SASB Standards
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards identify the subset of environmental, social, and governance issues most relevant to financial performance for 77 industries. Now maintained by the IFRS Foundation (ISSB). Organized across five sustainability dimensions with 26 general issue categories. Each industry standard defines specific disclosure topics and accounting metrics.
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Framework Domains (6)
Assurance
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SASB-6 | Assurance, Comparability, Integration with Financial Statements |
Business Model and Innovation
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SASB-1 | Business Model + Innovation (BMI) |
Environment
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SASB-5 | Environment (ENV) |
Human Capital
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SASB-2 | Human Capital (HC) |
Leadership and Governance
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SASB-3 | Leadership and Governance (LG) |
Social Capital
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SASB-4 | Social Capital (SC) |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with SASB Standards, you already cover:
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
50%
3 controls mapped
Compare →ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
50%
3 controls mapped
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50%
3 controls mapped
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is SASB Standards?
SASB Standards is a compliance framework from International with 6 domains and 6 controls. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards identify the subset of environmental, social, and governance issues most relevant to financial performance for 77 industries. Now maintained by the IFRS Foundation (ISSB). Organized across five sustainability dimensions with 26 general issue categories. Each industry standard defines specific disclosure topics and accounting metrics. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
How many controls does SASB Standards have?
SASB Standards has 6 controls organised across 6 domains. The largest domains are Assurance (1 controls), Business Model and Innovation (1 controls), Environment (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
What frameworks does SASB Standards map to?
SASB Standards maps to 130 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) (50% coverage), ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT (50% coverage), ISO/IEC 23894:2023 (50% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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