Greenwashing is the practice by companies of making misleading or unsubstantiated claims about products or activities in order to appear more environmentally friendly than they really are. Greenwashing is reputationally dangerous and is unethical. It also presents multiple long-term risks to businesses and society. It weakens the efforts of those businesses actually working to improve their impact and create a better world. It misleads consumers looking to buy genuinely environmentally friendly products or to trade with environmentally minded companies. It risks eroding investor trust at a time when sustainable investment funds are gaining increased popularity. Greenwashing can damage a company’s valuation and it puts companies at risk of rebuke or investigation.This podcast is taken from the FinBiz2030 webinar ‘Greenwashing’, produced by Chartered Accountants Worldwide. In this episode, our host Daniel Thomas, Chief UK Business Correspondent for the Financial Times, moderates a round table discussion with all of the webinar guests.

Greenwashing is the practice by companies of making misleading or unsubstantiated claims about products or activities in order to appear more environmentally friendly than they really are. Greenwashing is reputationally dangerous and is unethical. It also presents multiple long-term risks to businesses and society. It weakens the efforts of those businesses actually working to improve their impact and create a better world. It misleads consumers looking to buy genuinely environmentally friendly products or to trade with environmentally minded companies. It risks eroding investor trust at a time when sustainable investment funds are gaining increased popularity. Greenwashing can damage a company’s valuation and it puts companies at risk of rebuke or investigation.This podcast is taken from the FinBiz2030 webinar ‘Greenwashing’, produced by Chartered Accountants Worldwide. In this episode we hear from Elena Margineanu, Ph.D. Elena is a Lecturer at the Free International University of Moldova (ULIM), where she teaches an introductory course in environmental law for 2nd year students. Prior to this, Elena worked as an environmental impact assessment evaluator at the Solidarity Fund PL.

Greenwashing is the practice by companies of making misleading or unsubstantiated claims about products or activities in order to appear more environmentally friendly than they really are. Greenwashing is reputationally dangerous and is unethical. It also presents multiple long-term risks to businesses and society. It weakens the efforts of those businesses actually working to improve their impact and create a better world. It misleads consumers looking to buy genuinely environmentally friendly products or to trade with environmentally minded companies. It risks eroding investor trust at a time when sustainable investment funds are gaining increased popularity. Greenwashing can damage a company’s valuation and it puts companies at risk of rebuke or investigation.This podcast is taken from the FinBiz2030 webinar ‘Greenwashing’, produced by Chartered Accountants Worldwide. In this episode we hear from Aisling McCaffrey ACA.Aisling is a Director in the Financial Services Consulting department of Grant Thornton specialising in Sustainability. Aisling has over 10 years’ experience in the Financial Services sector working with key clients across Europe on a range of projects covering business strategy, risk management and sustainability advisory.

Greenwashing is the practice by companies of making misleading or unsubstantiated claims about products or activities in order to appear more environmentally friendly than they really are. Greenwashing is reputationally dangerous and is unethical. It also presents multiple long-term risks to businesses and society. It weakens the efforts of those businesses actually working to improve their impact and create a better world. It misleads consumers looking to buy genuinely environmentally friendly products or to trade with environmentally minded companies. It risks eroding investor trust at a time when sustainable investment funds are gaining increased popularity. Greenwashing can damage a company’s valuation and it puts companies at risk of rebuke or investigation.This podcast is taken from the FinBiz2030 webinar ‘Greenwashing’, produced by Chartered Accountants Worldwide. In this episode we hear from Emma SchusterEmma Schuster is a climate risk analyst at non-profit shareholder activism organisation Just Share, which advocates for corporate South Africa to use its financial and social power to drive urgent action to combat climate change and reduce inequality.

Greenwashing is the practice by companies of making misleading or unsubstantiated claims about products or activities in order to appear more environmentally friendly than they really are. Greenwashing is reputationally dangerous and is unethical. It also presents multiple long-term risks to businesses and society. It weakens the efforts of those businesses actually working to improve their impact and create a better world. It misleads consumers looking to buy genuinely environmentally friendly products or to trade with environmentally minded companies. It risks eroding investor trust at a time when sustainable investment funds are gaining increased popularity. Greenwashing can damage a company’s valuation and it puts companies at risk of rebuke or investigation.This podcast is taken from the FinBiz2030 webinar ‘Greenwashing’, produced by Chartered Accountants Worldwide. In this episode we hear from Tsuyoshi (Yoshi) Domoto, sustainability consultant and advisor at GLIN Impact Capital, an ESG/Impact fund based in Japan.

Greenwashing is the practice by companies of making misleading or unsubstantiated claims about products or activities in order to appear more environmentally friendly than they really are. Greenwashing is reputationally dangerous and is unethical. It also presents multiple long-term risks to businesses and society. It weakens the efforts of those businesses actually working to improve their impact and create a better world. It misleads consumers looking to buy genuinely environmentally friendly products or to trade with environmentally minded companies. It risks eroding investor trust at a time when sustainable investment funds are gaining increased popularity. Greenwashing can damage a company’s valuation and it puts companies at risk of rebuke or investigation.This podcast is taken from the FinBiz2030 webinar ‘Greenwashing’, produced by Chartered Accountants Worldwide. In this episode we hear from our host Daniel Thomas, Chief UK Business Correspondent for the Financial Times, from Michael Izza, CEO of ICAEW, Chairman, Chartered Accountants Worldwide and from Kate Robertson, Co-Founder, One Young World.

This podcast is taken from the FinBiz2030 Recover Refocus Rebuild webinar hosted by Badai Yuda Pratama. For nearly 2 years, lives all over the world have been ruled by the pandemic. It has challenged and changed the way we operate in business, restricted how we travel on a daily basis and ultimately impacted every inch of our personal lives. Where protection and resilience were key in 2020, 2021 has been the year in which recovery was thrust into the spotlight. Time at home allowed for a refocus, allowing us to think about what is most valued and how we can rebuild a greener, more sustainable future.The role of finance and business in this global recovery is crucial. As societies regain their strength, as businesses learn to adapt and operate a hybrid working model and as life resumes with a new normal, we need trusted advisers more than ever. Will you be joining the change for a better future? Will you be a Difference Maker?Join as we hear from leaders within Indonesia and beyond, who will provide a local and global perspective on the shared challenges facing us all.

This podcast is taken from the FinBiz2030 Recover Refocus Rebuild webinar hosted by Badai Yuda Pratama. The guest speaker is Prakash Koirala,  Founder, FINLIT Nepal, One Young World AmbassadorIn 2017 Koirala set up Finlit Nepal to teach basic personal finance to low-income and vulnerable communities, helping to reduce poverty. Finlit Nepal works with governments, companies and neighbourhood groups to develop programs and policies to boost financial literacy and inclusion in the country’s financial system.Koirala has been working in this space since 2009 and has won several awards and scholarships for his work including a fellowship from Harvard Kennedy School in 2017. He is a Western Union and One Young World Ambassador.

This podcast is taken from the FinBiz2030 Recover Refocus Rebuild webinar hosted by Badai Yuda Pratama. The guest speaker is Mutiara Hapsari, Coca Cola Europacific Partners, Head of Business Planning & Acct. Receivable Modern Trade, One Young World AmbassadorA finance professional with over 7 years of experience working in FMCG. Throughout the years, Mutiara has handled various financial aspects ranging from budgeting, improving working capital, developing pricing programs, building financial models based on customer value proposition to the development of machine learning in promotional analytics.Her calling to woman’s empowerment has prompted her to co-lead the Female Warriors community in CCEP Indonesia. The role spans from connecting female employees across operations to organizing activities that inspire them in their workplace. Outside of work, education for the young generation has always been close to her heart which is reflected through her involvement in Yayasan Pemimpin Anak Bangsa, to teach underprivileged children in Jakarta.

This podcast is taken from the FinBiz2030 Recover Refocus Rebuild webinar hosted by Badai Yuda Pratama. The guest speaker is Bimo Agung Listyanu.Bimo is a corporate activist, splitting his time between his corporate job at Danone and building a social enterprise called CarbonEthics.Passionate in his beliefs around carbon ethics, Bimo has a background in energy exploration, with 6 years’ experience in FMCG commercial functions (Business Development, Trade Marketing, Key Account) and currently he is positioned in a Sustainability Investment role where he represents the global team in the Asia Pacific market.In CarbonEthics, he leads the commercial transformation from NGO to become a social enterprise with the mission to protect the planet, improve the livelihood of the farmers, and create green jobs for young people.

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As the world emerges from the pandemic, who will be trusted to support business recovery and to build the sustainable, resilient economies we need?Chartered Accountants Worldwide  partnered with Edelman research to understand the views of over 1,000 international business leaders and the role that they expect the finance and business profession to play in shaping the future.This podcast features highlights of the Rebuilding Trust Event hosted by Chartered Accountants Worldwide and chaired by Dan Thomas, Chief UK Business Correspondent, Financial Times.The speakers consider what matters most now to business leaders as they recover and rebuild for the future? Key questions such as how we integrate sustainability into future business models, how we guard data integrity and how we tackle the misinformation crisis will all be under discussion.This episode features Freeman Nomvalo and Carolyn Colley.

As the world emerges from the pandemic, who will be trusted to support business recovery and to build the sustainable, resilient economies we need?Chartered Accountants Worldwide  partnered with Edelman research to understand the views of over 1,000 international business leaders and the role that they expect the finance and business profession to play in shaping the future.The speakers consider what matters most now to business leaders as they recover and rebuild for the future? Key questions such as how we integrate sustainability into future business models, how we guard data integrity and how we tackle the misinformation crisis will all be under discussion.This episode features an introduction from Dan Thomas, Chief UK Business Correspondent, Financial Times and the Edelman report delivered by Penelope Mantzaris

More than nine out of ten Chartered Accountants and finance professionals believe accountants have an important role to play in climate change, and there is broad optimism within the profession about the measures agreed during the recent COP26 summit. However, confidence in political and business leaders to deliver on the necessary change is considerably lower, and it seems unlikely many organisations will achieve their net zero goals by 2030.  In this series of extracts from Chartered Accountants Worldwide's webinar "Making Cop26 Count", David Nussbaum examines the legacy of the Climate summit and how we should engage with its tenets in the future. This episode is part two of a two-part roundtable discussion with David, Claire, Sarah, Weny-Yu and Mavis.

More than nine out of ten Chartered Accountants and finance professionals believe accountants have an important role to play in climate change, and there is broad optimism within the profession about the measures agreed during the recent COP26 summit. However, confidence in political and business leaders to deliver on the necessary change is considerably lower, and it seems unlikely many organisations will achieve their net zero goals by 2030.In this series of extracts from Chartered Accountants Worldwide's webinar "Making Cop26 Count", David Nussbaum examines the legacy of the Climate summit and how we should engage with its tenets in the future.This episode is part one of a two-part roundtable discussion with David, Claire, Sarah, Weny-Yu and Mavis.

More than nine out of ten Chartered Accountants and finance professionals believe accountants have an important role to play in climate change, and there is broad optimism within the profession about the measures agreed during the recent COP26 summit. However, confidence in political and business leaders to deliver on the necessary change is considerably lower, and it seems unlikely many organisations will achieve their net zero goals by 2030.In this series of extracts from Chartered Accountants Worldwide's webinar "Making Cop26 Count", David Nussbaum examines the legacy of the Climate summit and how we should engage with its tenets in the future.This episode features Mavis Mainu and Wen-Yu Weng. Mavis joined Climate Analytics in September 2020 as Executive Assistant to the CEO, Bill Hare. In her role she provides organisational, conceptual and planning support to the CEO’s office.Wen-Yu Weng (she/her) is a consultant and strategist in low carbon energy and infrastructure. She works across a wide range of commercial, economic, financial, technical and regulatory issues in energy, sustainability and climate change. Through her work, she engages with stakeholders across the entire ecosystem of energy and infrastructure: innovators, suppliers, developers, investors, consumers, international organizations, non-profits/civil society, and governments. Her project experience spans across renewable, low-carbon generation technologies, storage, green hydrogen, low carbon mobility and infrastructure, and systems/networks of the future.

More than nine out of ten Chartered Accountants and finance professionals believe accountants have an important role to play in climate change, and there is broad optimism within the profession about the measures agreed during the recent COP26 summit. However, confidence in political and business leaders to deliver on the necessary change is considerably lower, and it seems unlikely many organisations will achieve their net zero goals by 2030.In this series of extracts from Chartered Accountants Worldwide's webinar "Making Cop26 Count", David Nussbaum examines the legacy of the Climate summit and how we should engage with its tenets in the future.This episode features David talking to Claire Martin from Grant Thornton, who specialises in Sustainable Growth and Business Resilience.David is the Senior Independent Director of Drax Group plc; a Board member of the Value Reporting Foundation where he chairs the Finance & Compensation Committee; a Board member of the International Budget Partnership; a member of the Ethical Investment Advisory Group of the Church of England; Chair of the Transparency International UK Advisory Council; a member of the Advisory Council of Blueprint for Better Business; and an independent Councillor on his local Parish Council. David was for five years the Chief Executive of The Elders, a group of independent global leaders – mainly former Presidents and UN Secretary Generals – founded by Nelson Mandela working together for peace and human rights, until October 2021. Claire is a chartered accountant with several years of experience working with businesses and stakeholders, both public and private sector, as they seek to secure finance to unlock growth opportunities, or restructure to implement a sustainable business model for the longer-term outlook. She has worked on projects across a number of sectors, with a particular focus on the financial services and energy sectors, and worked actively with several businesses with significant international reach. Sarah is an experienced Chartered Accountant with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Corporate Finance, Strategic Planning, Business Development, and Accounting. Strong accounting professional with a Bachelor of Business Management/Commerce focused in Accounting and Finance from The University of Queensland.

We'd like to introduce a new podcast from Chartered Accountants Worldwide. It's called "Difference Makers Podcast" and it's a series that celebrates the lives and work of people who have transformed communities, businesses, and the wider world, making a real difference in the lives of others. We call them “Difference Makers”.  Oh, and by the way… they are all Chartered Accountants!In this first episode we meet David Nussbaum, a true Difference Maker.  Throughout his career he's fought corruption, battled climate change, and worked at the highest levels of industry and politics to make meaningful change in the world. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse, moved into venture capital with 3i, and then into manufacturing, becoming the  Financial Director of Field Group plc In 1997 David left the world of business and finance and  joined Oxfam as FD and Deputy CEO and was later seconded to head up Oxfam’s operations in India. David went on to become Chair of  Transparency International, the leading global anti-corruption organisation, CEO of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) UK,  and now Chief Executive at The Elders.  The Elders are an independent group of global leaders working together for peace, justice and human rights. They were founded by the late Nelson Mandela, and are currently chaired by Mary Robinson.In each of these roles he used  the knowledge, perspective, skills and capabilities that he gained from his background as a Chartered Accountant to make a difference.  Whether that was through using his skills with numbers to improve logistics for  aid operations, using numbers to help tell the story of corruption in countries around the world, using communication and interpersonal skills to help further the goal of persuading leaders to work with a greater sense of justice, ethics, and consideration for the good of all.He ends by quoting Arch-bishop Desmond Tutu, who when asked why he was such an eternal optimist, replied: "I'm not an optimist, I am a prisoner of hope".The Difference Makers Podcast is available on all good podcast apps.

In this episode, Professor Ndubuisi Ekekwe, a globally successful inventor, engineer, author, entrepreneur and Harvard Business Review contributor, speaks passionately about ‘Resilience, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship’.  Professor Ekekwe outlined the elements required to build capabilities and overcome challenges in our society as  Knowledge, Entrepreneurial Capitalism, Capital, Land and Labour.“When you have the capacity to create new knowledge you build a high level of reliance” says Professor Ekekwe. He highlights knowledge as the key to the resilience of nations. “Universities such as Harvard, MIT, John Hopkins, Princeton allow a nation to renew itself from one generation to the other” he says.He also outlines the critical need for entrepreneurs or pioneers to translate ideas into products and services “because in the end, the only thing that can overcome the problems in society are products and services. If you do not have people with the capacity to transform ideas and knowledge into products and services, societies cannot even function.""I want to challenge you…unless you build a nation of innovation we will not reach our promised land." says Professor Ekekwe.

In this episode, Girish Ananthanarayanan, COO of the education non-profit Peepul, talks about the importance of building trust for delivering good and effective leadership.“Trust that your team has entrusted themselves with you, and trust that they are trying their best. Have high expectations of them, but also support them in their journey, which may look different from yours,” Girish says. “Nobody wakes up in the morning and says they’re going to be a horrible person who doesn’t get the job done: that’s not what happens… Trust is at the core of collaboration; trust is at the core of unlocking peak performance.”Today’s leaders need to be self-aware and think about how their actions affect others. Leaders who reflect on their actions discover what areas they need to work on and improve. This isn’t always easy. “The toughest part of this is recognising that you could be a bull in a china shop; that you could be part of the problem and not part of the solution,” says Girish.Leaders need to be vulnerable and open with the teams around them at times, Girish added. He acknowledged this gets harder as people rise through their careers, but that’s what makes it so important to preserve this approach.“What happens to people as they reach senior positions – heads of state or heads of organisations – is that feedback loops get cut. They don’t have a way of knowing if they’re doing well from their team honestly, in a risk-free way. You need to ensure that you’ve got those feedback loops,” he said.Leaders also have a duty to drive performance in their organisations, and it can be tricky to strike the right balance with promoting personal and professional development of the team. Leaders can overcome a tendency to micromanage by trusting the team, Girish says.