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IFRS® Accounting Standards

Climate-related and Other Uncertainties in the Financial Statements

Summary

The Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) is participating in the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) project to explore whether and how financial statements can better communicate information about climate-related and other uncertainties.

The project aims to research causes of concern about the inconsistent application of IFRS® Accounting Standards to climate-related and other uncertainties, and about insufficient information being disclosed in the financial statements regarding such uncertainties. The boards will also consider whether and what actions might be needed. 

Refer to the IASB Climate-related and Other Uncertainties in the Financial Statements project page for more information.

Staff Contact(s)

Shalini Gupta, CPA, CA Principal, Accounting Standards Board

Alex Levine, CPA, CA Principal, Accounting Standards Board and Sustainability Reporting

Project Status

  • Information gathering

    Based on the feedback received through its Third Agenda Consultation, the IASB added this project to its maintenance project pipeline in March 2022

  • Approving project

    The IASB decided to commence work on this project and moved the project to its work plan in March 2023

  • Engaging Communities

    The IASB issued its Exposure Draft, “Climate-related and Other Uncertainties in the Financial Statements,” in July 2024

    The AcSB issued its Exposure Draft that corresponds to the IASB’s Exposure Draft

  • Deliberating feedback
  • Final pronouncement
Disclaimer

This project summary has been prepared for information purposes only. Decisions reported are tentative and reflect only the current status of discussions on this project, which may change after further Board deliberations. Decisions to publish Handbook material are final only after a formal voting process.