News and Publications

ICAS and IRC examine the materiality concept in financial and sustainability reporting

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) and the Integrated Reporting Committee of South Africa (IRC) have each published documents that discuss the concept of materiality in financial and sustainability reporting.

GRI starts new publication series on the CSRD

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has set up a new publication series titled 'CSRD Essentials'. In the series, GRI explores the EU mandatory sustainability reporting requirements under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

ISSB opens permanent Montreal office

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has opened a permanent office in Montreal to cement its presence in Canada.

Agenda for the May 2024 Management Commentary Consultative Group meeting

The Management Commentary Consultative Group of the IFRS Foundation will meet via video conference call on 21 May 2024. An agenda for the meeting is now available.

Pre-meeting summaries for the May 2024 ISSB meeting

The ISSB will meet in Montreal on 16 May 2024. We have posted our pre-meeting summaries for the meeting that allow you to follow the ISSB’s decision making more closely. We summarised the agenda papers made available by the ISSB staff and point out the main issues to be discussed by the ISSB and the…

IASB continues webcast series on proposed enhancements to disclosure requirements for business combinations

The IASB has released the second webcast in its series aimed at discussing and seeking feedback on Exposure Draft ‘Business Combinations — Disclosures Goodwill and Impairment’. The webcast series focuses on improving the transparency and quality of information provided by companies regarding acquisitions, while also considering the feasibility of implementation from a cost perspective.

Romanian translations of the ISSB Standards

The IFRS Foundation has published Romanian translations of IFRS S1 'General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information' and IFRS S2 'Climate-related Disclosures'.

IASB webcast series on proposed enhancements to disclosure requirements for business combinations

The IASB has launched a webcast series aimed at discussing and seeking feedback on Exposure Draft ‘Business Combinations — Disclosures Goodwill and Impairment’. The webcast series focuses on improving the transparency and quality of information provided by companies regarding acquisitions, while also considering the feasibility of implementation from a cost perspective.

May 2024 IASB meeting agenda posted

The IASB has posted the agenda for its next meeting, which will be held in its offices in London on 20 and 22 May 2024. There are five topics on the agenda.

IFRS Foundation survey on digital content

The IFRS Foundation is exploring options for introducing an epub service and is seeking feedback on the current service, and input on possible new products and their features.