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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


	IFAC RELEASES STATEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION AND THE 2021 REPORTING CYCLE



	(New York, September 7, 2021)

Professional accountants have an active role to play in determining the way climate change information is reported in the upcoming 2021 reporting cycle and is enhanced in future years.

In a new statement released today, IFAC continues to advocate and support the profession’s role in enabling climate action by providing transparency and insights on the financial impacts of climate change.

In this statement, IFAC:

Summarizes the information concerns of investors, regulators, and policy makers.
Reviews current standard-setter responses.
Recommends how, and the extent to which, companies and accountants can address these concerns in the 2021 reporting cycle.

Read the statement.



	Contact: Jennifer DiClerico Head of Communications +1-212-286-9344 jenniferdiclerico@ifac.org

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/></td> <td> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW83171062 BCX0">Professional accountants have an active role to play in determining the way climate change information is reported in the upcoming 2021 reporting cycle and is enhanced in future years. In <a href="https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/contributing-global-economy/discussion/corporate-reporting-climate-change-information-and-2021-reporting-cycle" target="_blank">a new statement released today</a>, IFAC continues to advocate and support the profession’s role in enabling climate action by providing transparency and insights on the financial impacts of climate change. In this statement, IFAC: <ul><li style="color: #101010; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Summarizes the information concerns of investors, regulators, and policy makers. </li><li style="color: #101010; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Reviews current standard-setter responses. </li><li style="color: #101010; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Recommends how, and the extent to which, companies and accountants can address these concerns in the 2021 reporting cycle. </li></ul><a href="https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/contributing-global-economy/discussion/corporate-reporting-climate-change-information-and-2021-reporting-cycle" target="_blank">Read the statement</a>. </div> </td> <td><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="15" width="20" alt="" /></td> </tr></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" width="20" alt="" /></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr> <td><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="10" width="20" alt="" /></td> </tr></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" width="20" alt="" /></td> <td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" width="20" alt="" /></td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#999999"><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" width="20" alt="" /></td> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" width="20" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" width="20" alt="" /></td> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="15" width="20" alt="" /></td> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" width="20" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" width="20" alt="" /></td> <td align="right" width="100%"> Contact: Jennifer DiClerico Head of Communications +1-212-286-9344 <a href="mailto:jenniferdiclerico@ifac.org" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none">jenniferdiclerico@ifac.org</a> </td> <td><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" width="20" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> </td> <td><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" alt="" /></td> <td><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" width="20" alt="" /></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="1" width="20" alt="" /></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr> <td><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="10" width="20" alt="" /></td> </tr></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="5" width="20" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="10" width="20" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.ifac.org/sites/all/themes/ifacg3/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="15" width="20" alt="" /></td> <td> Prepared by IFAC's Communications Department. 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