On Thursday 30 October 2025, the SALI team joined sustainability and financial reporting leaders from around the world at the IFRS Sustainability Symposium 2025 in London. The event brought together companies, investors, regulators, standard-setters, and advisers for focused conversations on advancing sustainability disclosure standards and practical adoption.
The Symposium, hosted by the IFRS Foundation, focused on pathways to adoption of sustainability-related financial disclosure standards. It provided an opportunity for organisations to share real-world experiences, engage with new guidance, and explore implementation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Standards. These standards form a global baseline for sustainability reporting, helping companies provide clear, comparable information for investors and stakeholders.
Strengthening Collaboration and Shared Purpose
Our CEO and Founder, Dr Eberechi Weli, welcomed distinguished leaders from Nigeria’s sustainability and financial regulatory space. Among those in attendance were Baa’Șiro (Dr.) Rabiu Olowo, CEO of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Dr Innocent Okwuosa, 59th President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Adjunct Associate Professor at Pan-Atlantic University, and Dr Iheanyi Anyahara, former Director at the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria and CEO of RCRA.
They joined global delegates including Nicolai Lundy, Chief of Engagement at the IFRS Foundation, and Jonathan Bravo, Director of Regulatory Affairs at the IFRS Foundation, alongside other thought leaders. Their participation highlighted Nigeria’s growing role in global sustainability reporting dialogues and reinforced the importance of regional perspectives in international forums.
A Forum for Practical Progress
The IFRS Sustainability Symposium has become a central space for discussion about how sustainability reporting standards are implemented in practice. It is not just about what standards exist but how organisations, regulators, and investors can work with them effectively. Panel sessions and breakout conversations focused on real challenges and opportunities experienced by institutions navigating disclosure requirements.
Participants heard insights into the practical aspects of applying the ISSB Standards, connecting sustainability disclosures with broader financial reporting, and understanding how clear, comparable information supports better decision-making. These conversations reinforced a truth that SALI champions: sustainability reporting must be credible, useful, and aligned with real organisational needs if it is to drive meaningful progress.
Positioning African Institutions at the Forefront
At SALI, we remain committed to strengthening collaboration with the IFRS Foundation and to positioning African regulators and institutions as active contributors to global sustainability reporting practices.
The participation of leaders from Nigeria and across Africa at the Symposium demonstrated how much work is already underway and how much potential exists when African voices are part of international conversations on transparency and accountability. Their engagement helps ensure that global standards reflect diverse perspectives and that they support meaningful reporting outcomes across markets.
Engaging with fellow regulators, standard-setters, and global experts underscored the importance of alignment, transparency, and credibility when organisations prepare sustainability information that investors and stakeholders can trust.
The IFRS Sustainability Symposium is more than an event. It is a platform for sharing experience, shaping practice, and building relationships that help organisations adopt sustainability reporting in ways that are practical and impactful.
For SALI, being present in London alongside global peers allows us to bring back insights that strengthen the work we do with partners and clients. It gives us confidence that the tools we build, from AI-powered assessments to reporting frameworks, are aligned with where global standards are heading and how organisations need to report with integrity and clarity.
As sustainability disclosure continues to evolve into a global norm, events like the IFRS Sustainability Symposium play a key role in advancing understanding and collaboration. At SALI, we remain focused on turning those insights into intelligence, helping organisations transform data into decisions and report with confidence.
We thank all the leaders we met and the IFRS Foundation for convening a meaningful dialogue on the future of sustainability reporting. We look forward to continuing to support institutions that are shaping a transparent, accountable, and sustainable reporting future.
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