Accounting for Sustainability (A4S)

📢 We're really excited to share the first guide in our Nature series: https://lnkd.in/enVUVxRQ 🌿 All organizations depend on Nature to create value. Without nature, there would be no financial returns and no growth (economy, or otherwise). Despite this reliance, nature has been invisible in the financial system, causing significant harm to natural ecosystems and biodiversity. 🛠️ What is this guide for? 🔄 Finance teams are well placed to develop the business case for action for their organization and help draw the connections between nature, financial value and wider business value. 👉 Take action on nature now and use this guide to develop your business case through practical advice, illustrative examples and links to case studies. A big thank you to everyone in our Advisory group: Taryn Abate, Director, Research and Thought Leadership, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada); Noha Abdelrahman, Lecturer in Accounting & Finance, London Metropolitan University; Fiona Donnelly CA, Director of Sustainability, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS); Jos Lemmens, Consultant, Natural Capital Consulting; Luke McLaughlin, ESG Strategy Manager, United Utilities; Karen McWilliams FCA, Sustainability and Business Reform Leader, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand; Graeme Nicholls, Technical Manager, Capitals Coalition; Toby Roxburgh, Nature and Biodiversity Manager, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW); Dr Nina Seega, Research Director for Sustainable Finance, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL); Nick Spencer, Senior Consultant, Milliman; Thomas Viegas, Nature Strategy Lead, Aviva

🌟 Season's Greetings from Accounting for Sustainability! 🌟 🎉 As the year draws to a close, we want to express our gratitude for your continued support and engagement. It's been a really eventful, productive and important year for us, especially as we have celebrated 20 years as an organization. 🚀 When HM King Charles III started A4S in 2004, when he was The Prince of Wales, “to help ensure that we are not battling to meet 21st century challenges with, at best, 20th century decision making and reporting systems”, we couldn't have foreseen what our path would look like. 📈 20 years later we continue to convene changemakers, create useful guidance, and celebrate sustainable leadership, inspiring and pushing for more action. We look forward to driving the transformation to a net zero, just, and nature positive society in the years to come. Wishing you a joyful holiday season, and see you in the new year! 🎊 Warm regards, The A4S Team

🔎 Read our latest blog on the importance of taking tangible and inclusive action toward meeting the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework goals: https://lnkd.in/evM4N78G 💡 We hosted an invitation-only roundtable for finance leaders with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). The blog explores: 📉 the implications of COP16 on the finance and accounting community; and 📈 approaches for accelerating action on nature

🚨 Deadline Extended: Submit Your Entries by 17 January: https://lnkd.in/fN2h2E8! 🚨 🌍 Is your finance team leading the way in sustainable finance? Perhaps your CFO is a sustainability trailblazer, or you manage a rising star? The Finance for the Future Awards is your chance to: ✨ Gain global recognition ✨ Celebrate success ✨ Inspire the finance and accounting community These prestigious awards are: ✅ Free to enter 🌟 Open to all globally 🏅 Based purely on merit Our newly refreshed categories include: 👥 Team of the Year ⚡ Finance Changemakers 🧭 CFO of the Year 🚀 Rising Star 🏆 Leadership categories ⏳ Don’t miss out – visit the awards website to explore categories, download entry forms, or register your interest!

📣 Operations and Administrative Coordinator role open: https://lnkd.in/gHM3aBpt A4S is seeking an Operations and Administrative Coordinator who will play a crucial role in supporting our global team to achieve its mission of driving sustainable change. 👩💻 What makes you a great fit: ✔️ You’re organized, detail-focused, and tech-savvy. ✔️ You excel at managing multiple priorities and tasks. ✔️ You’re passionate about sustainability and making an impact. 💡 Familiarity with Salesforce, Zoom, and Microsoft 365 is a plus. 🌟 Join a supportive and dynamic team working at the forefront of sustainability: be part of the A4S team!

💡 Shape the future of sustainable value creation through our short survey: https://lnkd.in/eKSwyBXz 🤝 Collaboration between finance, technology, and sustainability is vital to sustainable value creation – but with different objectives and approaches, it can be tough to align goals and practices. This is your opportunity to inform research on cross-departmental collaboration! In doing so you will also: 🔓 Receive early access to the findings from this study including the most effective cross-functional strategies and benchmarks between finance, IT, and sustainability functions 🚀 Be invited to a discussion with senior leaders on the implications and practical examples of success 🔎 Gain additional exclusive insights from GlobeScan’s Radar public opinion survey across 31 countries exploring perceptions of key economic, environmental, and social issues 🌳 Plant 10 trees per response through our partnership with One Tree Planted

“The A4S Accounting Bodies Network is a place where organisations... can make a difference in the profession, can come together to collaborate, to do things collectively... to have this broader impact and to really drive a change." 🚀 In this video AICPA& CIMA CEO Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA discusses the pivotal role accountants play in shaping a sustainable future. Watch this insightful video to learn how accountants can drive positive change, contribute to a more sustainable world, and benefit society. 🔎 You can learn more about the Account Bodies Network on our website:https://lnkd.in/gPwnMyP

🙌 Do you believe in celebrating sustainable transformation? Participate in the Finance for the Future Awards! Click here: https://lnkd.in/eBigYgM ✨By entering you have the opportunity to get feedback from some of the brightest minds in the field, and have your work recognized on a global stage. 🚀 Our judges are global leaders in finance, accounting, and sustainability, comprising top-tier experts with unparalleled insight and experience. Many entrants from previous years have found the judging process incredibly valuable, offering a unique chance to discuss their work with industry pioneers. Our judges include: Jessica Fries, Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) Veronica Poole, Deloitte Brian Lawson, Brookfield Liz Barber Mark Hawkins, Workday Helen Slinger, Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) Evan Harvey, Deloitte Alex Lombos, ClientEarth Paul Druckman, World Benchmarking Alliance Dr. Hubert Danso, Africa investor Kristen Sullivan, Deloitte Andrew Karolyi, Cornell University Javier Echave, Heathrow Anthony Cheung, Polymer Capital Mardi McBrien, IFRS Foundation Jan Bebbington, Lancaster University Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation Iain Wright, ICAEW ⏳ Engage with experts, peers, and inspire more sustainable solutions in finance - enter the awards now! #LeadershipInFinance #FinanceForTheFuture #F4TF25 #Climate #Social #Biodiversity #Nature

🏆 Announcing our A4S Academy award winners for 2024: "You are now the finance leaders with the skills, the knowledge, and the experience to really create positive change." - Helen Slinger, Executive Director Knowledge and Learning 🔎 Find out more about the Academy here: https://lnkd.in/dKykiUB 🙌 The graduation ceremony is a great chance to celebrate our participants' achievements, and we want to acknowledge and commend each and every one on the time and effort they've invested. 🌿 These participants have stood out for their exemplary commitment and resilience, they have innovated and inspired, becoming true champions of sustainability in the finance and accounting community. Congratulations to: 🌟 Impact Award: Eva Talhouk, DHL Express, 🌟 Innovation Award: Caren Lombard, UBC Sauder School of Business 🌟 Inspiration Award: Lynn Fortune, City of Cape Town 🌟 Resilience Award: Giles Ridgley, Rolls-Royce Holding plc 🌟 Advocacy Award: Anna Munro, Newcastle University; Caren Lombard; Nishant Mohan, Brookfield Corporation; Pankaj Purohit, Meta; Róisín Booth, NatWest Group 🚀 We've seen such inspirational work with this cohort, and we invite everyone to stick with the challenging - yet rewarding - responsibility of showing leadership, guiding and supporting their colleagues, finance teams, and organizations to be part of the movement and be part of the change. We need radical collaboration and bold leadership to accelerate the transition to a nature-positive net-zero world. 💼 If you want to develop your career, positively impact your organization, and help build a sustainable future, join the A4S Academy! Find out more by visiting our website and clicking Academy.

👓 If you missed our webinar on debt finance, don't worry! 🔎 Swipe through for our key takeaways, and we'll uploading the webinar recording to our Knowledge Hub very soon. You can also find all our upcoming webinars in our events section. Relevant links mentioned in the post here: 👉 Japanese Government bonds: https://lnkd.in/e9n7d9Kx 👉 ICMA - International Capital Market Association: https://lnkd.in/eH6RWNRC 👉 Examples of innovation in debt finance: 👉 Green Finance Institute Responsible Commodities Facility: https://lnkd.in/e65jbfeW 👉 Tesco set to become first UK retailer to offer sustainability-linked supply chain finance: https://lnkd.in/ekcZ9-ee 👉 NatWest issues social bond linked to women-led enterprises: https://lnkd.in/dENwtDNv 👉 NatWest Group issues the first bond by a UK bank dedicated to financing and re-financing electric vehicles: https://lnkd.in/eNVwetbP