Sustainability: The Big Picture

Event Objective

An opportunity to attend one webinar, and get the big picture on recent sustainability reporting, preparation, regulation, ethics and assurance developments. Investors and others are increasingly calling for high-quality, transparent, reliable and comparable reporting from entities on sustainability and other non-financial reporting subject matters. This is accompanied by questions on the assurance thereof and the ethical responsibilities of preparers and assurance practitioners.

To delve further into these relevant and interesting matters, join us for an insightful webinar that aims to strengthen and enhance knowledge sharing among our stakeholders on:

1. Regulatory Insights: How do regulators and others see developments in the regulation of sustainability reporting?
2. Preparation of Sustainability Reports: Understand the role of governance, technology, controls and data in the process of preparing these reports.
3. Greenwashing and Greenhushing: Stay ahead of the curve by learning about the latest trends in the preparation of sustainability reports in relation to an entity’s operations or products’ impact on the environment.
4. Assurance Response: Understand the global assurance response to the developments in sustainability.
5. Forward-looking Views on Sustainability: Delve into advanced insights on sustainability report preparation and assurance.
6. Academic: Get a broader understanding on what a globally relevant definition for sustainability should be.

Who Should Attend?

The stakeholders that are invited to attend and that will benefit from this webinar include:

• Preparers and Chief Financial Officers
• Regulators;
• Assurance practitioners;
• External auditors;
• Registered candidate auditors;
• Managers, trainees and other staff of audit firms; and
• Anyone who is interested in developments in sustainability.

Speakers

Our lineup of speakers is a showcase of individuals with impressive credentials and experience and includes:

• Imre Nagy, Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) Chief Executive Officer.
• Neil Morris, International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board member.
• Gabriela Figueiredo Dias, Chair at International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants.
• David Madon, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) Director: Sustainability, Policy and Regulatory Affairs.
• Zniko Nhlapho, Vodacom Group Principal Specialist: Environment.
• Loshni Naidoo, Johannesburg Stock Exchange Chief Sustainability Officer.
• Kershia Singh, Financial Sector Conduct Authority Departmental Head: Policy Support.
• Sarah McPhail, South African Reserve Bank Prudential Authority Lead Policy Analyst: Policy, Statistics and Industry Support Department.
• Sarah Lane, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Head of Ethics and Assurance.
• Bruce Vivian, IFAC Principal: Accountancy Education.
• Sharon Machado, ACCA Portfolio Head: Sustainable Business.
• Peter Brodrick, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.

More details on these (and other speakers) can be found on the registration page (see the link below). Do note that the speakers and the programme are subject to change.

Registration

Do not miss out on this opportunity to be part of a topical and dynamic conversation. Register now to secure your spot on the Sustainability: The Big Picture webinar.

Support

Should you have any questions about the event, please contact Cathrine Ndomba at webinar@irba.co.za.