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Webinar | ACCA

Connecting sustainability to business strategy

This webinar was first broadcast in November 2024 as part of ACCA's global flagship virtual conference – Accounting for the Future

Overview

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A connection between sustainability information and financial information, and decision making, can create a virtuous circle that propels an organisation’s success. Unfortunately this connection is either absent or inconsistently applied across many organisations. This panel session will explore what is meant by connectivity, the information that needs connecting for value creation and the processes, data, technology and people needed to do so.

In this webinar we look at:

  • connectivity and its importance in sustainability reporting
  • practical examples of information connections
  • managing connectivity challenges.

Sharon Machado FCCA, Head of Sustainable Business, ACCA
Sharon and her team generate thought leadership research and influence policy relating to sustainable finance, ethics, corporate reporting, tax, business law, audit and assurance. This aim of work is to drive better business through the role of professional accountants, for whom ongoing skills development is a vital component and often a focus of Sharon’s work. Sharon’s passion for skills development was gained from prior roles in education and since 2008 shaping the ACCA Qualification.

Prakhar Gupta, ESG Initiatives Lead, In.Corp Advisory
Prakhar Gupta is the ESG initiatives lead at In.Corp Advisory in India. His background is in finance, strategy, taxation and analytics, and he is experienced in leading cross-functional teams in developing, documenting and delivering process innovations and critical data analysis projects.

Andrea Amaize, Director, Forvis Mazars Canada
Andrea Amaize is a director at Forvis Mazars Canada and is its risk and sustainability consulting lead. She advises organisations on regulatory expectations and industry standards around sustainability reporting and integrating ESG into financing decisions, and previously worked in banking. 

Farhana Jabir, Director of Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC Malaysia
Farhana Jabir is director of sustainability and climate change at PwC Malaysia. She has provided audit and business advisory for 15 years to clients across multiple industries and sits on the sustainability reporting adjudicator panel for Malyasia’s National Annual Corporate Report Awards.

Price

Price Free

Location

Global

Date & time

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