News in Sustainability
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FRC update
We highlight a number of recent announcements from the Financial Reporting Council.
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Call to action on climate change
As global accountancy bodies call for action on climate change, learn why this is important to ICAS and its members.
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Inter-connected reporting needed
Accountancy Europe have followed up their 2017 Core & More paper with a new Cogito paper that calls for greater connectivity in the corporate reporting standard-setting environment. This article gives a brief insight into some of the key proposals within the paper.
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SDG disclosure recommendations
A new report issued today calls for improved reporting on the UN SDGs.
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The problem with palm oil
What exactly is palm oil and why is there a problem with its use in certain products? Here are some key facts
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Recommended SDG Disclosures
As organisations start to incorporate the UN SDGs within their business model, a consultation on a proposed framework for recommended disclosures is issued.
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SDG 13 Climate action
Discover the role of the CA and the UN SDGs, Meg Burns CA, focuses on SDG 13, Climate Action, and its relevance to the accounting profession.
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Environmental Emergency Response
David Wood outlines the recent report on the state of global nature and highlights a forthcoming event to discuss how organisations should respond.
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Waste to Wealth: it's time to stop throwing our future away
David Wood looks at the Business in the Community’s ‘Waste to Wealth’ initiative and highlights a follow up event in Scotland on 15 May.
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Blockchain is changing our world
Learn more about the ways in which blockchain technology is changing our world.
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Accountability for the future
Why business needs to consider sustainability issues and be accountable for the future.
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SDG 8 and the CA
"The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (“SDG’s”) aim to create a better, more sustainable world for future generations. Set in 2015 by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, they represent an urgent call for action, and have been adopted by all United Nations Member States."
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Resource to help embed the UN SDGs
ICAS has created a new resource aimed at assisting organisations considering how to embed the SDGs into their strategy.
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Climate change consultations
Learn more about how climate change has been addressed in consultations on finance, reporting and governance.
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17 Goals - One global vision
In 2015, all the UN member states adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a shared strategy for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.
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Glasgow's circular economy
Glasgow embraces circular economy. Circular Glasgow project aims to make the city a more circular economy.
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Electric and driverless cars
Considering the issues around the development of electric vehicles and driverless cars.
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Tool to support the SDGs
Helping businesses measure and communicate their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Sustainability Essay winner
Read the winning essay from our Sustainability Essay contest.
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Green Finance report
The UK cross-party Environmental Audit Committee has today released a first report on Green Finance following an Inquiry launched in November last year.
