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Chartered Accountants Worldwide joins the Global Capacity Building Coalition to champion sustainability

Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW) is proud to announce its membership in the Global Capacity Building Coalition (GCBC), further demonstrating its commitment to strengthening the Chartered Accountancy profession and promoting sustainable economic development worldwide.

Women in Accountancy

Women in accountancy

Female chartered accountants face a number of challenges in the finance profession. We are committed to highlighting these issues and making the global business case for recruiting and retaining female financial talent.

Sustainability

Chartered Accountants Worldwide joins the Global Capacity Building Coalition to champion sustainability

Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW) is proud to announce its membership in the Global Capacity Building Coalition (GCBC), further demonstrating its commitment to strengthening the Chartered Accountancy profession and promoting sustainable economic development worldwide.

Essay

ICAEW Climate Essay Competition 2025

ICAEW invites current students and recently qualified members to share their views and insights on the essay question. Find out more about the ICAEW Climate Essay Competition 2025 here.

Evan O'Donnell

Evan O’Donnell: From maths enthusiast to advocate for accountancy and sustainability

Evan O’Donnell, a Chartered Accountant, shares his journey & insights in this episode reinforces the vital message that every voice matters.

Wellbeing

Managing Stress

Managing Stress and Achieving Work-Life Balance

As we observe Stress Awareness Week 2024, it’s crucial to highlight the challenges faced by all of us in the accountancy profession—a high-stakes, detail-oriented field that often grapples with tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and complex regulatory environments. Whether you’re a seasoned accountant or just starting your career, managing stress is essential for both your amental health and professional performance.

Cyber Threat

The imperative of cyber resilience in an era of escalating threats

In our constantly evolving digital ecosystems, the notion of 100% cybersecurity is a myth. Instead, the focus needs to be on resilience in the face of cyber threats. As cyber risks continuously change, so too must our risk management processes encompassing cyber-technical roles, people-related controls, and resilience measures.

Mental Wellness

Ethics and mental wellness in the workplace

In today’s fast-paced and competitive work environment, mental wellness is becoming increasingly important. Organisations are beginning to recognise that employees’ mental health is more than just a personal issue; it is a critical factor that influences productivity, morale, and overall workplace culture. Integrating ethical practices that promote mental wellness is critical for creating a supportive and healthy workplace culture.

Mental Health

Are leaders equipped to deal with mental health in the workplace?

A friend of mine who was recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital mentioned that most of the people she met there were struggling with mental health issues caused by their work conditions. They acknowledged that in addition to everyday life stresses, their work environment had contributed to their depression.

Sustainability & SDGs

Sustainability

Chartered Accountants Worldwide joins the Global Capacity Building Coalition to champion sustainability

Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW) is proud to announce its membership in the Global Capacity Building Coalition (GCBC), further demonstrating its commitment to strengthening the Chartered Accountancy profession and promoting sustainable economic development worldwide.

Essay

ICAEW Climate Essay Competition 2025

ICAEW invites current students and recently qualified members to share their views and insights on the essay question. Find out more about the ICAEW Climate Essay Competition 2025 here.

Sustainability

ICAS Research funding opportunities

ICAS is inviting research proposals in response to three new funding opportunities.

AI & Technology

AI

How AI is changing the game

A recent SAICA webinar explored the potential of AI in auditing, demonstrated practical applications, and addressed the critical questions that will shape the future of the profession.

Tech

What does your future look like?

A stellar line-up at this year’s ICAS Practice Conference, in association with FreeAgent, delivered inspirational insights into AI and tech stacks, sustainability reporting as a client service, talent retention and more. Fraser Allen reports

Software

Cloud control

Desktop practice management software is no more. The future is in the cloud, and SME firms have more choices than ever.

Building Resilience

CAW Think Tank New York

Shaping the next generation – insights from the second global future leaders think tank.

The second Chartered Accountants Worldwide global future leaders think tank convened at Fordham University’s Lincoln Campus in New York City on June the 12th 2024.

Chartered Accountants Worldwide Think Tank Dublin 2024

Young Leaders Think Tank creates global community of difference makers

The inaugural Chartered Accountants Worldwide Global Young Leaders Think Tank has set the stage for a shared vision for the future of the profession

Taking the Lead

Taking On Tomorrow’s Challenges

In an environment where businesses are evolving constantly, what does the future hold for accountancy professionals? Two ISCA Council members offer their insights on how the profession can evolve to take the lead.

Covid Zambia

Professional Accountants – Silent Heroes of the Pandemic

Owen Mavengere, the Technical Director at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ) looks back at the last two years, and at the future as well, from a business leader viewpoint, particularly those with a professional accounting background.

Economics

Crypto

Critical Role Of Crypto Subledger

A crypto subledger is an essential component of the accounting system.

Debt Crisis

South Africa’s burgeoning debt crisis

In the two months since being sworn in as a Member of Parliament, I have heard numerous and lengthy speeches and debates, yet very little on the debt crisis facing South Africa. In fact, the matter has been largely ignored.

Ethics & Trust

Whistleblowers

The ethics of whistleblowing

Whistleblowing is not the magic cure for unethical behaviour, but there is a place for it.

Diversity

Women in Accountancy

Women in accountancy

Female chartered accountants face a number of challenges in the finance profession. We are committed to highlighting these issues and making the global business case for recruiting and retaining female financial talent.

Leadership

Leadership

Unpacking trusted leadership

Leadership looks like simply how a person commands attention. Many people with well-developed leadership skills can get and hold your attention. But while they possess a certain magnetism, their ability to keep people’s attention is an acquired skill.

Global Trade

What is Greenwashing

What is Greenwashing

Greenwashing is on the rise as an increasing number of stakeholders – from investors and board members to consumers, staff and regulators – demand that companies take positive climate and environmental action. What is greenwashing? Greenwashing is where companies make misleading or unsubstantiated claims about products or activities in order […]