The European Commission is seeking to simplify the reporting burden for companies. Under its recent package of proposals, only the largest companies would report under European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). In this podcast, Jan A. Müller (Partner, KPMG in Germany) and Katharina Gädeke (Partner, Regulatory Advisory, KPMG in Germany) discuss the proposals and what they might mean for different companies that have already reported or are preparing to report under ESRS.

‘ISSB™’ is a Trade Mark and ‘IFRS®’, ‘IASB®’, ‘IFRIC®’, ‘IFRS for SMEs®’, ‘IAS®’ and ‘SIC®’ are registered Trade Marks of the IFRS Foundation and are used by KPMG IFRG Limited under licence subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. Please contact the IFRS Foundation for details of countries where its Trade Marks are in use and/or have been registered.

Hosted by Brian O’Donovan, this episode takes as its central theme the need to drive clarity in financial reporting. It delivers insights from KPMG specialists on a range of topics – including climate-related matters, valuation and impairment, changes to presentation and new disclosures and, finally, the growing importance of connectivity between a company’s financial statements and all other publicly available information.

‘ISSB™’ is a Trade Mark and ‘IFRS®’, ‘IASB®’, ‘IFRIC®’, ‘IFRS for SMEs®’, ‘IAS®’ and ‘SIC®’ are registered Trade Marks of the IFRS Foundation and are used by KPMG IFRG Limited under licence subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. Please contact the IFRS Foundation for details of countries where its Trade Marks are in use and/or have been registered.

Hosted by Brian O’Donovan (KPMG Global IFRS Leader), this episode addresses the current uncertain times and delivers insights from KPMG specialists on a range of topics – including climate-related risks and connectivity, valuation and impairment, implications of the new global top-up tax, disclosing material accounting policies and finally, how the new insurance contracts standard is playing out in practice.

‘ISSB™’ is a Trade Mark and ‘IFRS®’, ‘IASB®’, ‘IFRIC®’, ‘IFRS for SMEs®’, ‘IAS®’ and ‘SIC®’ are registered Trade Marks of the IFRS Foundation and are used by KPMG IFRG Limited under licence subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. Please contact the IFRS Foundation for details of countries where its Trade Marks are in use and/or have been registered.