Inside Mexico's sustainability standards for public and private companies
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This episode explores Mexico's adoption of sustainability standards and its tailored approach for public and private companies.
In this week's episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast , we're exploring how Mexico is adopting and building on standards issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) . Mexico is one of more than 40 jurisdictions that have adopted or are in the process of adopting the ISSB's disclosure standards. To learn about Mexico's approach , we speak with Patricia Moles , a member of the Standards Issuing Committee of the Mexican Financial and Sustainability Reporting Standards Board , known as CINIF . Patricia explains how Mexico has tailored its standards to local conditions, w i th a focus on material topics such as waste management, nature loss , and physical climate risks like water stress . She says Mexico created an alliance of Latin A merican countries to promote sustainability reporting in the region without overburdening companies. "W e face the challenge of capacity building and the capacity to react and maybe the cultural resistance ," she says . " But on the other hand, the urgency is even more important in developing countries. " Patricia also explains why Mexico created specific standards for private companies. "A large, large portion of our…
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