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ICAEW's sustainable development goals

Author: Professional Standards Department

Published: 24 Jan 2024

ICAEW is one of many UK organisations urging action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals are made up of 17 objectives covering areas like economic inequality, innovation, sustainable consumption, peace and justice. Find more about the progress ICAEW has made to meet the challenge.

In 2030, ICAEW will be acknowledged as having made a leading contribution over many years to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and promote peace and prosperity around the world by having mobilised its own expertise and influence, and that of its members and partners, to analyse, articulate and address economic and business challenges.

The Professional Standards Department (PSD) contributes to the systematic creation of sustainable economies by encouraging our members and firms to operate under the SDGs.

We aim to maximise the use of staff’s sustainability days to support a vast variety of charitable work. We continuously form and maintain relationships with charities and support these wherever possible.

We champion ICAEW’s £100,000 social mobility fund which is used by the Milton Keynes Community Foundation (MKCF) to support projects which improve social mobility in the black communities. These projects provide support and inspiration to those with aspiration and ability but are disadvantaged. Initiatives will include life skills development, particularly relating to finance and business, and encouraging further studies such as professional qualifications and peer group learning.

To find out more on what ICAEW is doing, visit our websites on sustainable development and social mobility.

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