Disclosure: UK Publishes Disclosure Framework for Transition Plans

November 11, 2022

The UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) has announced the publication of a “gold standard” Disclosure Framework and Implementation Guidance for how companies should develop, test and report on climate transition plans. The UK Chancellor announced the formation of the TPT in November 2021 at COP26 as part of the UK’s plans to become the world’s first net zero financial center and to address the fact that “early plans have varied in quality and often lack detail on the short-term actions that are being taken to achieve” climate targets. Alongside the Disclosure Framework, the TPT has also launched a regulatory sandbox aimed at testing pilot disclosures and assisting users to prepare their own transition plans. The Disclosure Framework and the Implementation Guidance are open for public consultation until February 28, 2023.

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