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Climate Change Accounting and Sustainability Reporting ON DEMAND

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3.0 Credits

Member Price $87.00

Non-Member Price $100.00

Overview

As the world increasingly focuses on climate change and sustainability, companies face growing demands for nonfinancial reporting, especially concerning environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. This course addresses the vital need for finance professionals to understand these emerging requirements. This course reviews the latest sustainability reporting frameworks and how they influence the investment and lending decisions of global financial institutions. We will explore how investors are shifting their focus from short-term gains to long-term impacts on the environment and society. The course also delves into the accounting for climate-change risks under U.S. GAAP and IFRS. While these standards don’t explicitly cover climate-change risks, they encompass relevant issues. You’ll learn how to apply these standards and understand materiality in the context of climate and other emerging risks. This course provides the tools to define climate change, assess its economic impacts, and identify the financial risks associated with it. By understanding the nuances of nonfinancial disclosures and sustainability reporting, you can guide your company through the complexities of ESG issues and ensure compliance with evolving global standards.

Highlights

Climate change and the economy. Sustainability disclosures. Climate change accounting.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs, auditors, consultants, and financial and managerial professionals.

Objectives

Define climate change and global warming. Identify the factors that are believed to cause these trends. Recognize the potential economic impacts of climate change. Identify the financial risks associated with climate change, and more.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Michael Walker, Western CPE

Michael J. Walker, CPA, is based in New England and has decades of accounting experience in the financial services, information technology services, and construction industries. He has an extensive technical accounting background that includes hands-on experience with U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). His expertise includes accounting for financial instruments, securitizations, and other banking products. He graduated from Bentley University with a BS in finance and an MS in accountancy.

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Non-Member Price $100.00

Member Price $87.00