Sustainable Business
Sustainable Business is a thought leadership initiative from the ICAEW.
In it we argue that information that is trusted and properly targeted is vital to sustainability, sustainable development and sustainable business.Sustainable systems, both organisms in the natural world or organisations in society, learn, adapt, improve and succeed by processing information. They need to be able to modify their behaviour on the basis of this information.
The initiative consists of:
- conferences, roundtables and seminars
- opportunities for external stakeholders to publicise their views
- technical, academic and practitioner research; and
- guidance
It is divided into four themes:
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Convening the debate
Hosting events and bringing stakeholders together to share ideas
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Outside Insights
A platform for stakeholders to air their views on current sustainability issues
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Asking the right questions
Objective academic research, often funded by the ICAEW’s charitable trusts
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Turning questions into answers
Sharing knowledge by producing technical guidance on sustainability.
Further information
The Sustainable Business initiative builds on our publication Sustainability: the role of accountants
Business Sustainability Programme
The Business Sustainability e-learning programme (BSP) aims to raise awareness of the business case for Corporate Responsibility and the issues which face companies in becoming sustainable.
Resources on Corporate Responsibility
Our Sustainable Business thought leadership programme forms part of the institute's wider work on corporate responsibility. Find our more about how and why we are involved and access a range of resources
