Toronto Centre Podcasts

Toronto Centre Podcasts


Ep. 139 - The New ISSB Standards: Considerations for Financial Supervisors

January 31, 2024

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has developed new standards for sustainability reporting and climate-related disclosure.

This new TC Note and accompanying podcast discuss the benefits, challenges, and actions needed for the standards to reach the goals they were set out to meet. They outline how the standards can help achieve the following key supervisory goals:

  1. Investor and consumer protection
  2. Safety and soundness of financial institutions
  3. Financial system stability and alignment with national climate targets


Speaker: 

Alison Harwood, Program Leader, Toronto Centre

Host: 

Eric Pezet, Program Director, Toronto Centre


Read the transcript here. Read their biographies here


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