ISSB Sustainability Standards Launch Summit

Watch the June 26, 2023, recorded live broadcast from the New York Stock Exchange launch summit for the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards. This was part of a series of launch events that took place around the world and is the only recorded broadcast.

Stakeholders from the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and other panelists discuss the significance of the new standards, S1 and S2, in creating a global baseline of high-quality sustainability information for investors, and corporate reporting and assurance in North America and around the world.

Part 1: Celebrating the New Global Baseline

• Verity Chegar, ISSB Member

• Michael Jantzi, ISSB Member

• Elizabeth King, President, Sustainable Finance & Chief Regulatory Officer, Intercontinental Exchange

• Julie Bell Lindsay, CEO, CAQ

• Barry Melancon, President & CEO, AICPA & CIMA

• Pamela Steer, President & CEO, CPA Canada

Part II: Corporate-Investor Dialogue

Moderator: Michael Jantzi, ISSB Member
Panelists:

• Richard Manley, Chief Sustainability Officer, Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Investing, CPP Investments

• Mary Obasi, Global Policy Advisory Executive, Bank of America

• Peggy Smyth, Partner, QIC; Audit Committee Chairperson – Etsy, Frontier Communications and Remitly

Part III: The Theory of Change

Moderator: Nicolai Lundy, Chief of Market Relationships, IFRS Foundation
Panelists:

• Larry Leva, Vice-Chair, Trustees of the IFRS Foundation

• Pam O’Connell, Vice President for Finance and Controller, World Bank Group

• Curtis Ravenel, founding member of the Secretariat for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

Learning outcomes

Recall current developments within the global sustainability reporting and regulatory space.

Additional news on the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards

Financial Management:
Historic global standards for sustainability reporting released

Journal of Accountancy:
4 AICPA & CIMA leaders discuss global sustainability standards

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Sustainability learning with CPE

• AICPA & CIMA ESG & Sustainability Conference

• Fundamentals of ESG Certificate

• AICPA & CIMA and Oxford Saïd Business School: Sustainability Executive Management Programme for Accounting and Finance Professionals

• IFRS: Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential® Certificate

• Foundational Carbon Accounting (webcast)

• The Role of Accounting Professionals in ESG Reporting & Disclosure (webcast)

• Sustainability Assurance Engagements