UK SRS Standards

UK SRS Standards Officially Published

UK SRS Standards: S1 & S2 Framework

Complete guide to UK SRS standards. Master the UK S1 general requirements and UK S2 climate-related disclosures. Understand how UK SRS standards align with global ISSB framework.

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UK SRS Standards Overview

S1

UK SRS S1: General Requirements

UK SRS S1 standard establishes the foundation for sustainability-related financial disclosures. It sets out general requirements for reporting on all sustainability matters material to the entity.

  • Governance arrangements and controls
  • Strategy for managing sustainability risks
  • Risk management processes
  • Metrics and targets framework
S2

UK SRS S2: Climate Disclosures

UK SRS S2 standard requires specific climate-related disclosures. It builds on TCFD recommendations with enhanced requirements for climate risks, opportunities, and emissions reporting.

  • Climate-related physical and transition risks
  • Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions
  • Climate scenario analysis (including 1.5°C)
  • Transition planning and targets

UK SRS S1 Standard: Deep Dive

Core Objectives

UK SRS S1 standard requires entities to disclose information about sustainability-related risks and opportunities that could affect their cash flows, access to finance, or cost of capital.

Key Principles:

  • • Relevance and faithful representation
  • • Comparability and verifiability
  • • Timeliness and understandability
  • • Connected information across reports

Disclosure Requirements

1. Governance

Board oversight, management's role, skills and competencies, frequency of oversight, integration with strategy

2. Strategy

Sustainability risks and opportunities, effects on business model, strategy resilience, trade-offs considered

3. Risk Management

Processes for identifying and assessing risks, managing opportunities, integration with enterprise risk management

4. Metrics & Targets

Cross-industry metrics, industry-specific metrics, targets set and progress against them

UK SRS S2 Standard: Climate Requirements

UK SRS S2: Enhanced Climate Disclosures

UK SRS S2 standard requires comprehensive climate-related financial disclosures that go beyond TCFD recommendations. UK SRS standards mandate quantitative analysis and forward-looking assessments.

Physical Risks

  • • Acute risks (floods, storms)
  • • Chronic risks (sea level rise)
  • • Location-specific assessments
  • • Financial impact quantification

Transition Risks

  • • Policy and legal changes
  • • Technology shifts
  • • Market changes
  • • Reputation considerations

GHG Emissions

  • • Scope 1 (direct emissions)
  • • Scope 2 (purchased energy)
  • • Scope 3 (value chain)
  • • Intensity metrics

Scenario Analysis Requirements

Mandatory Scenarios:
  • •1.5°C aligned scenario (Paris Agreement)
  • •Current policies scenario
  • •High physical risk scenario (3°C+)
Analysis Components:
  • •Strategy resilience testing
  • •Financial impact modeling
  • •Time horizons (2030, 2040, 2050)

UK SRS Standards: Implementation Timeline

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2024: UK SRS Standards Published

UK government releases final UK SRS S1 and S2 standards aligned with ISSB

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2025: FCA Consultation

FCA consults on implementing UK SRS standards through Listing Rules

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2026-27: Mandatory Reporting

UK SRS standards become mandatory for listed companies

UK SRS Standards vs Global Frameworks

AspectUK SRS StandardsISSB StandardsEU CSRD
AlignmentFully aligned with ISSBGlobal baselineMore prescriptive
ScopeListed companies initiallyVoluntary adoptionBroader scope
MaterialityFinancial materialityFinancial materialityDouble materiality
AssurancePhased approachMarket-ledMandatory

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