Why Canadian Sustainability Standards Board Chair calls sustainability disclosures "table stakes"
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Wendy Berman discusses the challenges and progress of Canadian companies in adopting sustainability standards amidst geopolitical tensions.
In this episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast, we 're examin ing global uptake of standards created by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISS B) . T he ISSB launched in 2021 to create standardized sustainability reporting rules , establish ing its first two standards in 2023 . S ince then , around 40 jurisdictions have either adopted ISSB standards or ar e p lanning to adopt them in future . Canada was one of the early adopters, and in today's episode we speak to Wendy Berman, Chair of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB), which formed in 2022. Wendy explains the challenges Canadian companies face in adopting sustainability standards in a tense geopolitical environment and her expectations for greater global convergence in sustainability reporting. "Despite these headwinds, we're not seeing any significant pullback in Canadian companies on their journey to full implementation of these standards," Wendy says. "They see sustainability issues as mainstream business risks and opportunities, and they're advancing on their journey." She also explains how the CSSB is working with the ISSB to embed the interests of Canada's Indigenous peoples into…
People in this episode
Guest: Wendy Berman
Topics covered
- sustainability standards
- sustainability reporting
- geopolitical challenges
- Indigenous rights
- global convergence
Keywords
- sustainability
- ISSB
- CSSB
- reporting standards
- Indigenous interests
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Canadian Sustainability Standards Board, International Sustainability Standards Board
Places: Canada
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