- Set up in 2015 By –FSB (Financial Stability Board)
• To develop consistent climate related financial risk and
opportunities disclosures
• Provides information to -Companies, Banks, Investors, Stakeholders
• Promote transparency, enable better decision making in capital
allocation - WHY DISCLOSE
- • Understand your climate related risks and opportunities • Enhance risk management and strategic planning • Strengthen investor confidence and access to capital • Attract environment friendly customers investors and employees • Comply with evolving regulations and reporting mechanisms
THE OUTPUT
June 2023 –Release of the International Sustainability
Standards Board’s (ISSB) inaugural standards
- IFRS S1
• General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability
Related Financial information - IFRS S2
• Climate-related disclosures
ISSB responsibility – Monitoring Progress on the state of climate
related financial disclosures by companies
TCFD –FOUR CORE ELEMENTS to disclose
A. Governance 1. Board’s oversight of climate-related (CR) risks & opportunities 2. Management’s role in assessing and managing CR risks &
opportunities
B. Strategy
- CR risks & opportunitiesthe organization has identified over the
short, medium and long term - Impactof the same on the organization’s businesses, strategy
and financial planning - Resilience of the organization’s strategy, taking into
consideration different CR scenarios, including a 2°C or lower
scenario
C. Risk Management
- Organization’s processes for identifying and assessing CR risks
- Organization’s processes for managing CR risks
- Processes for identifying, assessing, and managing CR risks are
integratedinto the organization’s overall risk management
D. Metrics and Targets
- Metrics used by the organization to assess CR risks and
opportunities in line with its strategy and risk management
process - Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2and, if appropriate, Scope 3
greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and the related risks - Targetsused by the organization to manage CR risks and
opportunities and performance against target