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. 

 

Orla Carolan covers 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

 

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CPD Course Speaker

Glas Consulting & Training Limited

Orla Carolan

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

As part of this role Orla works with the Sustainability Reporting Institute as acting Head of Technical Training. She is also a lecturer with Chartered Accountants Ireland, IOB and TUD in Sustainability reporting. Orla has also worked with the EFRAG secretariat on the programme of updates to the ESRS reporting standards in 2025 both in a PMO and technical capacity.

Orla previously held senior roles at Future Planet, Grant Thornton and JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services in consulting, sustainability and financial & regulatory reporting.

Orla is a qualified trainer (QQI accredited) and currently lectures for CAI, TUD and other CPD and training bodies in sustainability and 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.