Washington, D.C. — Today the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) voted to include Scope 3 emissions disclosures in the global baseline for climate-related disclosure. BPI, along with other trades, has commented to the ISSB on the standard, noting that mandatory Scope 3 disclosures are premature given significant data and methodological challenges.
Lauren Anderson, BPI senior vice president and senior associate general counsel, issued the following statement in response:
Requiring Scope 3 emissions disclosures now will undermine risk-based investment decisions and create an overly aggressive international baseline that many nations would unlikely follow, leading to less convergence.
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