Emmanuel Faber named as chair of International Sustainability Standards Board

The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation has appointed Emmanuel Faber, former CEO of Danone, as chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), effective 1 January 2022

As the former chair of the board and CEO of Danone, a multinational food company, Faber has long championed the importance of sustainability information to the global capital markets and its relevance to the investment decision-making process. He stepped down from Danone in October this year and is current a partner at Astanor Ventures.

Under his leadership, Danone introduced various innovations to help investors and credit providers better understand how sustainability factors might affect their assessment of enterprise value over the short, medium and long-term.

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