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COVID-19 risks and impacts disclosure "unprecedented challenge": AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... COVID-19, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and CPA Australia have published a joint guidance on disclosure and reporting. Louise Petschler, general manager - advocacy, AICD ...

Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... supported by 22 regulatory and professional organisations including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), CPA Australia, Governance Institute of Australia, Australian Institute of Company Directors and Transparency International ...

Women on Boards tracks gender diversity gains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
There have been increases in the number of women on boards across many sectors in Australia, but progress is uneven and in some cases, such as on boards of state-owned corporations in Queensland, Western Australia and the federal government, there have ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... strategic responses to those megatrends, according to a report from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Focal Point Australia, CPA Australia and KPMG Australia. Victoria Whitaker, head of GRI Focal Point Australia From Tactical to Strategic: How Australian ...

ASrIA appoints two to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... mid-cap research for Asia ex-Japan at Deutsche Bank Securities, and head of regional media research at ING Securities. Li is a CPA and CFA and graduated from the University of New South Wales with majors in accounting and finance. "We believe that Mr. ...

Integrated Reporting framework launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... a change in who the target audience of an integrated report is, said John Purcell, policy advisor corporate regulation at CPA Australia. "Initially, there was a strong emphasis on providers of financial capital, whereas now the framework that we have ...

UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... natural capital have been adopted for reporting purposes by companies. John Purcell, policy advisor corporate regulation at CPA Australia, cited The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), a global initiative that has developed standards for ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... participated in the GRI working groups that contributed to the development and redevelopment of standards in G4. John Purcell of CPA Australia and Kirsten Simpson of Net Balance participated in the technical editing taskforce, Andrew Cole of Lend Lease ...

CPA Australia issues SME sustainability assurance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
CPA Australia has published a guide designed to accountants' capacity to provide assurance on sustainability reports for small and medium-sized entities (SMEs). Amir Ghandar The report, A Guide for Assurance on SME Sustainability Reports, is a practitioners' ...

Accountancy profession a driver of corporate sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... analysis. To prepare future accountants for the eventuality of working across professional lines, universities as well as CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants and employers need to collaborate to equip graduates with skills to seek ...