Chair of International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Announced
16 December 2021
The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation have announced that Emmanuel Faber will serve as the first Chair of the ISSB effective 1 January 2022.
Mr. Farber has previously served as the Chair of the Board and CEO of Danone, a multi-national food products company based in Paris, France.
The ISSB will develop, in the public interest, IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards that provide a global baseline of disclosure requirements designed to give investors high quality, globally comparable sustainability information.
The full announcement may be accessed here.