Impacts of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Reporting on the Accountancy Profession

ACC_ESG024i

English

Course Description

Synopsis:

There is a growing importance and emphasis on sustainability reports as investors and relevant stakeholders demand for companies to disclose more about their environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies.

A joint forum by ICAEW, ISCA and CQICPA, this recorded webinar delves into the intricate landscape of regulations, standards, and expectations shaping ESG reporting environment. Key areas of discussion will include the disclosure requirements for ESG reports, evolving practices in risk management and supervision, the role of audit and assurance services, investor concerns and demands, and the impact on professional knowledge and training requirements. The webinar will dive into those crucial aspects, offering insights that will empower accounting professionals to navigate the evolving ESG reporting landscape more effectively. 

  • New Trend of ESG Report and the Challenges and Opportunities faced by Accountancy Profession
  • Singapore's Accounting and Sustainability Landscape
  • Panel Discussion

 CPE hours will not be awarded for this course. 


Intended For:

  • Audit Professionals / PAIP 
  • Finance Professionals  / PAIB 
  • Public Sector Finance
  • C-suite & Directors
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Qing Dai

Qing Dai is the partner in Advisory service team in BDO China, Chongqing Office. She is the head of merge and acquisition, restructuring, internal control, tax and management accounting advisory services, and works closely with BDO international for international services.Qing has over 16 years' experience in audit, internal control, equity investment, M&A transaction. She had been working for PricewaterhouseCoopers for over 9 years and was an assurance manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers Chongqing, a senior auditor of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, USA, Philadelphia.She has lots of experience in IPO, integrated audit and multinational audit in China, HK and US markets and also actively participated in regional and international merge and acquisition deals.She was dispatched to Chinese Accounting Standard Committee and worked for a year and mainly participated in several IFRS accounting standards development program, such as Rate-regulated Activities, BCUCC, Goodwill etc.
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Tan Ee Sin

Ee Sin has over 15 years of experience in providing sustainability advisory and financial accounting advisory services to listed companies and multi-national clients in various sectors. Ee Sin currently leads both the Climate Change and Sustainability Services and Financial Accounting Advisory Services teams in EY Hong Kong, assisting clients with navigating the risks and opportunities arising from sustainability issues and supporting clients to clients on building an efficient and effective finance function that addresses needs of stakeholders and evolving financial and compliance requirements including integrated reporting.Apart from being a CA (Singapore), Ee Sin is a practising CPA of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) and also serves as a member of HKICPA's Sustainability Committee.
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Derek Gao

Partner, Pan-China Consulting Co.,Ltd Shanghai China
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Martin Hu

Partner, Climate & Sustainability Partner and Deputy Assurance Leader, Deloitte China
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Bao Xiaomin

Senior Consultant, Innovation Business, Daxin CPA Firm
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Yvonne Kam

Technical Partner, PwC and ISSB-Transition Implementation Group Member
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Tan Ee Sin

Hong Kong Chapter Chairperson, ISCA, and Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services and Financial Accounting Advisory Services, Hong Kong and Macau, Ernst & Young
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Pam Lee

Founder, Polar Advisory Group 
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