To meet their sustainability commitments, companies are increasingly focused on financing sustainability-related transition projects that require extensive capital at lower cost.
The annual A4S Summit is a unique global gathering to catalyse action on sustainability in the finance community.
Through the series of events that make up the Summit, A4S brings together leaders in finance for discussion, insight and action. Participants will explore the trends shaping our world and the practical actions that can be taken to build a resilient, sustainable economy.
Exploring the IESBA Code - A Focus on Technology looks at challlenges professional accountants might face when applying the conceptual framework of the IESBA Code to technology-related matters.
To guide professional accountancy organizations (PAOs) in how they can act today to prepare their current and future members to seize opportunities presented by emerging trends, IFAC has published a new report with insights from its Professional Accountancy Organization Development and Advisory Group. These insights address four emerging trends—sustainability-related reporting, anti-corruption efforts, sound public financial management, and technological change—that will help PAOs ensure their own and their members’ resilience, relevance and adaptability today and into the future.
The PAO Development and Advisory Group encourages PAOs to consider how their educational programming can respond to these trends, and engage accordingly with their education stakeholders. Actioning some or all of the insights in the new report will help PAOs improve their value proposition and the attractiveness of the profession, while helping address issues that are fundamental to the public interest.
Insights from the PAO Development & Advisory Group
This new report will guide professional accountancy organizations in how they can act today to prepare their current and future members to seize opportunities presented by emerging trends using insights from the IFAC Professional Accountancy Organization Development and Advisory Group. These insights address four emerging trends—sustainabilityrelated reporting, anti-corruption efforts, sound public financial management, and technological change—that will help PAOs ensure their own and their members’ resilience, relevance and adaptability today and into the future.
