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Self Assessment helpline service reduction further proof of ‘unacceptably poor service’ from HMRC

HMRC announces that access to self assessment tax helplines will be dramatically curtailed…

COP28: Green finance skills and consistent accounting approaches needed to help sustainable businesses attract investment

Both businesses and investors will gain from having high quality accounting and management information on climate-related issues…

COP28: ACCA launches industry-leading Arabic-language Sustainability for Finance Certificate

Certificate in Sustainability for Finance (CertSF) created to meet demand for sustainability skills…

COP 28: Sustainability disclosures are pivotal in driving climate action

Global bodies call for concerted action to ensure sustainability reporting can help provide better information for those driving climate action across the business world…

46% of businesses have no emissions plan in place despite the climate emergency, reveals new report from ACCA, IFAC and PwC

New report - The role of the CFO and finance function in the climate transition: driving value and sustainability - underlines urgent need for strategies and transition plans to combat climate change, remain successful and meet stakeholder expectations…

Sustainability reporting key to profitability and success, says new guide from ACCA

ACCA has today published a new guide entitled ‘Sustainability reporting – the guide to preparation’ It is published ahead of COP28, the UN climate summit starting on 30 November in the UAE, in which ACCA is participating…

Finance professionals call on Chancellor to act now or risk impeding economic growth

HMRC service improvements required to help the UK economy stabilise and grow long term…

Government audit profession has key role in providing oversight on sustainability reporting in the public sector 

discussions on sustainability reporting in the public sector gain momentum,…

Ex-lecturer appointed global president of ACCA  

A retired finance lecturer from Northern Ireland to lead 750,000 ACCA members and future members…

AI will only work if ethics and transparency are at the core

The only way to ensure AI is viable for the long term and works for the whole of society is to ensure transparency…