The ESG Train is Leaving the Station - Are you on it?

ESG is the most significant thing to happen in the accounting profession in the last 50 years, and there is no doubt that the roles and responsibilities of the CPA are evolving. 
 
The recent establishment of the ISSB and the increasing focus on ESG and sustainability related standards requires CPAs to be well-informed about these matters and provide guidance on these emerging issues. 
 
In the coming years, CPAs will play a central role in helping organizations deal with risk assessment and mitigation, evolving reporting standards, forecasting and strategic decision-making. CPAs must therefore adapt quickly and learn how to assist with developing, implementing and evaluating successful ESG and sustainability initiatives during these disruptive times. 
 
This session will highlight what CPAs need to know so that they are ready for what is coming and are not ‘left behind.’

 

4 key questions will be answered in this session:  

  1. What is ESG? 
  2. How is it impacting the accounting profession?
  3. Why is it relevant to every CPA's role? 
  4. What regulatory changes do CPAs need to be aware of?

Founder and Lead Instructor, UltimQuest Knowledge Inc.

Arun K. Mathur, FCPA, FCA, LPA

Arun is Partner at Gerald Duthie & Co. LLP, where he provides professional services to a diverse group of clients. Arun is also Owner and Lead Instructor at UltimQuest Knowledge Inc. He has been delivering corporate training on improving governance, ethics, internal control, performance measurement and related topics. He provides live and online training through CPA bodies across Canada and Bermuda. Arun served for several years on the Board for HealthForce Ontario Marketing and Recruitment Agency, and was also Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee there and for the Trillium Gift of Life Network. He has served on the CMA Ontario's Review Committee prior to the merger.