ACCA - The global body for professional accountants

An important part of ACCA's institutional work is to contribute to the debate on technical issues affecting business and accountancy and to represent the interests of its members in relation to the legislation and professional standards that they have to comply with in their work.

As well as working directly with government departments and standard-setting bodies, ACCA campaigns, where appropriate, in partnership with many different organisations. We also participate in the work of the major professional and business organisations both in the UK and internationally.

Our technical work addresses, in particular, the following areas:

  • auditing and assurance
  • business law
  • corporate governance and risk management
  • corporate reporting
  • health sector finance
  • public sector accounting and finance
  • SME affairs
  • sustainability
  • tax.

Our staff resources comprise experts in all the above fields. In addition, our work is assisted by forums of expert members from around the world.

This section contains essential information on all these activities.

Sustainability

ACCA has been contributing to the sustainability debate since 1990 with the overall aim of promoting transparency and responsible business practices around the world.

Sustainability 

Global economic conditions survey

The global economic conditions survey is the largest regular economic survey of accountants in the world.

GEC survey 

Policy submissions

ACCA's public archive of recent written submissions on technical, policy and public interest matters. Details of some of the issues which are currently under review are also available here. Members are invited to submit their own comments to ACCA on these issues.

Technical library

Technical library

ACCA's policy, discussion and research papers collected by subject.

Public issues briefing

This monthly ezine reviews ACCA's work on the key policy issues of the last month.

Global Forums

ACCA has 10 global forums bringing together experts from the public and private sectors, public practice and academia from around the world. The forums aim to further thinking on current and future issues in a number of specific areas, as well a look at challenges and opportunities for the accountancy profession generally.