The Institute has issued its response to the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) Exposure Draft “Climate-related risks and Other Uncertainties in the Financial Statements”. The Exposure Draft, which proposes eight examples illustrating how entities may apply the requirements in IFRS Accounting Standards to report the effects of climate-related and other uncertainties in its financial statements, was issued by the IASB in July 2024.
While highlighting its support of the overall objectives of the IASB, as well as the usefulness of illustrative examples in helping entities report on areas of uncertainty, the Institute’s Financial Reporting Technical Committee noted some concerns in relation to the way in which some of the examples are drafted. In addition to this, the Institute called for more guidance and analysis relating to determining the level of adjustment required to terminal value and discount rates in relation to medium to long term impacts of climate risk.
The Institute’s response can be read in full here.