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Responses to Consultations

Chartered Accountants Ireland's responses to sustainability-related consultations of relevance to our members.

2022

Consultation on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards

Chartered Accountants Ireland's response to the draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards public consultation on draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRSs), prepared by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG).

Consultation on Carbon Budgets

Chartered Accountants Ireland responded to the Public Consultation on Carbon Budgets which sought views on the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC)’s carbon budget letter to Minister Eamon Ryan and the accompanying technical report, both published by the CCAC on 25 October 2021.

2021

UK BEIS Consultation - audit and corporate governance

Our response to the UK White Paper from the Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published in March 2021- Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance.

Northern Ireland - Climate Change (No. 2) Bill

Chartered Accountants Ireland responded to the call for evidence on Northern Ireland’s Climate Change (No.2) Bill which seeks to set targets for the years 2050, 2040 and 2030 for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and among other objectives establish a system of carbon budgeting.

Climate Action Plan 2021

This is our response to the public consultation on the review of Ireland's Climate Action Plan 2019, which will set out actions that must be taken in order to ensure Ireland delivers on the commitments in the Programme for Government. These include reaching our 2030 targets, achieving climate neutrality by 2050, and making Ireland a leader in responding to climate change.

Northern Ireland - Climate Change Bill

Our responses to the public consultation on the review of Northern Ireland's Ireland's Climate Change Bill. This Bill aims, among things, to establish a legally binding net-zero carbon target for the region and provide for a Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner and Northern Ireland Climate Office.

2020

IFRS

This was the IFRS's consultation on the establishment of global sustainability reporting standards. This response included work by the Ethics and Governance team, Professional Accounting and Institute Committees.

EU NFRD

This was the public consultation on the review of the EU’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive. This Directive lays down the rules on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by large public-interest companies, which have been required to non-financial statements in their annual reports from 2018 onwards.

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