Accounting bodies unite on nature City Talk The chief executives of 10 of the world’s leading accountancy institutes, including ICAS, have joined together to support a new call to action in response to the nature crisis, ahead of the upcoming UN Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) COP 15. Working together as part of the Global Accounting Alliance (GAA), the CEOs are signing [...]
Why chartered accountants are crucial to the fight against climate change City Talk Anne Adrain, Head of Sustainability and Reporting at ICAS, explains how chartered accountants (CAs) are crucial to the fight against climate change and why ICAS is committing to net zero. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. The arrival of November means the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP26, is finally [...]
Sustainability Reporting Standards – can the world sing in perfect harmony? City Talk Anne Adrain, Head of Sustainability and Reporting at ICAS, highlights the need for harmonisation in the development of global sustainability standards. In a world where, traditionally, developments in financial reporting have rarely tended to move quickly, the speed with which standard setters have positioned themselves to tackle the issue of sustainability reporting is impressive. But [...]
The ICAS public voice – sustainability post-covid September 29, 2021 As we begin to emerge from Covid-19, an overarching theme of the public policy work undertaken by ICAS is in relation to sustainability goals and accountability. ICAS has a public interest remit, a duty to act not solely for its Members but for the wider good. COP26 takes place in 2021 in Glasgow, and ICAS [...]
The race is on to put climate change centre stage June 8, 2021 With the countdown to COP 26 well underway, this article looks at how the race is on to put climate change at centre stage. Sustainability is the key theme for ICAS for the month of June. Throughout June, we will be focussing on the three strands of sustainability: environmental, social and governance (ESG), in our [...]
Chartered Accountants will bring about lasting change by embracing sustainability June 3, 2021 Anne Adrain says now is the time for Chartered Accountants to spread their ESG skills throughout the business sector. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are mainstream and critical to business success. Yet, despite the speed with which customer and investor thinking has evolved, many firms haven’t adapted accordingly. That’s where Chartered Accountants (CAs) come [...]
Climate-related reporting sprints to centre stage May 19, 2021 As the world begins to count the days to the start of the summer Olympics, a far more importance race for the human race has also begun in earnest. Whether due to the fast-approaching COP26 conference due to be held in Glasgow in November, efforts are now taking place at considerable pace to move the [...]
Now is the time to fight against climate change May 4, 2021 2021 is being billed as a pivotal moment in terms of our fight against climate change, with the global climate change conference, COP 26, due to take place in Glasgow in November of this year. At the moment, there is some uncertainty around the format of the conference, and it is likely that it may [...]
