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Webinar | ACCA

A new frontier of sustainability reporting in PFM

This webinar was first broadcast in November 2024 as part of ACCA's global virtual public sector conference

Overview

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Companies around the world are coming to terms with sustainability reporting, and the public sector is next. IPSAS (The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board) is developing sustainability standards, which will usher in a new era for public sector entities. The standard will introduce new concepts and tools to finance departments as they come to terms with key issues such as evaluating material information, data identification and collection, and entity vs whole-of-government reporting. This session will explore the IPSAS sustainability work programme and highlight the role of the profession in delivering a sustainable future in the public sector.

In this webinar we look at:

  • sustainability reporting in the public sector
  • challenges and complexities in public sector sustainability reporting
  • developing people and skills in public sector sustainability reporting
  • an introduction to IPSASB and SASB standards
  • climate-related disclosure standard by SASB
  • implementation and challenges of sustainability reporting
  • the role of accountants in sustainability reporting
  • materiality in public sector sustainability reporting.

Jessica Bingham, Regional Lead Policy & Insights for EEMA and UK, ACCA
Jessica Bingham is the regional policy and insights lead for ACCA, working with key stakeholders and partners to support its professional insights, advocacy and policy work across the UK and EEMA. Her background spans the public, private and NGO sectors, and she has spent considerable time working in both financial and value for money audit. Jessica is a Chartered Accountant with a specialism in sustainability and nature-related reporting.

Celine Chan, Principal, International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board
Celine Chan is a Principal at the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB). Since joining IPSASB in 2022, she has worked on sustainability reporting technical projects and is currently leading the Climate-related Disclosures Standard Project.

Prior to joining the IPSASB, Celine was an AVP in Accounting Policy and Advisory at TD Bank where she led a team advising on transactions, business and intangible valuations, and retail banking under IFRS and U.S. GAAP.

Bernhard Schatz, Director, PwC Austria
Bernhard Schatz is a director at PwC Austria where he is an expert in public sector sustainability reporting. He serves as a board observer at the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and as a member of the sustainability reporting working group at the Chamber of Austrian Accountants and Auditors. Schatz also lectures in public financial management at Austria’s University of Applied Sciences.

Price

Price Free

Location

Global

Date & time

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