Almina Manoku – Faculty of Economics, University of Tirana, Arben Broci, 1, 1001, Tirana, Albania
Keywords: Climate change;
Financial Reporting
Standards;
Non financial information
Abstract: Climate change has a dual effect on the financial dimension of companies: on one hand companies spend more to meet the requirements of climate impact and meeting climate targets and on the other hand the climate regulations have increased the burden of financial regulation and financial reporting. This paper aims to discuss the theoretical approach that has been suggested in the literature to tackle the increased burden of disclosing financial information related to climate change. The paper discusses the main Climate-Related Risks, Opportunities, and Financial Impacts and what the preparers of financial statements have to keep in mind while publishing financial and non-financial information. Based on thorough research of recent theoretical and empirical publications the author finds that the most impacted financial reporting standards are standards on financial instruments, standards on Insurance Contracts on items such as asset impairment, changes in the useful life of assets, changes in the fair valuation of assets due to climate-related and emerging risks, increased costs and/or reduced demand for products and services, potential provisions and contingent liabilities arising from fines and penalties; and changes in expected credit losses for loans and other financial assets. As the requirement to disclose more financial and non-financial information related to climate impact is expected to increase in the future, the author concludes with several recommendations that will very soon be relevant for big and medium companies
9th International Scientific ERAZ Conference – ERAZ 2023 – Conference Proceedings: KNOWLEDGE BASED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, hybrid – online, virtually and in person, Prague, Czech Republic, June 1, 2023
ERAZ Conference Proceedings published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans – Belgrade, Serbia
ERAZ conference partners: Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, Maribor (Slovenia); University of National and World Economy – UNWE, Sofia (Bulgaria); Center for Political Research and Documentation (KEPET), Research Laboratory of the Department of Political Science of University of Crete (Greece); Institute of Public Finance – Zagreb (Croatia); Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Ohrid, University of St. Kliment Ohridski from Bitola (North Macedonia)
ERAZ Conference 2023 Conference Proceedings: ISBN 978-86-80194-72-1, ISSN 2683-5568, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/ERAZ.2023
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Suggested citation
Manoku, A. (2023). Climate Change Impact on Financial Reporting – A Theoretical Approach. In V. Bevanda (Ed.), ERAZ Conference – Knowlegde Based Sustainable Development: Vol 9. Conference Proceedings (pp. 435-444). Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans. https://doi.org/10.31410/ERAZ.2023.435
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