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The ISSB recently announced its agenda priorities for expanding sustainability standards, with a focus on four research projects. FRAS Canada is seeking feedback from Canadians on these projects before submitting a response letter to the ISSB. The proposed projects include biodiversity, human capital, human rights, and reporting integration. Help shape the future of sustainability standards and share your feedback by August 4, 2023. 

The Independent Review Committee on Standard Setting in Canada issued its final recommendations report. The recommendations aim to ensure Canadian accounting and auditing – and now sustainability reporting and assurance – standard setting continues to be independent and internationally recognized. A summary feedback statement will soon be issued, outlining the feedback the committee received during its consultation process.

On January 9, 2023, the Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) of Canada and Accounting Standards Board of Japan (ASBJ) held their fourth bilateral meeting in Toronto. The Boards provided updates on their activities and discussed topics of mutual interest, such as crypto assets. Representatives from Financial Reporting & Assurance Standards Canada’s sustainability standards team and the Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) also attended the meeting. They shared updates on their activities and discussed the connectivity between sustainability and financial reporting. Read the press release, available in English.

The time has come to recruit the inaugural chair of the new CSSB. A visible and experienced leader in the sustainability reporting community, the Chair will support recruitment of board members and establish the CSSB’s first multi-year strategic plan in their initial months in the role. Applications are due November 15, 2022. 

With 13 members newly appointed, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) Implementation Committee has begun its work to develop the initial institutional structure for this new standard-setting board. Membership includes representation from both of Canada’s standard-setting oversight councils and subject matter experts in sustainability from across the country. 

As the pace of progress in sustainability disclosures continues to accelerate, the Accounting Standards Oversight Council (AcSOC) and Auditing and Assurance Standards Oversight Council (AASOC) mutually approved the formation of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB). Read the media release to learn more about what this means for Canada.

Watch our easy-to-understand video on the global and local initiatives happening in sustainability reporting standards – including the Independent Review Committee on Standard Setting in Canada’s initiative and recommendation to establish a Canadian sustainability standards board – and what this means for Canada.