Sustainability Reporting - An Update on the Changing Legislative Environment

Course outline:

Sustainability reporting is an area of great importance, not just for the largest companies, and it is an area of rapid change with risks and opportunities affecting our firms and clients. In this one-hour webinar, you will better understand the implications of recent changes in ESG legislation and practices from an accounting and assurance perspective in the UK.  This will include an update on changes in recent European legislation and an understanding of how international standards will affect the UK. 

Contents:

• An overview of the sustainability reporting framework affecting UK companies
• Developments in sustainability assurance standards
• Developments in the UK legislative framework and future timetable
• New reporting requirements for UK civil service suppliers (and private sector customers)
• How the European legislation affects UK reporting
• How are international reporting requirements affecting the UK

CPD Hours: 1