The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation today announced the new composition of the Sustainability Standards Advisory Forum (SSAF) for the three-year period 2026–2028. The SSAF is a technical advisory body to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The advice of SSAF members helps the ISSB develop high-quality Standards.
The SSAF comprises a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 16 members, who are organisations represented by designated individuals, and is chaired by either the Chair or Vice-Chair of the ISSB. The SSAF members for 2026–2028 are:
| Region | Organisation |
| Africa (including one at large) | Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) |
| South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) | |
| Americas | Brazilian Committee of Sustainability Pronouncements (CBPS) |
| Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) | |
| Mexican Financial Reporting Standards Board (CINIF) | |
| Asia-Oceania (including four at large) | Asian-Oceanian Standard-Setters Group (AOSSG) |
| Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) | |
| Accounting Regulatory Department, Ministry of Finance of People's Republic of China (ARD) | |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants India (ICAI) | |
| Korea Sustainability Standards Board (KSSB) and the Financial Services Commission of the Republic of Korea (FSC) |
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| Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA) | |
| Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) | |
| Europe (including one at large) | Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority of Türkiye (KGK) |
| Accounting Standards Committee of Germany (DRSC) | |
| EFRAG | |
| UK Financial Reporting Council | |
| Invited observer for selected meetings |
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) |
The SSAF membership criteria can be found in the SSAF Terms of Reference.
The SSAF meets at least twice a year. All meetings are held in public and can be followed live via webcasts on the IFRS Foundation website. The first meeting of SSAF with its new members will take place on 24 March 2026.
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