: Making Sustainability-Related Financial Disclosures Clearer
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The Accompanying Guidance for IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information is a user-friendly guide issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).
It helps companies understand how to disclose important sustainability-related financial information clearly and consistently, including information relating to:
Environmental matters;
Social issues; and
Governance practices.
The guidance is designed to be accessible even to readers without an accounting or finance background.
What Does the Guidance Explain?
The guidance helps companies understand what types of sustainability-related financial information should be disclosed.
This enables investors, employees, customers and other stakeholders to better understand:
The sustainability-related risks and opportunities that may affect a company’s future;
How the company approaches responsible business practices; and
Whether the information provided is clear and reliable.
By explaining the purpose and application of IFRS S1 in a practical way, the guidance supports more consistent sustainability-related reporting.
Why Does It Matter?
Sustainability-related information is becoming increasingly important to business decision-making.
Stakeholders want to understand not only a company’s current performance, but also how it is preparing for future risks and opportunities relating to environmental, social and governance matters.
Clear disclosure helps users assess the information provided by companies and make better-informed decisions.
In Simple Terms
The Accompanying Guidance is:
A practical tool to help businesses meet sustainability reporting requirements;
A guide to clearer and more consistent communication; and
A resource that helps investors, employees and customers understand the information companies disclose.
The purpose is simple: to make sustainability-related financial information clear, credible and understandable to everyone.