Reporting

July 27, 2023

CA ANZ welcomes momentous step towards harmonising global sustainability reporting

The release by the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) of its first two standards marks an important milestone for finance professionals and finance teams, according to Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). The ISSB’s standards aim to provide a comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures for capital markets […]
June 15, 2023

Chartered Accountants Ireland – Further your knowledge about the European Sustainability Reporting Standards Webinar

In the second of our series on EU sustainability reporting, Dee Moran, Chartered Accountants Ireland and Orla Carolan, Director in Grant Thornton demonstrated how to navigate the content and disclosures included in the first set of ESRSs, what undertakings should do to prepare for implementation, and how to understand more about the requirements of the CSRD.
June 15, 2023

Further your knowledge about the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

In the first of our series on EU sustainability reporting, Dee Moran interviewed Lisa Campbell, Head of Operations in Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) to understand more about the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and what future developments might mean for Irish organisations.
September 30, 2022

Overview of ESG Phenomenon

Climate change is impacting us globally and affecting the way businesses are being conducted. The affects that the weather has brought can be seen to be changing the way people live their daily lives. In order to have a sustainable business the owners have realized that to participate in keeping a minimum impact of climate change the business operations can contribute, be it in the ambit of reducing carbon emissions or creating an environment whereby the parties collaborating in a business activity all are brought towards the direction of positive impact on having a safe living environment.
September 30, 2022

Climate Change

Our planet is heating up rapidly and it’s a scientific fact that humanity will face disaster if we don’t cut down on greenhouse gas emissions massively and quickly. But climate change itself is not our problem. It’s merely a symptom of another problem that’s even bigger in scale and that many people don’t quite see yet. If we don’t succeed in understanding and solving this core problem (which is the root cause of many other problems as well), we won’t be able to tackle climate change either.
September 29, 2022

Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance Management

Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance or ESG is a program, an approach or rather a conduct to gauge the extent to which the organization works on social, environmental and governance motto besides its ultimate objective of profit maximization for its shareholders. ESG program is now more of a obligation or necessity that has become integral part of any industry to build a sustainable business. ESG represents a more stakeholder oriented approach rather than shareholder centric approach for undertaking business.
September 29, 2022

ESG Risks – an Overview

ESG stands for Environment, Social and Corporate Governance Management. It is an emerging area in corporate strategy and risk governance to ensure sustainability of an entity with an extra focus from investment community in general, and the global regulators for financial institutions. However, the implications are equally critical for industries.