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9. September 2026

DRSC Launches Information Campaign on Simplified ESRS

The revised ESRS are expected to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union in mid-September 2026. This marks the conclusion of the intense process to revise the ESRS, which was initiated as part of the European Commission’s Omnibus Initiative. The revision focused on improving and simplifying these sustainability standards. In its information campaign, the DRSC provides details on the most significant simplifications in the ESRS. Read more

1. September 2026

EFRAG publishes Draft List of ESRS Datapoints for review (deadline: 23 October, 2026)

EFRAG published the Draft of the new 2026 List of ESRS Datapoints. This List of Datapoints brings together all ESRS datapoint definitions to support undertakings in preparing their sustainability statements according to the Revised ESRS. Read more

20. August 2026

IFRS Foundation Trustees announce five-year plan including new seat of the ISSB in Geneva

On 18 August 2026 the IFRS Foundation Trustees have announced a five-year-plan including the new seat of the ISSB in Geneva, Switzerland. They announced a series of strategic initiatives that strengthen the IFRS Foundation’s capability to serve global capital markets through high-quality IFRS Standards. Read more

12. August 2026

Taxonomy Regulation: DRSC submits comment letters to ESMA & EIOPA

On 12 August 2026, the DRSC submitted a comment letter to ESMA and a comment letter to EIOPA on the proposals to simplify reporting under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178. The DRSC also gathered feedback from participants in the DRSC User Forum on the Taxonomy Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2020/852) for the comment letters. Read more

12. August 2026

IFRS Foundation appoints Steven Maijoor as Chair of the Trustees and Sams Woods as Chair of the IASB

On 11 August 2026, the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation, under which the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) operates, have announced two key leadership appointments. Read more

11. August 2026

ASCG comment letter on tentative agenda decisions taken by the IFRS IC in June 2026

On 7 August 2026, the ASCG has submitted its comment letter on tentative agenda decisions (TAD) taken by the IFRS Interpretations Committee (IFRS IC) in its June 2026 meeting. Read more

24. July 2026

EFRAG opens consultation on ESRS for third-country undertakings

On 23 July 2026, EFRAG published the Draft ESRS for third-country undertakings (referred to as ESRS-40a) for public consultation. The comment period ends on 31 October 2026. Read more

21. July 2026

DRSC publishes comment letter on EFRAG’s Discussion Paper on Connectivity

On 15 July 2026, the DRSC published its comment letter on EFRAG's Discussion Paper “Connectivity of Financial and Sustainability Reporting”. In its response, the DRSC welcomes EFRAG's work on connectivity as an important step towards integrated reporting. Read more