Ethics: Environmental, Social and Governance for Accountants
2.00 Credits
Member Price $89
Non-Member Price $109
Overview
The course provides a concise overview of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting – an emerging system of non-financial record-keeping and governance. Around the world, organizations of all sizes and kinds are under increasing pressure from regulators, consumers, employees, and other stakeholders to provide a fuller and more integrated picture of the way in which entities operate, invest, and create value. This includes taking into account how their operations impact financial, manufactured, intellectual, human, social, relationship, and natural capital. Participants will walk away with an increased situational awareness of ESG reporting, and an ESG starter strategy. This can be used immediately to position themselves for ESG success in an era of growing expectations for conscious capitalism, ethical investing, and moral leadership. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Highlights
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:
- What is ESG?
- Key Technology, Economic and Social Drivers of ESG
- ESG Current Landscape
- Issues in Shifting from Theory to Practice
- COP26: Implications for the Accounting Profession
- Technical Examples of ESG Reporting
- The "S" in ESG: Social Metrics
- The "G" in ESG: Governance Ethics
- ESG as an Emerging Client Advisory Service
- ESG Reporting Best Practices
- ESG and Blockchain
- Leading ESG Reporting Frameworks
- ESG Certifications
- Prominent ESG Software and Calculators
- ESG Starter Strategy
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Practitioners who want a basic, non-technical understanding of ESG reporting and how to set themselves up for long-term success in an era of growing demands for non-financial disclosures.
Objectives
After attending this presentation you will be able to...
- Identify at least 10 technological, business and social trends driving ESG adoption
- Recognize at least five leading trends in the current ESG landscape
- Recall at least 10 key considerations when operationalizing ESG and shifting from theory to practice
- Point out at least 10 leading case studies of ESG reporting
- Distinguish at least five ways practitioners can prepare for ESG success
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Garrett Wasny, CPA Crossings, LLC Two Commerce Square
Garrett Wasny, MA, CMC, CITP/FIBP is a professional development consultant to accountants, attorneys, and engineers worldwide and a former management consultant with Pricewaterhouse. He advises high skill knowledge workers on how to thrive in the digital age and unleash their online potential using productivity, search, mobile and social technologies. He has authored two books: Global Business Resources.com, published by McGraw-Hill, and How to Conquer the World published by Government Institutes in Washington, D.C. He has also co-authored Using the Web to Compete in a Global Marketplace, published by John Wiley & Sons. His other writing credits include 20 e-books and more than 100 published articles on internet strategy for dozens of leading business publications worldwide. He’s also an award winning speaker who’s delivered more than 1,000 webinars and seminars on internet topics to hundreds of organizations in North America, Europe and Asia.
Non-Member Price $109
Member Price $89