2022

A guide to navigating the evolving climate landscape for CFOs

• Ricky Cheng FCPA, Director, Head of Risk Advisory, BDO, and member of the Institute’s Sustainability Committee, on how chief financial officers should take the lead in helping organizations transition to a low-carbon business model

Cultivating harmony

• Ricky Chu, Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission on fighting for equality in the city

The centrality of ethics to sustainability

• Ken Siong CPA, Programme and Senior Director, International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, on the essential role ethics and independence play in the reporting and assurance of sustainability

Walking the ESG talk: the time is now

• Pat Woo CPA (practising), the Partner and Head of ESG, Hong Kong at KPMG China and member of the Institute’s Sustainability Committee, on how corporates can eliminate greenwashing

Sustainability reporting assurance

• An overview of the Institute’s position for effective sustainability reporting assurance

How CPAs can drive change and lead the way on sustainability

• Herbert Yung FCPA, the Institute’s Director, Member Engagement and Sustainability Lead, on how accountants can champion a company’s sustainability journey

A new standard of sustainability

• Emmanuel Faber, new Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board, on what new standards will mean for sustainability reporting

Second opinions

• How will the International Sustainability Standards Board’s two proposed standards meet the needs of investors?

What does ESG assurance in Hong Kong look like?

• A look at the prevalence of ESG assurance among Hong Kong-listed companies, according to a study conducted by the institute.

Meet the speaker

• Herbert Yung, FCPA, the Institute’s Director, Member Engagement and Sustainability Lead, on what to expect from the e-Series on environmental, social and governance reporting

Closing the loop

• How accountants can help companies transition to a circular economy

• Simon Ng, Chief Executive Officer of Business Environment Council on how companies can embrace the sustainability disclosure trend to build climate resilience