G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors statement on upcoming ISSB Standards
18 Oct, 2022
The G20 has issued a meeting summary of the Fourth G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held in Washington DC on 12–13 October 2022.
In particular, the G20 discussed that “globally consistent data are needed in order to effectively address climate-related financial risks” and are looking “forward to the finalization of standards by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in support of globally consistent, comparable and reliable climate-related financial disclosures, and its work beyond climate.” In addition, the G20 welcomes “the efforts to achieve interoperability across disclosure frameworks.”
For more information, see the G20 meeting summary on the G20’s website.