Forward looking

This digital event looking at climate change now and into the future was free for ICAEW members, students and the ICAEW Sustainability and Climate Change Community. Non-members can watch the session recordings by joining the Sustainability and Climate Change Community, for more information please click here.

The programme covers areas from governance and disclosure to personal leadership. Alongside a recordings of the live sessions, there is a host of supporting content to ensure you gain practical insights to build a more resilient future.

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The programme

Climate disclosure

The Trouble with Scenarios The TCFD believes that scenario analysis is an important tool for organisations to utilise when assessing the potential business implications of climate-related risks and opportunities. In this session, chaired by Lois Guthrie from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, discusses with panellists how we can assist organisations with gaining the confidence to sign off on this analysis and how to use an interpretive lens to bridge the gap between organisation and investor perspectives. How can businesses use disclosure to tell their story? The panel includes: Tristan Stanley, BHP; Christophe McGlade, IEA and Lydia Rainforth, Barclays.: On demand

Navigating TCFD: are you prepared? KPMG provides an in-depth discussion and roadmap on integrating climate disclosures into reporting using the TCFD recommendations. Learn about the climate disclosures that are decision-useful for external stakeholders and how these flow into back-half reporting. What parts of the TCFD recommendations are hard to implement and why? Why is the Finance function core to the implementation of a climate strategy? KPMG's Bridget Beals, Partner in the Climate Risk and Decarbonisation Strategy team, and Helena Watson are joined by Alison Ring, Director Public Sector, ICAEW.: On demand

Accountability and the Paris Agreement Meeting the net zero emissions goals by 2050 will require businesses to actively reduce their carbon emissions now. To demonstrate action, investors are demanding Paris-aligned financial statements. The panel discuss potential options and what could be included. How can the financial statements promote accountability and behavioural change? What types of emissions should be included, and what about wider environmental impacts? Panellists include: Asif Chowdhury, EY; Sundip Jadeja, CDSB; Richard Murphy, Sheffield University and Natasha Landell-Mills, Sarasin & Partners.: On demand

Climate governance

Boardroom blind spots: are you addressing climate risk? Has your board started to prepare for the risks of climate change? Do you have the information you need to make the right decisions? Companies need to embed climate plans into core business strategy. Get practical advice for the boardroom with this session. Chaired by Iain Wright, Managing Director, Reputation and Influence at ICAEW, the panel includes: Julie Baddeley, Chair of the Chapter Zero Board and Alan Stewart, NED and Audit Committee Chair at Diageo plc.: On demand

PD Leake lecture: Accounting in the Anthropocene The 2021 PD Leake lecture considers the role for accountants in a time when human activity is having a significant impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems. Professor Bebbington examines whether a new way of looking at these issues will mean that they can be addressed more effectively and how the institution of accountancy will need to adapt to do that.: On demand

Climate finance

Integrating sustainable finance Learn how Aviva is integrating sustainable finance into their business, building climate risk into risk management, and encouraging others to do the same. Discover how biodiversity feeds into investment and underwriting, followed by an innovative discussion on developments in the SDGs and technology from David Marriage, as well as key insights from Jonathan Drew at HSBC Hong Kong Kong, Richard Spencer, ICAEW, and Ben Carr from Aviva. The session was chaired by Zsuszanna Schiff, Technical Manager, ICAEW.: On demand

Climate for SMEs

How to get started on your journey to net-zero Discover practical insights for those that work in or advise SMEs on how they can start decarbonising their organisations. Hear from Sam Lux, BEIS, who will discuss the government’s focus on SMEs, including the resources in the SME Climate Hub. Scott Johnson from Kung Fu Accounting will provide a member perspective and touch on what an accounting b-corp means. Fflus Lawton, from Smart Energy, will present why energy efficiency is a major consideration for business. Finally, Mark Sait, from SaveMoneyCutCarbon, delves into what they can offer businesses working towards net zero and the practical support they provide. The session was chaired by Sarah Reay, Sustainability Team, ICAEW.: On demand

Climate leadership

Greening your finances Often when we think of the term green finance it is associated with what a business is doing. This session will help you understand how to take leadership in greening your personal finances, considering where your pension fund is held and personal investments that you can make. India White-Spunner and Ajay Johal, from Ruffer, deliver an introductory keynote, followed by a panel discussion with: Bruce Davis, Founder and Managing Director of Abundance Investment; David Hayman, Campaign Director from Make My Money Matter; and James Robinson, Chartered Financial Planner from Mazars Financial Planning. The session was chaired by John Gaskell, Head of Personal Financial Planning, ICAEW.: On demand

Climate skills and education If you are newly qualified or been in a chartered accountant for many years, ESG work is moving up the agenda in all businesses. This session showcases what training and skills programmes ICAEW, CDSB and academics have to offer in this field. Panellists include: Professor Jan Bebbington, Director of the Pentland Centre, Lancaster University and Gemma Clements, Project Manager at the Climate Disclosure Standards Board and Rosie Dunscombe, Technical Lead, Climate Change, ICAEW. The session will be chaired by Jessica Fries, Executive Chairman, Accounting for Sustainability (A4S).: On demand

Careers in climate Are you looking to embark on an ESG or climate career? Whether you're a student looking to start your career, or a well-seasoned professional interested in making a change, this session offers the chance hear our speakers' professional journeys and the skills needed to tackle climate change. Panellists include Mark Jerome, Head of Internal Audit at Green Climate Fund, Josh Hasdell, KPMG Canada, and Riona Bowhay, Assistant Manager on KPMG’s Climate Risk and Decarbonisation Strategy team.: On demand

The ICAEW Climate Summit was a great opportunity for those working at the forefront of sustainability to exchange views with likeminded people.

Climate Summit 2021 delegate

This was probably the best ICAEW programme I have ever been lucky enough to participate in. Very concise, well-organised virtual sessions with excellent speakers exploring themes both familiar and new. I now feel not just better qualified to tackle some of these issues in my own organisations but inspired and motivated to do so.

Climate Summit 2021 delegate

Good coverage of the subject with some excellent speakers and discussion. Time well spent.

Climate Summit 2021 delegate

This was an excellent series of talks. Extremely thought provoking, and equally importantly, highly practical. The speakers were both passionate and knowledgeable, and left me with actions and a desire to learn more.

Climate Summit 2021 delegate

An excellent array of webinars focusing on the problems at hand. I found them informative and inspiring.

Climate Summit 2021 delegate

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Further resources

Governance

The role of business in delivering the UK's Net Zero ambition

Webinar
07 Jun 2021

Join Emily Farnworth, who led the World Economic Forum's work on Climate Governance, in conversation with Chris Stark, as they explore business' role in delivering the UK's Net Zero ambition and the 6th Carbon Budget.

More Than a Number - profiting from the planet

Webinar
07 Jun 2021

This session considers how the challenges businesses are currently facing because of the pandemic can also present an opportunity to rebuild business for a new sustainable economy.

ICAEW GCSEA launch of Our planet: too big to fail

Event
07 Jun 2021

Join the virtual launch of our second instalment of the widely successful "Our Planet" series. Hear what our panel of experts have to say about how we can play our part in saving our planet Earth.

Charting economic recovery to integrate green financing

Webinar
07 Jun 2021

Can recovery packages and measures reset the global economy to address climate change or will we resume existing practices locked into an autopilot of destructive behaviour? Can we turn this crisis into a positive opportunity that will benefit us and generations to come?

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Speakers

An array of experts from various organisations joined each of the summit's live sessions. Meet all our speakers.

Fflur Lawton Head of Public Affairs, Smart Energy GB

Fflur heads up the public affairs work of Smart Energy GB across Great Britain. She is responsible for stakeholder and politician engagement, and is a regular public and media spokesperson. A fluent Welsh speaker, she started her career working in the third sector developing environmental projects with communities across Wales.

Smart Energy GB

James Robinson Chartered Financial Planner, Mazars Financial Planning Ltd

James is a Chartered Financial Planner. He was named one of the “Top 35 Next Generation Advisers” by Citywire Magazine in 2017 and 2018, and runner up in the FT’s Money Management Award for Multi-Asset Planner of the year 2018. His focus is building lasting relationships with clients, piecing together previously disparate circumstances to maximise family wealth and meet clients’ objectives.

Mazars

Mark Sait CEO & Co-Founder, SaveMoneyCutCarbon

Mark Sait is known for his pragmatic approach to sustainability. His experience is in identifying and starting businesses that simplify fragmented markets to help move new technologies/solutions into the mainstream. SaveMoneyCutCarbon is his latest venture and is recognised as the “go to people for homes and organisations that want to reduce their energy and water bills”.

SaveMoneyCutCarbon

Ready for climate change?

Climate change, or the climate emergency is an issue that is defining our time. Are you professionally ready to mitigate the risk and maximise the opportunity of climate change? We at ICAEW are committed to enabling our members and the broader profession to respond to these challenges. Find resources, information and inspiration on the ICAEW Climate Hub. The time for business to act is now.

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ICAEW Climate Summit

18-22 October 2021