IFRS S2: Climate-related Disclosures·Paragraph 33
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IFRS S2: Climate-related Disclosures
Paragraph 33 · 2024
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Objet de l’information
This disclosure asks an organisation to explain the features of its climate-related targets in a way that lets readers understand what is being measured and how far the target reaches. In practice, that means setting out the target’s scope, the parts of the business it covers, the time period it applies to, and any assumptions or conditions attached to it. The aim is to make clear whether the target is broad and organisation-wide, or narrower and limited to particular activities, locations, or emissions sources.
The practical focus is on coverage and comparability: users should be able to see whether the target applies across all operations or only selected sites, business units, or value-chain activities. An organisation should therefore describe the boundaries of the target clearly enough for someone to judge how representative it is and how it should be interpreted alongside other climate disclosures.
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Avant de commencer
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Préparation
Informations clés à préparer
| Champ à préparer | Ce qu’il faut recueillir | Indice de preuve | Responsable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting basis | State whether the target is set on a whole-number basis or as a rate per unit of output, and keep the chosen basis consistent across the target statement and any progress updates. | Target register, KPI definition sheet, methodology note, board paper approving the metric basis. | Sustainability reporting / performance management |
| Reference year | Record the specific starting year used to anchor the target, and make sure it matches the year used in the baseline calculation and any later comparisons. | Target methodology, baseline workbook, approved strategy or transition plan. | Sustainability reporting / strategy |
| Agreement alignment | Capture which external agreement or framework the target is tied to, and note the exact link used to justify that connection. | Target rationale paper, policy mapping, board or committee approval pack, external framework cross-reference. | Sustainability / legal / policy |
| Progress checkpoints | List the interim checkpoints or milestone dates that sit between the start point and the end target, including the expected level or status at each checkpoint. | Transition plan, milestone tracker, project plan, management reporting pack. | Strategy / programme management |
| Target statement | Write the plain-language aim the organisation is trying to achieve, using wording that is specific enough to show the intended outcome. | Approved target wording, strategy document, board minutes, sustainability plan. | Sustainability / executive sponsor |
| Entity coverage | Define which parts of the organisation are included in the target, such as subsidiaries, joint arrangements, or only selected operations, and keep that coverage consistent with the reporting boundary. | Group structure chart, consolidation policy, boundary memo, target methodology. | Finance / group reporting |
| Measurement metric | Identify the exact measure used to track the target, including the unit, calculation approach, and any denominator or conversion rule needed to reproduce it. | KPI dictionary, calculation workbook, methodology note, source system extracts. | Performance management / data analytics |
| Target timeframe | Capture the period over which the target is meant to be achieved, including the end date or end year and any interim timing assumptions. | Target register, strategy timeline, board-approved plan, project schedule. | Strategy / sustainability reporting |
Comment le préparer
Demander les données
Request the target details and supporting evidence
Traduisez l’information en une question métier interne, puis adaptez-la au vocabulaire de votre organisation.
What target have we set, over what period, for which part of the business, and what supporting records show the basis, milestones, and any link to an external climate pathway?
Use your organisation’s own terms first, then map them to the reporting fields. For example, if your team talks about a decarbonisation plan, net-zero roadmap, emissions reduction plan, or climate commitment, use that language in the request and only translate it into the reporting labels when you prepare the disclosure. Keep the ask practical and check the source records before sign-off.
Demande faible
Please send the IFRS S2 target characteristics data for the disclosure.
Pourquoi elle échoue : This uses framework language only, so the owner may not know which internal records to pull. It also does not specify the business boundary, the target metric, the baseline, the time horizon, the milestones, or where the evidence sits, so the response is likely to be incomplete or inconsistent.
Meilleure demande
Please send the current climate target record for [boundary] for [period], including the metric used, baseline year and value, target end date, any interim checkpoints, whether it is set on an absolute or intensity-style basis, the objective it supports, any link to a named pathway or agreement, and the source document or system reference. Use your team’s own wording if that is how the record is held.
Modèle d’e-mail formel
Subject: Request for target details and supporting records Hi [name/team], We are preparing the climate reporting pack and need the current target information plus the source records behind it. Please send, for [reporting period], the details for [business boundary / entity set], including: - the target metric used internally; - the baseline year and baseline value; - the target end date or horizon; - any interim checkpoints or milestones; - whether the target is framed on an absolute or intensity-style basis; - the business objective it supports; - any link to a named external pathway, agreement, or commitment; and - the source document or system reference for each item. If the wording in your team differs from the labels above, please use your own terms and we will map them during drafting. A possible LRA training template is attached for reference only; please adapt this to your organisation and check the source records before sign-off. Many thanks, [preparer name] [role] [contact details]
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Hi [name/team] — could you share the current target details for [boundary] for [period], plus the source record? We need the target metric, baseline year/value, end date, milestones, basis (absolute or intensity-style), objective, and any link to a named pathway/agreement. Please use your team’s own wording if different, and we’ll map it later. Thanks — [name]
Exemples sectoriels
Manufacturing
Contexte. A plant network tracks energy and emissions targets in an operations planning workbook and board pack.
Demande adaptée. Please share the current emissions reduction target record for the manufacturing sites in [boundary] for [period], including the internal KPI name, baseline year and value, target end date, interim checkpoints, whether the plan is framed as an absolute cut or an output-based measure, the operational objective, any link to a named climate pathway, and the workbook or board paper reference.
Exemple de réponse. Target metric: site emissions intensity; Objective: reduce energy-related emissions across plants; Business boundary: three UK plants; Baseline year: 2022; Baseline value: 18,400 tCO2e; Target basis: intensity-style; Target end date: 2030; Interim milestone date: 2027; Interim milestone description: 20% reduction versus baseline; External pathway / agreement reference: linked to a named climate pathway; Evidence reference / link: operations workbook v4 and board paper dated [date]
Retail
Contexte. A retail group manages store and logistics targets through a sustainability dashboard and annual plan.
Demande adaptée. Please send the current climate target details for stores and distribution centres in [boundary] for [period], using the wording your team uses internally. We need the target measure, baseline year and value, target horizon, milestone dates, whether the target is absolute or intensity-style, the business aim, any link to a named external commitment, and the dashboard or plan reference.
Exemple de réponse. Target metric: electricity-related emissions; Objective: lower operational emissions from stores and logistics; Business boundary: all owned stores and distribution centres; Baseline year: 2021; Baseline value: 9,250 tCO2e; Target basis: absolute; Target end date: 2030; Interim milestone date: 2026; Interim milestone description: 12% reduction versus baseline; External pathway / agreement reference: linked to a named international commitment; Evidence reference / link: sustainability dashboard export and annual plan appendix
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Note méthodologique
We have described the target using the chosen measure, the basis used to express it, the starting reference point, the period it covers, the parts of the organisation included, any interim checkpoints, and the external agreement it is linked to.
Note de contexte
Taken together, these figures show what the organisation is aiming to achieve, how progress will be measured, which parts of the business are in scope, and how the target sits within a wider international commitment.
Déclaration sur les variations
If the target design or timing changes, explain whether the revision affects the measure used, the reference year, the coverage of the organisation, the interim steps, or the link to the external agreement.
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Préparation à l’assurance
Pour chaque affirmation, vérifiez les preuves
| Affirmation | Risque | Preuves à vérifier |
|---|---|---|
| I grouped the disclosed targets by whether each one is set as a fixed amount or measured against a ratio, and I checked that every target in the pack was classified one way or the other. | The assurer may find a target left unlabelled, or a target described in a way that could be read as both types at once. | Target inventory; working paper showing the classification for each target; draft-to-final review notes; sign-off sheet confirming no target was omitted from the classification check. |
| I included every climate target we had on record, including any that arise from law or regulation, rather than selecting only the ones we chose to highlight. | The assurer may suspect the set is incomplete or that mandatory targets were left out of the disclosure. | Master target register; legal/regulatory obligations list; reconciliation between the register and the published table; evidence of review for completeness before publication. |
| For each target, I pulled together the core details from source files so the published set shows the measure used, the aim, the part of the business it applies to, the time horizon, the starting point, and any stepping-stone dates. | The assurer may conclude that one or more targets are missing a required descriptor, or that the descriptors do not match the underlying records. | Source documents for each target; compilation spreadsheet; cross-check showing each target has the full set of fields; reviewer comments and resolution log. |
| I used the same starting period across the disclosure that was approved in the underlying target papers, and I checked that the published base period matches those records. | The assurer may question whether the starting point was changed, estimated, or applied inconsistently between targets. | Approved target-setting papers; base-period calculation files; version history; evidence of review against the approved source data. |
| Where a target was shaped by an external climate agreement, I added a plain explanation of how that agreement fed into the target design, and I kept that explanation aligned to the supporting papers. | The assurer may challenge whether the link to the external agreement is real, sufficiently specific, or supported by contemporaneous evidence. | Target-setting memo; board or management papers; policy notes referencing the external agreement; draft wording review showing the explanation was checked against source evidence. |
Dossier de preuves à préparer
Lacunes fréquentes dans les rapports
Lacunes fréquentes
Erreurs à éviter lors de la collecte des données
Là où un jugement professionnel est souvent nécessaire
Exemples
Exemples illustratifs
Synthétiques, rédigés par LRA — ils ne proviennent ni d’un rapport d’entreprise ni du texte d’une norme.
We set a group-wide climate goal for our own operations and purchased electricity, using 2024 as the starting point and 2035 as the end date. The goal is framed on an absolute basis for direct emissions and on an intensity basis for emissions per tonne of output, with progress tracked against a 1.5°C pathway aligned to the Paris Agreement.
- Our interim checkpoints are 2028 and 2031, each measured against the same 2024 starting point.
- By 2028 we aim to cut direct emissions by 25% from 2024 levels, and by 2031 by 45%; for emissions intensity, we target a 20% reduction by 2028 and 35% by 2031.
- The target covers our manufacturing sites and logistics operations in the UK and EU, but excludes joint ventures we do not control.
This example shows how a reporter can describe a climate target in plain language while covering the starting point, end point, interim checkpoints, the metric used, the organisational boundary, and the link to a recognised international climate pathway. It also shows that a target can be expressed both as a total reduction and as a reduction per unit of output, provided the basis is made clear.
We have set a group climate objective for our lending and investment portfolio, with 2023 as the reference year and 2040 as the target year. The aim is expressed as an intensity measure for financed emissions, while also tracking an absolute reduction for the portfolio overall, and it is designed to support a net-zero pathway consistent with the Paris Agreement.
- Our milestone dates are 2027 and 2032, both compared with the 2023 reference year.
- By 2027 we plan to reduce portfolio emissions intensity by 18% and total financed emissions by 12%; by 2032 the intended reductions are 40% and 28% respectively.
- The scope includes corporate lending and listed equity holdings managed by our group, excluding client assets where we act only as custodian.
This example illustrates how a financial reporter can explain a climate target for a portfolio using both total and per-unit measures, while identifying the base year, the final date, interim milestones, the business area covered, and the international agreement connection. The figures are internally consistent and purely illustrative.
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Scénarios à travailler
A group sets a 2035 emissions goal for its own operations, but the draft note only says the target is to 'cut emissions' and does not say whether that is measured as a total amount or per unit of output. The same draft also leaves out whether the target covers the whole group or only selected sites.
A company has set a climate target against 2022 performance, but the draft report only gives the end date and the headline percentage change. It does not say what starting point the target is measured from, or how the target links to the wider climate pathway the company says it follows.
A preparer drafts a net-zero plan with a final date in 2040 and one interim checkpoint in 2030. The note says the company will 'make progress along the way' but does not spell out the intermediate steps or the specific milestones that management will use to track delivery.
A business reports a 2030 target to reduce emissions from its manufacturing sites, but the draft note does not say what the target is trying to achieve in practical terms beyond the percentage cut. It also omits the target metric, so readers cannot tell whether the figure is tonnes, intensity, or another measure.
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FAQ
Questions auxquelles cette page répond
Start with the plain-language explainer, then work through the step-by-step preparation section and the datapoints list. The page also gives draft-output ideas, narrative starters and a content-index line you can adapt into your own draft.
The page says to prepare reporting basis, reference year, agreement alignment, progress checkpoints, target statement, entity coverage, measurement metric and target timeframe. Use those as your data checklist before drafting.
Use the page’s preparation section and the datapoints list to define the reporting basis, entity coverage, measurement metric and reference year. That gives you the core scope and method inputs before you turn the data into narrative.
The page is useful for splitting ownership across sustainability, HR or other data owners because it tells you exactly which datapoints to prepare. Assign each item in the checklist to the person who can evidence it and explain the method.
The page includes an evidence pack with five items and a separate set of five assurance claims to verify. Use those together so each claim has a clear claim, risk and evidence trail.
The page highlights five assurance claims to verify, each framed around claim, risk and evidence. Build your file so a reviewer can trace the reported figure or statement back to source support without having to chase missing context.
The page lists common reporting gaps and mistakes, so it is designed to help you spot weak points before sign-off. Use it as a pre-submission check against your draft, workbook and evidence pack.
The Download Centre includes a Prep & Assurance workbook in .xlsx format and a printable Library Card in .pdf. Use the workbook to organise the datapoints, evidence and assurance checks, then use the PDF as a quick reference.
The page includes synthetic illustrative examples, including a quantitative table, to show how the disclosure can be presented. Treat them as formatting and drafting aids only, not as real-world benchmarks.
Yes — the page notes ESRS E1 (Climate Change) as the closest ESRS correspondence. That can help you reuse data across frameworks, but the page does not say the requirements are identical.
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