The course provides a concise overview of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting.
The course provides a concise overview of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting. This is 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.
Program content: 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
Who Should Attend 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.
Field of Study: Regulatory Ethics
MA, CMC, CITP/FITP
GARRETT WASNY, MA, CMC, CITP/FITP, is an artificial intelligence (AI) skills advisor to accountants, tax attorneys, enrolled agents, and tax preparers worldwide. His courses focus on the new intersection of accounting and technology, and provide guidance to practitioners on how to prosper in this dynamic age. His sessions demystify emerging cloud, mobile, and social applications, and explain in plain language how financial professionals can use these online tools to build trust, solve problems, and create new value. He’s also an award-winning Internet speaker, author, app developer, professional development specialist, and former management consultant for Price Waterhouse. He's published 50+ ebooks on computing and ethical issues related to accounting, written hundreds of articles and columns on Internet strategy, and delivered thousands of seminars and webinars to CPAs and accounting organizations around the globe.
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