Currentandanticipatedfinancialeffectsrequirementsarepartof a company's disclosuresaboutstrategyassetoutinourstandards, whichprovidesinformationabout a company's approachtomanagingsustainability-relatedrisksandopportunities.
Engagementwithourstakeholders, includinginthefeedbackthatwereceivedontheexposuredraftsfor S-1 and S-2, provideduswithinsightsintowhatinformationhelpsprimaryusersofgeneralpurposefinancialreportstobetterunderstandhow a specificclimateorothersustainability-relatedriskoropportunityhasaffectedorisanticipatedtoaffect a company's financialposition, financialperformance, andcashflows.
Thestandardsrequire a companytoprovideinformationregardingthefinancialeffectsinthecurrentreportingperiodandtheanticipatedeffectsintheshort, medium, andlongterm.
However, theISSBheardfromstakeholdersthattherearecircumstanceswhenprovidingquantitativeinformationcanbechallenging, somechanismswereprovidedinthefinalstandardstohelptoaddressthesechallenges.
Weusethetermfinancialeffectstorefertotheeffectsonthefinancialstatements, a company's financialposition, financialperformance, andcashflows.
財務上の影響という用語は、財務諸表、企業の財政状態、財務業績、キャッシュフローに与える影響を指す。
Andweusetheterm a company's reportingpackagetorefertothegeneralpurposefinancialreports, thepackageofinformationthatincludesboththefinancialstatementsandoursustainabilityrelatedfinancialdisclosures, whichprovidesfinancialinformationabout a companythatismaterialtoinvestorsinmakingtheirinvestmentdecisions.
Importantly, S1 and S2 donotchangetherequirementsintheaccountingstandards a companyuses, buttherequirementsin S1 and S2 canhelpinformandbeinformedbythefinancialstatementspreparedby a company, whetherthey'reusingIFRSaccountingstandardsorotherGAAP.
Forexample, if a companyisassessingwhetherthere's anindicationthatequipmentusedinitsmanufacturingprocessmaybeimpaired, thesustainabilityrelatedrisksandopportunitiesthatthecompanyhasidentifiedwhentheyapply S1 and S2, suchasrisksrelatedtotheavailabilityorcostofnaturalresources, couldberelevantforthatimpairmentassessment.
Inpartone, we'llfirstlyexplaintheoverarchingrequirementsthatapplytosustainabilityrelatedfinancialdisclosurestakenas a whole. We'llthenexplainrequirementsforthecurrentreportingperiod, includinghowsustainabilityrelatedrisksandopportunitieshaveaffectedthefinancialstatements, sothefinancialposition, financialperformanceandcashflowsforthecurrentreportingperiod. Thenforthenextannualreportingperiod, includinghowsustainabilityrelatedrisksoropportunitiesmaypose a significantriskof a materialadjustmenttocarryingamountswithinthenextannualreportingperiod. Inparttwo, we'lldiscusstheanticipatedeffectsofsustainabilityrelatedrisksandopportunities, includingdeterminingtheshort, mediumandlongtermthat a companyuses. Andlastly, we'llspendtimeonmechanismstofacilitateapplicationandmechanismstoaddressproportionalitythatareavailableforthestandardswhenthey'rebeingusedbycompanies. TheISSBintroducedproportionalitymechanismsforthestandardstobeappliedin a mannerproportionateto a company's capabilitiesandpreparednessandtoassistallcompanieswhenthey'reapplying
S1 and S2. Bytheendofthistwopartwebcast, youshouldunderstandthecurrentandanticipatedfinancialeffectsrequirementsandhowtoprovideusefulinformationabout a company's strategyformanagingitssustainabilityrelatedrisksandopportunities.
However, eachelementcaninformanother. Forexample, thedisclosurerequirementsaboutresilienceandanticipatedfinancialeffectsaredistinctandseparaterequirementsintendedtoservedifferentinformationneeds, butcanalsoinformeachother. Informationonanticipatedfinancialeffectsisintendedtoillustratehow a companyexpectsitsfinancialposition, financialperformance, andcashflowstobeaffectedovertimegivenitssustainabilityrelatedrisksandopportunitiesandstrategytomanagethem. Requirementsrelatedtoresilienceof a company's strategyandbusinessmodelareintendedtoinforminvestorsabout a company's abilitytoadjusttosustainabilityrelatedchanges, develops, anduncertainties, takingintoconsiderationsustainabilityrelatedrisks. Thisinformationaboutthecompany's planstorespondcouldinformthedisclosureofanticipatedfinancialeffects. So, whiletherequirementshavedistinctintent, resilienceassessmentscanprovideusefulinformationforcurrentandanticipatedfinancialeffectsandviceversa. Ourwebcastisnotintendedtoexplainalltheinformation a companymightneedtodisclosewhenitappliesthestrategyrequirements, butinsteadwillfocusonthecurrentandanticipatedfinancialeffectsrequirements.
S1 and S2 askforbothquantitativeandqualitativeinformationessentiallyasthenorm.
S1とS2は、基本的に量的情報と質的情報の両方を求める。
Thatisbecauseinvestorshavetoldusthat a combinationofbothquantitativeandqualitativeinformationismostusefulformakinginvestmentdecisions. Whenprovidingquantitativeinformation, a companycandisclose a singleamountorrange. Sometimes a rangeismoreusefulorappropriatethan a singleamount. Forexample, a clothingmanufacturercompanymightbeexposedtodecreasingdemandforitsproductsbecauseofchangingconsumerpreferencesforlowercarbonalternatives. Theentityprovidesdisclosureabouttheanticipatedfinancialeffectsofneworpotentialproductsthatminimizeenvironmentalimpactsand, duetothelevelofmeasurementuncertainty, mightreport a rangeofpossiblefutureoutcomesratherthan a singleestimate. Quantitativeinformationisimportantforinvestorstoseehowortheextenttowhichsustainability-relatedrisksandopportunitieshaveaffectedormayaffectthefinancialstatements. Ultimately, managementwillneedtousejudgmentwhenprovidingthisinformation.
Informationinthenotestothefinancialstatementsmayexplainhowsustainability-relatedrisksandopportunitieshaveaffected a company's currentfinancialposition, financialperformance, andcashflows, sothatinformationcouldmeettheinformation S-1 or S-2 requires a companytodisclose. Becauseofthis, a companymaybeabletoprovidetherequiredinformationbycross-referencetotherelatedfinancialstatementstoavoidunnecessaryduplication, subjecttothespecificrequirementssetoutinAppendix B of S-1, beingthecross-referencedinformationisavailableonthesametermsandatthesametime. Thecompletesetofsustainability-relatedfinancialdisclosuresisnotmadelessunderstandable, andthecross-referenceclearlyidentifiesthereportandspecificpartsofthereportwheretheinformationislocated.
Connectionsbetweenthecompany's disclosuresshouldbeexplainedclearlyandconcisely, withunnecessaryduplicationofinformationavoided. So, let's take a closerlookatthecurrentfinancialeffectrequirements. S-1 and S-2 requirescompaniestodiscloseinformationabouthowsustainability-relatedrisksandopportunitieshaveaffectedtheirfinancialposition, financialperformance, andcashflowsforthecurrentreportingperiods. Therequirementistoprovidequantitativeandqualitativeinformationsubjecttothemechanismsthatwe'lltalkaboutinPart 2 ofthewebcast. Sometimestheinformationcouldbeprovidedinthefinancialstatements, inwhichcase, asGabementioned, itmaybepossibletousecross-referencestoavoidunnecessaryduplication. When a companydiscloseshowthesustainability- relatedrisksandopportunitieshaveaffecteditsfinancialposition, financialperformance, andcashflowsforthecurrentreportingperiod, partoftheinformationrequiredisinformationaboutthosesustainability-relatedrisksandopportunitiesforwhichthere's a significantriskof a materialadjustmenttocarryingamountswithinthenextannualreportingperiodforassetsandliabilitiesreportedintherelatedfinancialstatements.
So, let's gotoanexample. Forthepurposesofthiswebcast, we'llbeworkingthrougheachrequirementseparately, usingexamplestohelpexplaintherequirements. As a result, eachexampledoesn't provide a completeillustrationofallthecurrentandanticipatedfinancialeffectsdisclosurerequirements. Ourfirstexampleillustratesdisclosureofinformationaboutfinancialeffectsinthecurrentreportingperiod. Inthiscase, Company A operatesin a countrywheretheymanufacturegas-poweredhotwaterheaters. Thegovernment's issued a newpolicyinthecurrentyeartobantheuseofgas-poweredhotwaterheatersat a futuredate. As a consequence, thecompanyhasdecidedtoshutdownitsaffectedproductionfacilitiesinthatcountry.
Applyingapplicableaccountingstandards, suchastheIFRSaccountingstandards, thecompanydeterminesthatthisdecisionhastriggeredtheneedforanimpairmentassessmentandthatthecarryingamountofthefacilityshouldbewrittendown, resultinginanimpairmentlossbeingrecognisedfortheperiod. Inthisexample, thefinancialstatementsincludeinformationregardingtheimpairmentloss, withexplanatoryinformationaboutthatlossbeingincludedinthenotestothefinancialstatements. Inthesustainability-relatedfinancialdisclosures, subjecttoconsideringthemechanismsavailabletoit, Company A willprovideinformationidentifyingandexplainingtheconnectionsbetweenitssustainability-relatedriskandthecurrentfinancialeffectsonCompany A's financialpositionandfinancialperformance, inthiscaseexplainingtheinformationabouttheimpairmenteffectandtheassessmentandtheeffect. Company A mayalsobeabletoconsidertheuseofcross-referencingtotherelatedfinancialstatementsifthisavoidsunnecessaryduplicationandthecriteriaaremetthat
Specifically, IFRSaccountingstandardsrequire a companytoprovideinformationabouttheassumptionsitmakesaboutthefutureandothermajorsourcesofestimationuncertaintyattheendofthecurrentreportingperiodandhave a significantriskofresultinginmaterialadjustmenttothecarryingamountofassetsandliabilitieswithinthenextfinancialyear.
Examplesofsituationsinwhichtheremightbe a significantriskofmaterialadjustmenttothecarryingamountofassetsandliabilitiesincludesituationssuchasmeasuringtherecoverableamountofassetsforimpairmentpurposesormeasuringprovisionssubjecttothefutureoutcomeoflitigation. Considerthepreviousfacilityclosureexample. Company A hasconcludedthatithasmettheappropriatecriteriatorecognize a restructuringprovisioninaccordancewiththeapplicablegap, suchastheIFRSaccountingstandards. Aspartofitsdetailedrestructuringplan, itisofferedtoallstaffemployedatthefacilitythatitisclosingtheopportunitytoseekanalternativeroleintheorganization. Thecompanyhascommittedtocompensatingallemployeesif a suitablenewrolecannotbefound. Allemployeeshaveacceptedthisoffer.
Therestructuringplanincludestheapproximatenumberofemployeeswhowillbecompensatedforterminatingtheirservices, butthatnumberisstillhighlyuncertainattheendofthecurrentreportingperiod. Initsstatementoffinancialposition, thecompanyrecognized a provisionfortheestimatedcostofcompensatingemployeesthatwillterminatetheirservicesand a correspondingexpenseinitsstatementoffinancialperformance. Furtherinformationaboutthenumberofemployeeswhowillterminatetheirserviceandthuswillbeentitledtocompensationisexpectedtobecomeavailablewithin 12 monthsaftertheendofthereportingperiod. Company A concludesthatthereissignificantriskthatthisfurtherinformationcouldresultin a materialadjustmenttothecarryingamountoftherestructuringprovisionwithinthenextannualreportingperiod.
Inthesustainability-relatedfinancialdisclosures, subjecttoconsideringthemechanismsavailabletoit, Company A willprovideinformationidentifyingandexplainingtheconnectionsbetweenitssustainability-relatedrisksandthesignificantriskof a materialadjustmenttothecarryingamountoftherestructuringprovisioninthenextannualreportingperiod, astheseestimatedcostsareuncertain. Company A mayconsidertheuseofcross-referencingtotherelatedfinancialstatementsifthisavoidsunnecessaryduplicationandthenecessarycriteriaaremet. Nowconsider a newexample. Company B's assetsareincreasinglyatriskfromforestfiresandthereforethisriskisconsideredaspartofthecompany's assetimpairmentanalysisforassetsexposedtothisrisk. Thereisnofinancialeffectinthecurrentreportingperiod, however, asthefrequencyandseverityofthesefiresishighlyuncertain, thecompanyhasdeterminedthatinformationaboutthisuncertaintyismaterialtoinvestors, includingthefactthatthereissignificantriskofmaterialadjustmentwithinthenextannualreportingperiodtothecarryingamountoftheseassetsas a resultofthisrisk.
Initssustainability-relatedfinancialdisclosures, subjecttoconsideringthemechanismsavailabletoit, Company B willprovideinformationidentifyingandexplaininghowthesustainability-relatedriskspresent a significantriskofmaterialadjustmenttothecarryingamountofitsassetsinthenextannualreportingperiod, giventheuncertaintyassociatedwiththeforestfires. Company B mayconsidertheuseofcross-referencingtotherelatedfinancialstatementsifthisavoidsunnecessaryduplicationandthenecessarycriteriaaremet.
Wehavenowreachedtheendofpartoneofourwebcastoncurrentandanticipatedfinancialeffects. Thankyouforyourattentionandhereis a quickreminderofthesessionoverviewandoveralllearningobjective. Wehopeyounowbetterunderstandtheoverarchingrequirementsforcurrentandanticipatedfinancialeffectsalongwith a moredetailedunderstandingofthecurrentfinancialeffectsrequirements. Welookforwardtoyoujoiningusinparttwoofthewebcastwherewewillcontinueourdiscussionwithanticipatedfinancialeffectsandthemechanismstofacilitateapplicationandthemechanismstoaddressproportionality.