Alongside this, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it is introducing rules requiring premium-listed companies to adopt TCFD reporting from next year. This will apply to companies with reporting periods beginning 1 January 2021 and will initially be introduced on a ‘comply or explain’ basis.
Commenting, Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive Officer of the FCA, said: “We generally expect companies to be able to comply.”
Further detail on the FCA announcement can be found here and a timeline of planned or potential regulatory actions or legislative measures over the next five years is available here. The full report can be found here.
On 10 November the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced its support for the introduction of global standards on non-financial reporting, but, as an interim step, encourages public interest entities to report against the TCFD’s recommended disclosures and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) metrics for their sector. The FRC’s Climate Thematic report provides more detail.
How Luminous can help
If you would like to discuss your own TCFD reporting journey, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact stephen.butler@luminous.co.uk.
