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UK Announces Sustainability Disclosure Standards Based on the ISSB

Posted on August 4, 2023
Posted in Environmental, Social, and Governance

The UK standards will aim to increase the comparability and value of reported information for investors.

By Paul A. Davies, Michael D. Green, and James Bee

The UK government announced on 2 August 2023 that it will develop standards for company sustainability disclosures in the UK by July 2024, leveraging the work of the internationally recognised International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The UK Sustainability Disclosure Standards (SDS) will set out disclosure requirements for companies in the UK in relation to their sustainability-related risks and opportunities, including those risks and opportunities arising from climate change.

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