The participants discussed:

• Updates on Trustees and Board’s Activities — The Advisory Council received an update on recent Trustee activities that focused on COVID-19, roles requiring succession, and sustainability. There was also an update on recent Board activities that focused on IFRS 17 amendments, IBOR Phase 2, COVID-19, and the post-implementation reviews of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15.
• Feedback from previous Adisory Council meetings — Council members received an update on how the IFRS Foundation has incorporated past Advisory Council feedback into its strategic activities related to relevance, risk, process and the IFRS Standards, since the last Council meeting.
• Sustainability — This was the main agenda item and focused on the consultation paper on sustainability reporting. Questions considered were:
  • Is there a need for a global set of internationally recognised sustainability reporting standards?
  • Is the development of a sustainability standards board (SSB) to operate under the governance structure of the IFRS Foundation an appropriate approach to achieving further consistency and global comparability in sustainability reporting?
  • Do Council members have any comment or suggested additions on the requirements for success (including on the requirements for achieving a sufficient level of funding and achieving the appropriate level of technical expertise)?
  • Could the IFRS Foundation use its relationships with stakeholders to aid the adoption and consistent application of SSB standards globally? If so, under what conditions?
  • How could the IFRS Foundation best build upon and work with the existing initiatives in sustainability reporting to achieve further global consistency?
  • How could the IFRS Foundation best build upon and work with the existing jurisdictional initiatives to find a global solution for consistent sustainability reporting?
  • If the IFRS Foundation were to establish an SSB, should it initially develop climate-related financial disclosures before potentially broadening its remit into other areas of sustainability reporting?
  • Should an SSB have a focused definition of climate-related risks or consider broader environmental factors?
  • Do Council members agree with the proposed approach to materiality that could be taken by the SSB?

The full meeting summary is available on the IASB's website. There are also recordings of the individual sessions.