Dates and location
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Dates and location
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Description
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) released the first two global sustainability standards in June 2023 on climate-related and sustainability disclosures. All CPAs and finance professionals in Canada need to be aware of these standards as they can directly or indirectly impact finance, reporting, assurance and advisory roles. Journey with us by participating in the Sustainability Symposium Series as we equip you with the knowledge you need to navigate the road ahead, demystify the new standards once released and provide you with the tools to help you comply and assess your readiness for the effective date of January 1st, 2024.
This symposium aims to help companies assess their own reporting readiness and evaluate their internal systems for collecting and validating sustainability-related information
The content is relevant for you whether you are curious about the new sustainability reporting standards or will be directly responsible or accountable for complying with these standards by January 1st, 2024.
Area of Focus:
- Fair and Transparent Reporting of Sustainability-Related Information: An Ethical Perspective (Presented by Morgan Hammel)
Four-Part Series:
The Sustainability Symposium Series is a 4-part journey following the roadmap for the development of the new ISSB Sustainability standards. Please note that attending all four symposia is not mandatory. To register for the other symposia, click on the links below:
- Sustainability Symposium Video Series: Preparing for the Release of New Standards by the ISSB
- Sustainability Symposium Video Series: Understanding the Potential Impact of the New Sustainability Standards
- Sustainability Symposium Video Series: Building Capacity for Sustainability Reporting Requirements
Key Takeaways
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Clarify a best practices approach for companies in ensuring collection and validation of sustainability information.
Who Will Benefit
All CPAs and finance professionals who will be working either directly or indirectly to comply with the new Sustainability Reporting Standards by the effective date of January 1, 2024.
How to Access the Course
To access the course please visit our BlackBoard site, and log-in using the same login and password used for the Registration Portal.
Please allow up to 15 minutes after registration for the course to appear on your BlackBoard page.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Morgan Hamel is the President of MH Partners Inc., a boutique consulting firm adept at helping leaders appreciate and communicate moral nuance to build stakeholder trust and long-term value. With experience in corporate ethics (11 years in the ethics office of a large organization), academia (Master’s Degree in Applied Ethics from Utrecht University in the Netherlands) and ethical entrepreneurship (founded an ESG-centric ethical fashion marketing company that generated $1M in responsible sales in its first corporate year), Morgan and her associates offer clients a business-focused, ethics-rooted perspective on reputation management that doesn’t exist elsewhere.