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Accounting for Climate Change: How Chartered Accountants Worldwide members are raising awareness of climate change

In the third of our four part series of articles, we highlight what practical steps Chartered Accountants Worldwide member institutes are taking to tackle the burning issue of climate change and sustainability.

Gender Pay Gap and the accountancy profession: time for a rethink?

Figures from the latest gender pay gap report show a narrowing in some sectors, but little overall change from previous years. How has the accountancy profession fared when it comes to closing the gap?

Delegate Insights from the One Young World Summit 2021

This summer three of Chartered Accountants Worldwide’s brightest talents attended the 2021 One Young World Summit in Munich, Germany. So how was the experience and what did they learn?

What is preventing another Steinhoff from happening in this country?

Or a Tongaat, an African Bank, an Eskom, an SAA − the list goes on.

It is a question that should be top of mind of those who are employed and are seeking employment, those who have invested hard-earned money in banks and large corporations, and those who are saving for the future, as well as of communities that rely on corporate social expenditure

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Rebuilding Trust – What is the role of finance & business in shaping the future

As the world emerges from the pandemic, who will be trusted to support business recovery and to build the sustainable, resilient economies we need? Chartered Accountants Worldwide have partnered with Edelman research to understand the views of over 1,000 international business leaders and the role that they expect the finance […]

ICAEW Climate Summit

A five-day virtual summit of events, videos, podcasts and articles to help chartered accountants act on climate. This is the first such summit bringing ICAEW members from across the profession together on the issue of climate change.

PD Leake lecture: Accounting in the Anthropocene

This year’s lecture considers the role for accountants in a time when human activity is having a significant impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems.

ESG Series: Assurance – getting it right

How do we ensure that the information disclosed is relevant and reliable? What framework assurance can be provided against? What are the chances of convergence?

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Accounting for net zero

It is critical for nations to invest in innovation and to design sustainable ecosystems for everyone to succeed in. This generation of young leaders must be part of the change. Join as we hear from leaders who will provide a local and global perspective on the shared challenges facing us all.

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Building Resilience: Sustainability & Innovation

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Building Resilience: Climate Change: Global leadership, local action

The challenges presented by the climate crisis are often acutely local in focus, but the leadership required to tackle them is global. How can young leaders in business and finance help connect the two?

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Building Resilience: A #FinBiz2030 Podcast

Building Resilience: A FinBiz2030 Podcast

Thousands of people from over one hundred countries have attended in the Building Resilience Webinars. Hear some of the inspiring stories told by young leaders from around the world in the Building Resilience Podcast.

Each short episode, contains a single story from one of the webinar contributors. Join us to learn about how they are providing global leadership through taking local action. And find out how you can help create a sustainable future and meet the greatest challenges of the 21st Century.

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Nathaniel Japhta talks about the challenges of growing up in the Cape Flats, one of the most violent neighbourhoods in South Africa, and the importance of being a role model and a mentor for young people trying to escape difficult backgrounds.

Nathaniel Japhta is a Chartered Accountant and Entrepreneur that is passionate about people and changing lives. There have been a number of experiences that defined Nathaniel’s upbringing and his outlook on life. He grew up in the Cape Flats in South Africa – one of the toughest places to live for any youngster. There is a constant lure of gangsterism, violence and drugs, extremely under-resources schools and many doesn’t know how to escape it all. Nathaniel overcame these challenges and he was the first in his family to go to university and earn a tertiary qualification.

Despite being a smart and hardworking young man, he admits that he would not have gotten as far as he did have it not been for the people around him, who spoke potential into his life.

Today he owns multiple businesses and is the founder of Pro 226 Africa, an organisation focused on education and sport. His global partners are ex NBA and Euroleague superstars.

Episode 1: Nathaniel Japhta - Overcoming adversity

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Episode 1: Nathaniel Japhta - Overcoming adversity

Kalm Paul-Christian grew up in a deprived neighbourhood in London. He talks about how he overcame the challenges he faced at school, university and in his career and personal life, and shares his life lessons with us in this podcast.

Kalm Paul-Christian FRSA, Investment Banker, One Young Word Ambassador, is working in FIG M&A at one of the UK’s preeminent banking institutions. He began his career in Rothschild & Co’s Global Financial Advisory Division before joining The Social Investment Consultancy advising corporates, large funds and charities on social investment and social impact prior to returning to investment banking.

A keen advocate for social mobility and international development, Kalm has served advisory roles for the University of Oxford, Sponsors of Educational Opportunity London, The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, Common Purpose International, Ethical Angels and The Social Investment Consultancy. He is a graduate of the University of Oxford, Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, Freeman of the City of London, and member of the Global Nexus angel investor network for philanthropists and social investors. Most significant of all, he is a proud father of a curious 3 year old girl.

Kalm grew up on east London’s notorious Beaumont Estate in Leyton, throughout the early 2000’s into 2010 before the main estate was demolished, where he attended a state school that entered into special measures. He was forced to relocate from the area after his mother’s car was shot at, and the police relocated him to another borough. He temporarily lived with his father until his house was burned down and was forced to move again. As a result he was almost removed from the grammar school he had gotten into for my A-level studies due to breaching the catchment area. Despite these challenges he eventually graduated from the University of Oxford here served numerous prestigious roles, including Vice President of both the Oxford Business Guild and the Oxford University African and Caribbean Society.

He is quoted as saying: “I almost lost the opportunity I had to use education as a means of transitioning beyond my immediate environment. For that reason I have been forever committed to preserving education, and access to opportunity for future generations as a means of social mobility.”

Episode 2: Kalm Paul-Christian - Triumphing over adversity in society, education and work

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Episode 2: Kalm Paul-Christian - Triumphing over adversity in society, education and work

Dr. Mosima Mabunda faced multiple challenges in one at the start of her career. Newly relocated to London with her husband, she needed to find the capital to fund her study for an MBA at Oxford University, while seven months pregnant with her first child. Even after giving birth, she combined her studies with working as a locum in a hospital ward which meant long hours away from her young son.

Despite these difficulties, Dr Mosima said she was grateful for the experience now because it taught her that she was able to do more than she had thought she was able to. “I took from that experience that you have more capacity than you realise. Sometimes it takes being pushed against a wall to make you realise that … what looks like a closed door or a wall is actually a growth opportunity; it’s an opportunity for you to show up differently and try different things. There is always a way.”

Now, Mr Mosima is the head of Vitality Wellness at Discovery, one of South Africa’s most innovative companies. “Given what I’ve been through and what I’ve had to overcome, I now believe in the art of the possible. I now thrive on problem solving and enjoy it,” she said.

Episdode 3: Dr. Mosima Mabunda - what looks like a closed door is actually a growth opportunity

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Episdode 3: Dr. Mosima Mabunda - what looks like a closed door is actually a growth opportunity

Angelique Pouponneau talks about the threat of climate change to the oceans and the economies of small island communities. She explains the importance of public finance, private finance and people power, in creating partnerships to save the oceans.

The audio in this episode is a little bit glitchy due to technical difficulties at the time of recording. However, the message is well worth listening to and we hope you enjoy it.

Angelique is the Chief Executive Officer of the Seychelles’ Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust. Currently worth about $22 million, the trust supports community-led projects on marine conservation and climate change.

She is a lawyer (Seychelles and UK,) and she holds an LLM in Environmental law specializing in the law of the sea and natural resources law. She is also a trained climate change negotiator under the AOSIS Climate Change Fellowship Programme at the United Nations.

Angelique has worked in different countries in the Caribbean, Pacific and the Indian Ocean on a wide-range of projects relating sustainable fisheries, sustainable management of marine biodiversity within and beyond national jurisdiction, and climate change – in particular, climate adaptation, loss and damage and climate finance. Further, she served as a legal expert of the African Group of the Sixth Committee in works of oceans and law of the sea at the United Nations.

Moreover, Angelique has experience working with civil society as a co-founder for a not-for-profit organization in Seychelles, and a Board member of a Commonwealth-wide youth-led organization.

Episode 4: Angelique Pouponneau - The importance of finance in saving the oceans

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Episode 4: Angelique Pouponneau - The importance of finance in saving the oceans

Gareth Parkin, CFO and Senior Vice President at Messer Americas, explains the business case for doing good.

Gareth began by examining the fundamental role of deploying capital and the need to move on and think about organisational portfolios and how to increase spend on sustainable objectives. Gareth described his own experience and how ESG is now an embedded part of his organisation’s credit rating and what his investors want to know about. He also shared examples of trends that will deliver true economic value and deliver sustainable impact, e.g. in the US decarbonisation economy, hydrogen mobility was a pipe dream a few years ago and needed government backing previously; this isn’t the case anymore. Gareth believes that we are now on the cusp and if corporations are aligning the quality of their earnings with sustainability, it is a process that will be here for decades.

Gareth’s Top Tips; building a business case for investment in sustainable growth A traditional business case and a business case for doing good are not mutually exclusive but you need to sometimes think of these larger investments in a slightly different way. 1) Think long-term, this goes beyond a traditional contract term of 15-20years into generational terms. You need to shift the mindset 2) Look at how to lower capital costs and risks eg. look to partner with people to share some of the financial risks or some of the technology risks. 3) As a CFO, don’t just look at the risk, look at the strategic opportunity.

Episode 5: Gareth Parkin - The business case for sustainability

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Episode 5: Gareth Parkin - The business case for sustainability

Jonny Jacobs CA, Financial Director EMEA at Starbucks, is a passionate advocate for positive mental health.

In this podcast he speaks openly about his own struggles with mental health in his teens and talked about the importance of acknowledging challenges people may be experiencing in their lives.

Mental health is not necessarily a subject that finance people often talk about, but after being asked to speak about it at a Chartered Accountancy event, Jonny was approached by people who found his talk inspiring. “Each time we share a story, we send a lifeboat of hope to somebody else,” he says.

Helping and supporting others is not just a moral and social responsibility in leadership but also has a business case, Jonny argued. “Actually, a healthy economy is about our environment, our communities, our employees – and the health of our employees.” He cited figures which showed the global cost of mental ill health is one trillion dollars. In the UK alone, mental health-related issues carry a £40 billion cost to business and a further £80 billion in social cost. “If we don’t get the health of our workforce right, then how can we have really healthy economies?”

Episdode 6: Jonny Jacobs - Each time we share a story, we send a lifeboat of hope to somebody else

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Episdode 6: Jonny Jacobs - Each time we share a story, we send a lifeboat of hope to somebody else

In this podcast Caroline McGroary explains how you have the power to start an initiative and to make a real difference in your community, for example by helping to boost the financial literacy.

Caroline tells us about the time she spent in Saudi Arabia working to improve the financial literacy of women. Staggeringly, over 60% of Saudi women don’t have bank accounts. This contributes towards issues in the home and in the workplace and leads to gender inequality. Caroline wanted to work under the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDGs) framework, focusing on quality education and gender equality (SDG goals 4 and 5).

As a direct result of the #FinBiz2030 initiative, Caroline designed a series of financial literacy workshops (in conjunction with partners including One Young World and Chartered Accountants Worldwide and Chartered Accountants Ireland) to educate and empower her students to go out into their local communities and educate people about the importance of financial literacy.

Caroline McGroary is a Chartered Accountant and Assistant Professor at Dublin City University. She is a 2021 One Young World Delegate representing Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Episode 7: Caroline McGroary - Financial literacy and gender equality

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Episode 7: Caroline McGroary - Financial literacy and gender equality

In this episode, Ravi Abeywardana, Technical Director, Climate Disclosure Standards Board speaks about how to ensure climate sustainability commitments are embedded within an organisation and not simply ‘corporate green-washing’.

It’s easy to see that accountants have all the skills to support climate action within the companies we operate in; doing what we do best, challenging and testing positions and assumptions and ensuring comparable and consistent opinion.

Ravi talks about learning how to turn knowledge into action - “the good thing is that the accountant does not need to be an expert in climate, but you do need to ask the correct questions and understand how climate change could impact the numbers we manage in our books on a day-to-day basis. Therefore, my suggestion to you is take free courses, such as those on the TCFD knowledge hub, and put them into action. It’s not revolutionary but you can start today.”

He also speaks about the importance of collaboration and bringing others on the journey. “Work with your sustainability department or a good consultant to ask questions and find ways to collaborate. Connect with your financial controllers, financial directors and CEOs to advocate for the implementation of climate related disclosures.

The audio in this episode is a little bit glitchy due to technical difficulties at the time of recording. However, the message is well worth listening to and we hope you enjoy it.

Episode 8: Ravi Abeywardana Embedding sustainability into an organisation

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Episode 8: Ravi Abeywardana Embedding sustainability into an organisation

Marc Alain Boucicault is founder of Banj, the first and biggest entrepreneurship hub of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In this podcast you'll hear Marc Alain outline the ingredients needed for resilient, sustainable and innovative ecosystems.

Marc Alain shared 3 things he wished he knew sooner on his entrepreneurial journey:

- Start building networks early.
- Find a great idea and build it sustainably by starting small, test and grow.
- Build strong partnerships, don’t go at this alone.

Marc Alain also refers to the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a starting point for direction and purpose. “Look at the SDG’s, full of problems around the world. If you can find a solution, that’s great, you are relevant. Then you need to build something strong around it – we call it a business model.”

He concluded by speaking about the need to begin with a business model but to think beyond that.

If you want to build a strong ecosystem don’t just think about building a great business, think about building a great network that’s going deep into the social tissue around you. Make sure that everything you do is really looking at the opportunity to bring people together and create value together.

Episode 9: Marc Alain Boucicault - The importance of building a great network

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Episode 9: Marc Alain Boucicault - The importance of building a great network

In this podcast Farwiza Farhan, a conservation activist and campaigner working in Sumatra, described her personal journey which grew from a love of nature but then developed into anger at how people and businesses were damaging the environment in the name of profit. However this subsequently evolved as she understood the importance of acknowledging other people’s points of view.

“Throughout the years of campaigning and trying to convince people to protect the environment, I learned to find and extend compassion. It’s not enough to know the science about the environment and the climate … we [have to] begin to understand one another.”

Farwiza is the chairperson of Forest, Nature and Environment Aceh Foundation (Yayasan HAkA), a grassroots organisation based in Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia that focus on the conservation, protection and restoration of the Leuser Ecosystem. She mainly work on the policy and advocacy aspects, seeking to increase meaningful access and involvement of local community in the development of policy pertaining to their environment and livelihood.

Episode 10: Farwiza Farhan - Understanding one another is key to saving the environment

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Episode 10: Farwiza Farhan - Understanding one another is key to saving the environment

This episode features Dr Raghu Appasani. Psychiatrist, Neuroscientist, Mental Health Advocate. In this podcast Dr Appasani speaks about how we can build resilience through the power of community.

Uncertainty, anxiety, crisis, confusion: these are words many of us have been wrestling with in our daily lives as the pandemic has played out.

The “Getting Your Mind Right” webinar, from which this podcast is taken, explored how we need to build our resilience and ensure our minds are equipped not only to manage through the current crisis but to lead for the future.

Episode 11: Dr Raghu Apassani - Building resilience through the power of community

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Episode 11: Dr Raghu Apassani - Building resilience through the power of community

In this episode Sheree Atcheson explains what it means to be an actionable ally.

An ally is someone who actively, and proactively, works to promote a culture of inclusion that benefits – and prevents harm to – everyone as a whole. Being an ally is intersectional: white women can be allies to people of colour, heterosexuals can be allies to the LGBT+ community, able-bodied people can be allies of the disabled.

To be an effective ally, you first have to understand your own level of privilege and explore what you can do to help bring about change. It is about building long-term, trusting, and accountable relationships with the groups that you are trying to help. Further, to be a good ally, you need to really listen to – and advocate for – people by lifting them up.

Sheree Atcheson is Global Director of Diversity, Equality at Peakon.

Episode 12: Sheree Atcheson - what it means to be an actionable ally

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Episode 12: Sheree Atcheson - what it means to be an actionable ally

In this episode, Selva Montealegre, Diversity and Inclusion at AB InBev, takes forward the theme of accountability.

She advises the audience to form a network of people who share similar values. In her case, she is part of a peer group that removes anyone who isn’t living up to the collective standards and values. “That will help you to make yourself and the people around you accountable,” she says.

It’s also a transparent way of operating, Selva adds. “There is no place for corruption; there is no place for unethical practices. It depends on us. We are building the future and I invite you to connect to transparency and ethics built on strong pillars around you. Surround yourself with a network that shares the same values and dreams you have,” she says.

Episode 13: Selva Montealegre - Leaders are accountable

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Episode 13: Selva Montealegre - Leaders are accountable

In this episode, Kayvan Kian, author of 'What is Water? How Young Leaders Can Thrive in an Uncertain World' , speaks about how we can build resilience by concentrating on the things that we can control.

Kayvan Kian shifts the focus away from things that overwhelm and toward ways of thinking that will help us to grow stronger through facing adversity.

Episode14: Kayvan Kian - Building Resilience by concentrating on the things you can control.

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Episode14: Kayvan Kian - Building Resilience by concentrating on the things you can control.

In this episode Nomindari speaks about how in Mongolia the banking sector has been a driver for change, embarking on a sustainable finance journey which resulted in the adoption of a national sustainable finance strategy and principles across the sector. She also outlined how the banking sector has inspired other business communities in the country.

Nomindari’s Top Tips: sustainability can be driven from the bottom up with a market based approach, even in a country where the government is not so active on sustainability policies. Change can be driven from the market itself.

"The power that we have as financial and business professionals is just endless, so please use it proactively and ignite change wherever you are." she says.

Nomindari is the CEO of The Mongolian Sustainable Finance Association (MSFA) which was formed by the Mongolian Bankers Association (MBA) in December 2017 with the vision to become a sustainable finance knowledge and leadership centre in the region. The MSFA closely collaborates with various stakeholders to create cross-sector linkages and cohesive action to promote the role of finance in sustainability, climate change resilience and ecological preservation.

She is also a Portfolio Management Consultant – SDG Finance at The Joint SDG Fund which supports countries accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to deliver on the commitment of the 2030Agenda to leave no one behind. The Joint SDG Fund incentivizes countries to draw on cutting edge expertise and innovation from across the United Nations development system and a broad range of partners to strategically invest in SDG acceleration that is tailored to different country contexts.

Episode15: Nomindari Enkthur - How sustainable finance is driving change.

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Episode15: Nomindari Enkthur - How sustainable finance is driving change.

In this episode Monica Moisin, a lawyer and founder of the Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative, talks about the importance of integrity and values.

Leadership isn’t just about accomplishments but about setting a path for others to follow. She says that: “Leadership is not only about getting things done, but it’s also about creating a vision for where we want to get. The vision is extremely important, being able to dream a bit more than we can reach… that’s always important. But there has to be balance: it cannot just be vision and dreaming; there has to be accountability.”

The purpose that a leader shows must be backed by a strong sense of integrity. Monica urges listeners to: “Find one mission of social impact that you invest in. We are here today all together to find a way to move forward: a system where the wellbeing of people is at the forefront; where profit is not the only measure of success.”

Today’s informed consumers are more likely to hold brands to account when they don’t behave ethically. “Today more than ever, transparency and integrity in business are of paramount importance. Business models that do not value every actor across the supply chain are doomed to fail, and this includes artisans, craftspeople, custodians of traditional knowledge,” Monica says.

Episode 16: Monica Moisin - Integrity and values matter

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Episode 16: Monica Moisin - Integrity and values matter

In this episde Hauwa Ojeifo. Mental Health Coach & founder of Nigeria’s first mental health helpline, speaks about how resilience is a muscle - the more you use it, the stronger it gets.

Hauwa recalls her time working in the finance industry. At the time, the culture in the industry was that stress was something that you should wear as a badge of honour. She felt that in order to progress she had to work long hours, weekends, and always be available. However, the stress of working too hard brought her to the edge of mental breakdown. Her firm did not offer her the support she needed and she took a decision to put her mental health first and quit her job.

Not protecting the mental health of employees robs the person of their potential to achieve but it also means that the company also misses out on the contribution that the employee could have made to it's development.

"Mental health needs to be a priority for everyone. Burnout is not a badge of honour." says Hauwa.

Episode 17: Hauwa Ojeifo - Mental health needs to be a priority for everyone

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Episode 17: Hauwa Ojeifo - Mental health needs to be a priority for everyone

In this episode, Innandya Irawan, co-founder of CarbonEthics, talks about how important it is for leaders to “choose to be kind instead of to be right”. This calls for a level of self-awareness, so that leaders can have open discussions with their team.

“Try not to scold if they make mistakes but be honest with them and let them have ownership, not just accountability. Let them be part of a decision and it helps them to have more professional commitment,” she says.

The second quality that today’s leader needs is humility. “Leadership, for me, is not about a pay cheque, authority or recognition; it’s about the readiness to serve others,” says Innandya.

“It’s about equipping others with the right tools and strategies to help break down barriers and leading through example in this world we’re living in that’s vulnerable, uncertain, complex and ambiguous,”

When working with volunteers, her first question is always to ask how she can help them to develop and grow

Leaders should get to know the team on a personal level, understand their professional or personal goals. “As a leader in the NGO that I’m in or in the corporation, I’m presented with the opportunity to make an impact in someone’s life on a daily basis, and my aim is always to leave a positive footprint wherever I go. I think the ultimate test of great leaders is whether their people felt they were a better person than the first time that they came in to join the organisation. To do that, it means you’ve got to take a stand for their development as well.”

Episode 18: Innandya Irawan - Kindness and Humility - key traits for real leaders

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Episode 18: Innandya Irawan - Kindness and Humility - key traits for real leaders

In this episode, Girish Ananthanarayanan, COO of the education non-profit Peepul, talks about the importance of building trust for delivering good and effective leadership.

“Trust that your team has entrusted themselves with you, and trust that they are trying their best. Have high expectations of them, but also support them in their journey, which may look different from yours,” Girish says. “Nobody wakes up in the morning and says they’re going to be a horrible person who doesn’t get the job done: that’s not what happens… Trust is at the core of collaboration; trust is at the core of unlocking peak performance.”

Today’s leaders need to be self-aware and think about how their actions affect others. Leaders who reflect on their actions discover what areas they need to work on and improve. This isn’t always easy. “The toughest part of this is recognising that you could be a bull in a china shop; that you could be part of the problem and not part of the solution,” says Girish.

Leaders need to be vulnerable and open with the teams around them at times, Girish added. He acknowledged this gets harder as people rise through their careers, but that’s what makes it so important to preserve this approach.

“What happens to people as they reach senior positions – heads of state or heads of organisations – is that feedback loops get cut. They don’t have a way of knowing if they’re doing well from their team honestly, in a risk-free way. You need to ensure that you’ve got those feedback loops,” he said.

Leaders also have a duty to drive performance in their organisations, and it can be tricky to strike the right balance with promoting personal and professional development of the team. Leaders can overcome a tendency to micromanage by trusting the team, Girish said.

Episode 19: Girish Ananthanarayanan - Why Building Trust is essential for leaders

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Episode 19: Girish Ananthanarayanan - Why Building Trust is essential for leaders

In this episode, Professor Ndubuisi Ekekwe, a globally successful inventor, engineer, author, entrepreneur and Harvard Business Review contributor, speaks passionately about ‘Resilience, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship’.

Professor Ekekwe outlined the elements required to build capabilities and overcome challenges in our society as Knowledge, Entrepreneurial Capitalism, Capital, Land and Labour.

“When you have the capacity to create new knowledge you build a high level of reliance” says Professor Ekekwe. He highlights knowledge as the key to the resilience of nations. “Universities such as Harvard, MIT, John Hopkins, Princeton allow a nation to renew itself from one generation to the other” he says.

He also outlines the critical need for entrepreneurs or pioneers to translate ideas into products and services “because in the end, the only thing that can overcome the problems in society are products and services. If you do not have people with the capacity to transform ideas and knowledge into products and services, societies cannot even function."

"I want to challenge you…unless you build a nation of innovation we will not reach our promised land." says Professor Ekekwe.

Episode 20: Prof Ndubuisi Ekekwe - Resilience, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship

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Episode 20: Prof Ndubuisi Ekekwe - Resilience, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship

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When it comes to net zero, there is often confusion surrounding the key role that accountants have to play in progressing sustainability schemes and how they are intrinsic in implementing change. Whilst carbon neutrality is becoming the most attractive business option, there are not enough offsetting projects to offset the GHGs (Green House Gas emissions) that we generate. With the finance professionals holding the purse strings, it is becoming increasingly clear that they are best placed to influence ESG agendas, drive sustainability and find avenues to reduce emissions. It is time for you to step up, push the boundaries and do things differently.

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