UK SRS Explained: What Accountants Need To Know
A plain-English walkthrough of the new standards, who is in scope, and how to answer client questions without the jargon.
Update (Feb 2026): UK SRS S1 and S2 have now been published on GOV.UK — we’ll translate what this means in practice for accountants and SME client conversations.
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What you will learn:
- What’s just been published: A practical summary of UK SRS S1 and S2 (Feb 2026), what has changed, and what has not, so you can handle client questions with confidence.
- Demystifying the standard: Understand exactly what UK SRS is (and what it isn't), without going deep into the technical detail.
- Scope and timeline reality: A clear view of current scope, what is confirmed, and the most likely direction of travel.
- The ‘trickle down’ effect: How procurement pressure and supply chains are pushing SMEs to provide data long before any legal requirement applies.
- Advisory confidence: Learn the language to use when clients ask, “Does this apply to me?”, so you can advise clearly and avoid getting dragged into technical debates.
Agenda
- UK SRS vs IFRS vs ISSB: The alphabet soup explained
- Timeline reality check: 2025, 2026, and 2027 milestones
- Who is in scope: Direct regulation vs indirect pressure
- The accountant’s role: Data gathering, scoping, and assurance
- Practical next steps: The “What to Watch” checklist
Alex Alvey
Sustainability Reporting Lead
Alex cuts through the jargon to help accountants understand how UK SRS affects their firm, and the questions SME clients are likely to face first.
Registration Resources
- For Everyone: If you can’t make it live, register anyway. The full on-demand recording is sent immediately after the session.
Live Attendee Bonus:
The “What to Watch” Pack (Scoping Checklist and Client Script) is exclusive to those who join live and complete the brief feedback form.
The 4 Pillars of the Framework
We will break down the four core areas used in UK SRS S1 and S2, and explain what these disclosures look like in practice so you can handle client questions with confidence.
Governance
What companies disclose about oversight, roles and responsibilities, and the processes used to monitor sustainability and climate related risks and opportunities.
Strategy
How sustainability and climate issues connect to the business model, financial planning, and the key decisions management is making.
Risk Management
What it looks like to identify, assess, prioritise and manage sustainability and climate related risks and opportunities, and how this connects to existing risk processes.
Metrics & Targets
Examples of the metrics and targets organisations disclose when reporting against UK SRS, and how they demonstrate progress over time.
Get ahead of the client questions
UK SRS is moving quickly, and many SMEs will feel it through customers, lenders and supply chains before any direct requirement applies. This webinar gives you clear, non technical answers you can use in client conversations right away.
Why register today?
- Clarity on scope and timing: Stop guessing who this affects. We will cover what is confirmed, what is being consulted on, and what to watch next.
- Practical toolkit: Leave with a “What to Watch” checklist and ready to use scripts for client conversations.
- Can’t attend live? Register anyway and we will send the full on demand recording and resources after the session.
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