Audience: Finance teams – including finance & accounting professionals working in internal business roles (including CFOs, finance directors, financial analysts, report preparers and internal auditors) — as well as sustainability teams.
This session is primarily designed for finance professionals who are new to nature-related topics, but will also be useful to those that already have some experience and wish to advance further.
Additionally, it is also aimed at sustainability teams wishing to communicate more effectively with finance teams to help enable cross functional collaboration and decision-making.
Focus: Nature is fast becoming a core strategic management issue for businesses, affecting financial performance, competitiveness and long-term resilience. This session will help corporate finance teams understand the central role they play in enabling their company to respond. It will cover:It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Why nature is a strategic management issue for businesses, and how nature risk translates to financial risk.
How integrating nature into the activities and processes of the finance function can support business decision-making and resilient business strategies.
Discuss real-world examples (case studies) where businesses have successfully embedded nature into finance and accounting processes.
Format: Online – includes presentations and interactive discussion.
Organized by ICAEW in collaboration with WBCSD