The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its annual Public Statement setting out the European common enforcement priorities (ECEPs) for 2025 annual corporate reports. The Statement addresses priorities related to: View the ECEPs Statement.

16 September 2025 Green and sustainability-linked financing is gaining traction among companies driven by global efforts  to support climate-aligned activities. These instruments promote the achievement of sustainability targets by linking their pricing, i.e., interest rates or coupons, to the attainment of pre-defined environmental or social targets. IAASA has undertaken a thematic desktop examination of sustainability-linked … Continued

10 June 2025 IAASA has today published decisions about accounting treatments applied by Kingspan Group plc in its 31 December 2023 annual financial statements. These two decisions relate to: The disclosure of a contingent liability arising from an Article 14(1) of the EU Merger Regulation investigation by the European Commission (EC) to determine whether Kingspan … Continued

13 May 2025 IAASA is seeking feedback on a proposed policy – Publication of Information regarding IAASA’s Corporate Reporting Supervision Activities. This updated policy proposes transparency in the results of sustainability reporting examinations as well as financial reporting examinations following the coming into force of the European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). IAASA welcomes all … Continued

IAASA has today published a decision about the accounting treatment applied by Glanbia plc in its 30 December 2023 annual financial statements. This decision focused on the identification of cash-generating units (CGUs) by the issuer which, in turn, impacts the level at which a company performs impairment tests. Glanbia plc provided voluntarily undertakings that future … Continued

28 May 2024 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the 29th Extract from its database of enforcement decisions taken by EU accounting enforcers. The objective of the publication is to provide issuers and users of financial statements with relevant information on the appropriate application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This … Continued

10 May 2024 The EU Taxonomy Regulation sets out a classification system that defines criteria for economic activities that are aligned with a net zero trajectory by 2050 and the broader environmental goals other than climate. IAASA undertook a desktop examination of the Taxonomy Regulation disclosures of a sample of issuers’ financial statements and has … Continued

IAASA has today published a financial reporting decision relating to Dalata Hotel Group plc’s accounting treatment of the proceeds from the sale of residential units as revenue in its 31 December 2022 annual financial statements. Dalata Hotel Group plc provided voluntarily undertakings that future financial statements would: The financial reporting decision may be accessed here. … Continued