The Man Who Made Danone Green Heads New ESG Standards Board

The International Sustainability Standards Board on Thursday named Emmanuel Faber, who was integral to French food company Danone’s transformation into a company with a social and environmental mission, as its first chairman.

The IFRS Foundation, parent of both the ISSB and the International Accounting Standards Board, said Faber will start a three-year term as ISSB chair Jan. 1. The ISSB was formed in November to set the first binding international rules for sustainability reporting.

• “Investors are demanding high quality, globally comparable sustainability information on which to make informed investment decisions,” Faber said in a statement. “The ISSB represents ...