Event recording now publicly available
Top leaders in global sustainability standard setting, regulation, and accounting joined an afternoon of programming jointly hosted by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the IFRS Foundation, and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) in New York to advance global adoption and implementation of the ISSB standards and build an understanding of sustainability assurance in its early days.
The invite-only event, Accelerating Climate and Sustainability-related Disclosures: A Global Perspective, was significantly oversubscribed. To support ongoing discussion on this critical topic and continue momentum and action, IFAC is making recordings of the event available to the public. Watch the series here.
Part 1: A Global Perspective from the IFRS Foundation, IOSCO, and IFAC
- Jean-Paul Servais, Chair, IOSCO
- Emmanuel Faber, Chair, ISSB
- Moderator: Lee White, IFAC
- Ciara Lee, Senior Director, ESG Global Finance, CISCO
- Pamela Steer, President & Chief Executive Officer, CPA Canada
- Alessandra Lehmen, President, Brazilian Bar Environmental Law Commission (OAB/RS)
- Moderator: Elizabeth Seeger, Member, ISSB
Part 3: Standard Setter Perspective
- Tom Seidenstein, Chair, IAASB
- Gabriela Figueiredo Dias, Chair, IESBA
- Christine Albrecht, Managing Director, Deloitte; Chair, IFAC Transnational Auditors Committee (TAC), Forum of Firms
- Ami Beers, Senior Director — Assurance and Advisory Innovation, AICPA
- Kevin O‘Connell, Sustainability Assurance Services Leader, PwC US
- Moderator: Andrew Hobbs, Andrew Hobbs, EY EMEIA Center for Board Matters Leader, EMEIA Public Policy Leader
Held during Climate Week NYC, this was just one of several IFAC connected learning events held this year to foster collaboration and alignment among regulators, standard setters, businesses, and the accountancy community to accelerate the uptake of climate-related disclosure and assurance.
In 2025, these action-advancing conversations will continue globally as part of the IFAC ConnectTM series, with plans to convene leaders in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and MENA and again in New York City at Climate Week in September.
To advance the sustainability transformation or for more information about this conference or IFAC Connect events, please contact the office of Chief Executive Officer Lee White at Communications@IFAC.org.
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