This webinar is part of CPD Fest 2025

Course Details

The updated and simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards will be issued to the EU Commission by the end of November 2025 by EFRAG with scope and content amendments across all 12 ESRS. The ISSB standards continue to be adopted by companies not required to report under ESRS and at jurisdictional level globally as mandatory reporting standards. Participants will gain an understanding of the current status and key updates to ESRS and adoption of the ISSB standards globally.

 

Orla Carolan will cover the following topics during this presentation: 

  • Key updates to cross cutting standards under ESRS – ESRS 1 and ESRS 2
  • Key updates to topical standards under ESRS across environment, social and governance
  • Overview of ISSB Sustainability Standards (IFRS S1 and IFRS S2)
  • Global adoption of ISSB standards 
  • Interoperability, similarities & differences - ESRS to IFRS

 

By attending this session, you will:

  • Understand current status of CSRD and ESRS and updates to standards in 2025
  • Understand status of implementation of IFRS standards globally 
  • Understand alignment between ESRS and IFRS standards

 

This session will be of particular interest to:

  • Auditor & advisory/consultants in practice/professional services
  • Finance professionals in industry

 

Course Level: Intermediate

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CPD Course Speaker

Head of Consulting

Orla Carolan

Orla is a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) and Managing Director of Glas Consulting, a consulting company that provides sustainability services including training, compliance and sustainability reporting advisory services to large organisations and SMEs.

Prior to this Orla held roles in Future Planet as Head of Consulting and was a Director (Advisory) at Grant Thornton Ireland in addition to being Head of Financial Reporting for JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services.

During her time at Grant Thornton Orla also worked with EFRAG on the development of the ESRS reporting standards under the CSRD and with the Central Bank of Ireland in their Supervisory Risk Division on the review of the supervision framework for investment funds.

Orla is currently lecturing for Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) on a Diploma on Sustainability Reporting & Assurance and with TUD on their Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Reporting in addition to supporting ACCA and other providers with CPD training on sustainability & sustainability reporting. Orla holds a B.A. in Business and Economics (TCD), is an ACCA member and a Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD) and member of the IFDA working group on sustainability. Orla is also a qualified Executive Coach & Trainer (QQI Accredited).