COP28: Green finance skills will be more critical than ever as ESG strategies gain prominence in investment and business decisions
Accountancy profession is uniquely placed to support long-term economic success driven by responsible, sustainable business practice.
As part of its COP28 activities, ACCA hosted Women in Finance and CFO Breakfast Club events for finance professionals focused on forging a path towards a sustainable future.
World Investment Forum: ACCA identifies critical areas for enhancing public investment in climate change solutions
ACCA-led panel ‘Delivering Public Sector Investment for Sustainable Development’ at the 2023 World Investment Forum, Abu Dhabi
(L-R) Alex Metcalfe, Head of Public Sector, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA); Maggie McGhee, Executive Director at ACCA; Srinivas Gurazada, Head, PEFA Secretariat & Global Lead, Public Finance, World Bank; Ali Mohsin H. Al Hosani, Director, Internal Auditing at the Department of Economic Development, Abu Dhabi Government; Caroline Aggestam Pontoppidan, Professor, Copenhagen Business School; and Dr Saad A. Alshahrani, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs and Investment Studies, Saudi Arabia
Continue reading World Investment Forum: Â ACCA identifies critical areas for enhancing public investment in climate change solutionsPublic sector needs to prepare for sustainability reporting and assurance challenge
Public sector finance and audit professionals urged to take the lead on the sustainability reporting and assurance agenda
Across the globe momentum is building for sustainability reporting and assurance in the public sector. The IPSASB decided to move forward with the development of public sector specific sustainability reporting standards beginning with a Climate-Related Disclosures standard. Finance and audit professionals working in government, public sector bodies and supreme audit institutions – Auditors-General’s offices, Courts of Accounts and similar (SAIs) – can demonstrate leadership on this agenda, driving action to progress transparent reporting and assurance of expenditure and actions to address sustainability challenges.
Continue reading Public sector needs to prepare for sustainability reporting and assurance challengeOptimistic accountants embrace AI as the profession desires to learn and adapt – reports ACCA
ACCA’s Digital Horizons report reflects on how accountants see the role technology will play in their future
Dubai, UAE; 28 September 2023: Financial professionals share a sense of optimism about digital transformation including artificial intelligence (AI).
The Digital Horizonssurvey – which garnered 1,074 responses from the Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA) members across the globe – saw a range of key organisational benefits in adopting digital technologies including flexibility/adaptability, quality of products and services, sustainability performance, transparency, and regulatory compliance (72%).
Continue reading Optimistic accountants embrace AI as the profession desires to learn and adapt – reports ACCA
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