The Federal Government has said companies involved in the climate change fight will begin disclosure of financial accounts starting from January 1, 2024.
It said this initiative which is in line with the International Sustainability Standards Board is to promote transparency and accountability of financial information to investors.
The Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Shuaibu Ahmed, made this known on Wednesday during the inauguration of the Adoption Readiness Working Group in Abuja.
The PUNCH reports that the early adoption of the policy was part of recommendations made during the COP 27 Climate Change Conference held last year in Egypt.
He noted that the latest development followed an explosion in the burden of non-financial reporting requirements on companies.
Speaking during his address, Ahmed said, “I am very delighted to welcome you all to this programme today which could not have come at a more auspicious time other than now when the primary users of general purpose financial statements (i.e. investors, lenders, creditors and other stakeholders) globally are calling for more transparent, comparable and verifiable sustainability-related financial information to help them assess an entity’s enterprise value.
“We are now in a world where reliable sustainability information is becoming as important as financial information. The focus on Financial Statements is a viable way to an integrated approach to financial information, Environmental, social and governance or Sustainability information and broader non-financial information.”
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