How the UK is tackling the "alphabet soup" of sustainability disclosures
About this episode
The episode discusses the UK's adoption of ISSB standards and the efforts to improve sustainability reporting.
Ahead of London Climate Action Week, we 're explor ing how the UK is adopti ng International S ustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards . This episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast is the latest in our ongoing series about global ISSB adoption . S ustainability- related reporting is well established in the UK , and in today's episode w e speak to Sally Duckworth , Chair of the UK Sustainability Disclosure Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) . The TAC was formed to provide recommendations to the UK government on adoption of the ISSB standards . " We want to eliminate what's often called the ' alphabet soup ' of fragmented reporting by promoting consistency and comparability," Sally tells us. Sally says companies' understanding of risk has evolved in the face of geopolitical conflicts and climate-related disasters . "P eople now see risk with a much broader lens , looking at what's happening in their ecosystem as a whole — a nd clearly, sustainability forms a key part of that ." We also speak to ISSB board member Richard Barker, who explains how the U K fits into the broader global context of countries adopting ISSB standards . Richard joined us on stage for our…
People in this episode
Guests: Sally Duckworth, Richard Barker
Topics covered
- sustainability disclosures
- ISSB standards
- UK sustainability
- reporting consistency
- geopolitical risks
- climate action
Keywords
- sustainability
- disclosures
- ISSB
- reporting
- UK
- climate
- risk
- geopolitical
- consistency
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UK Sustainability Disclosure Technical Advisory Committee, International Sustainability Standards Board
Places: UK, London
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