Scope
Voluntary trial for all enterprises; phased mandatory rollout planned from key sectors/listed companies toward a 2030 unified system
China · standard
财会〔2024〕17号 (Dec 2024) + Application Guide (Sep 2025) + Climate Standard No. 1 (Trial, 25 Dec 2025)
Scope
Voluntary trial for all enterprises; phased mandatory rollout planned from key sectors/listed companies toward a 2030 unified system
Penalties
None while voluntary
Last verified
2026-08-22
In plain language
The national ISSB-aligned Dictionary termBaselineA documented reference condition, value or scenario against which change is assessed, defined for a specific indicator, population, boundary and point or period in time.Read the full definition : disclosure of Dictionary termSustainabilityThe capacity to maintain valued social, ecological and economic functions over time without depleting the foundations on which they depend or shifting unacceptable costs to others.Read the full definition risks, opportunities and impacts (financial AND Dictionary termImpact materialityImpact materiality is the assessment of whether an organisation's activities, relationships or value chain have significant actual or potential effects on people or the environment.Read the full definition ) across four elements — governance, strategy, risk/opportunity management, metrics and targets.
Formal requirements
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Voluntary until 2027
MOF Basic Standards for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure (财会〔2024〕17号, Dec 2024) — MOF Basic Standards for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure (财会〔2024〕17号, Dec 2024) · instrument-level citationunified national mandatory system targeted by 2030
MOF Basic Standards for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure (财会〔2024〕17号, Dec 2024) — MOF Basic Standards for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure (财会〔2024〕17号, Dec 2024) · instrument-level citationDictionary
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