ISS-Corporate Launches Integrated ISSB Sustainability Reporting Programme

Software and advisory services provider ISS-Corporate has launched its ISSB IFRS programme, combining consulting services and software into a coordinated solution to help companies meet the requirements of IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 sustainability disclosure standards. The solution spans gap assessment, carbon accounting, physical and transition climate risk assessment, target setting, transition plan development, and reporting.

The ISSB was established in November 2021, releasing inaugural general sustainability (IFRS S1) and climate (IFRS S2) standards in June 2023. According to ISSB Chair Emmanuel Faber, 42 jurisdictions are currently adopting, using, or committed to using the ISSB standards. ISS-Corporate's new programme integrates advisory expertise, GHG Protocol-aligned carbon accounting, physical climate hazard assessment across assets, transition risk and opportunity analysis encompassing carbon pricing, policy change, energy costs, and technology shifts, and climate target and transition plan development.

The launch reflects growing market demand for integrated ISSB compliance solutions as adoption accelerates globally. Single-point tools addressing only one component of ISSB disclosure — such as carbon accounting alone or physical risk assessment alone — are increasingly insufficient for companies seeking to produce coherent, investor-grade disclosures across the full scope of IFRS S1 and S2. ISS-Corporate positions its programme as enabling companies to go beyond minimum requirements and build enduring resilience through comprehensive sustainability reporting.

India is among the jurisdictions where ISSB adoption is being actively considered, and SEBI has already introduced BRSR Core requirements drawing on some ISSB-aligned principles. As India progresses toward potentially mandatory ISSB-aligned disclosures for listed companies, integrated compliance solutions combining advisory expertise and reporting software — similar to what ISS-Corporate has launched — will become essential tools for large Indian corporates seeking to meet international investor expectations and regulatory obligations simultaneously.

Key figure — 42 jurisdictions currently adopting, using, or committed to using ISSB sustainability disclosure standards