{"id":24514,"date":"2026-08-07T15:10:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cipc.co.za\/?p=24514"},"modified":"2026-08-11T09:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:50:37","slug":"establishment-of-the-national-adoption-readiness-working-group-arwg-on-sustainability-reporting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cipc.co.za\/?p=24514","title":{"rendered":"Establishment of the National Adoption Readiness Working Group (ARWG) on Sustainability Reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e7e7e8&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e7e7e8&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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as guided by the National Policy Development Framework;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">the importance of ensuring that any future adoption of sustainability reporting requirements is proportionate, evidence-based, digitally enabled and aligned with South Africa&#8217;s constitutional, legislative and developmental priorities;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Commissioner of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), supported by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (<strong>the dtic<\/strong>); has established the National Adoption Readiness Working Group on Sustainability Reporting (ARWG).<\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Read more<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cipc.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Customer-Notice-37-of-2026.pdf\">Notice 37 of 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PREAMBLE Having Recognised\u2014 the increasing importance of sustainability-related financial disclosures in promoting transparency, investor confidence, market integrity and sustainable economic development; 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