Sustainability and climate articles

As 2024 progresses, many businesses will find themselves woefully unprepared for reporting requirements that they have not previously faced. This year promises to be a milestone year for emissions reporting as large organisations cascade carbon data requests throughout their supply chain. SMEs make up 44% of non-household emissions in the UK but for many this will be their first encounter with carbon reporting. They desperately need guidance to navigate this new area and to ensure that they stay compliant. With access to key data, accountants are incredibly well placed to provide carbon accoun...

Key findings from the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risks Report.

COP 28, the global climate summit, opens in Dubai on 30 November with a major focus on "putting nature, people, lives, and livelihoods at the heart of climate action".

Accountants have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the way they work and contribute to a cleaner future. When you pair spend-based data with annual reporting, you have the foundations of a service that will future-proof your firm: carbon accounting. This article is designed to break down the jargon and empower your firm to leverage this unique commercial opportunity.

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the need for organizations to address their environmental impact has become paramount. Carbon accounting, a technique used to measure and manage carbon emissions, has emerged as a powerful tool for businesses to understand and reduce their carbon footprint. In this article, we will explore what carbon accounting entails, how it can benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and why chartered accountants should embrace carbon accounting.

ICAEW is playing a key role in B20 this year, in particular as part of its ESG in Business Action Council.

Sustainability challenges call for new styles of leadership. Which attributes differentiate tomorrow’s ESG leaders from the crowd? KPMG partner Dr Muel Kaptein gives us the lowdown.

Lee Freeman, Auditel, responds to the UN report Integrity matters: Net zero commitments by businesses, financial institutions, cities and regions.

The business and climate landscape will be significantly different in a few years’ time – and what boards do today will help determine how that looks.

The government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy is blunt in its assessment of the UK’s heating terrain - to meet net zero by 2050 virtually all heat in buildings will need to be decarbonised. This is the main reason why heat pumps are being heavily promoted as a low-carbon alternative to fossil-fuel heating.