Moving to the green economy was also seen as important by delegates. Suzanne Godbehere concludes: "Canada faces its own particular challenges and opportunities when it comes to transitioning to a green economy. While the country has a huge wealth of natural capital, it is also highly diversified economically, and has proven resilient to external shocks. The part accountants play in addressing and helping with this transition is important - and thankfully the report asserts that they are now better briefed, equipped and ready to play their part in embracing the green economy in Canada.
"At both roundtables, there was a real sense that the accountancy profession holds the key to accurately valuing and embedding natural assets within the economy - they can help to inspire and enable the necessary transition and change."
Here is the link to the full report:
http://www.accaglobal.com/content/dam/acca/global/PDF-technical/environmental-publications/tech-afb-catge.pdf
Notes to Editors
About ACCA
1. ACCA is not affiliated with any chartered accountant (CA) organization.2. ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants. We aim to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management.3. We support our 154,000 members and 432,000 students in 170 countries, helping them to develop successful careers in accounting and business, with the skills required by employers. We work through a network of over 80 offices and centres and more than 8,400 Approved Employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development. Through our public interest remit, we promote appropriate regulation of accounting and conduct relevant research to ensure accountancy continues to grow in reputation and influence.4. ACCA Canada has around 2,300 members and 1,300 students in Canada.5. Founded in 1904, ACCA has consistently held unique core values: opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity and accountability. We believe that accountants bring value to economies in all stages of development and seek to develop capacity in the profession and encourage the adoption of global standards. Our values are aligned to the needs of employers in all sectors and we ensure that through our qualifications, we prepare accountants for business. We seek to open up the profession to people of all backgrounds and remove artificial barriers, innovating our qualifications and delivery to meet the diverse needs of trainee professionals and their employers.
About Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR)
1. Founded in 1995, Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) is a non-profit, member-led organization that works with Canadian companies to improve their social and environmental performance.2. The globally recognized source for corporate social responsibility in Canada, CBSR is the Canadian representative in a world-wide network committed to corporate social responsibility.
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