ESG 101: What is Environmental, Social and Governance?
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price $95.00
Non-Member Price $115.00
Overview
The newest acronym in the business community is ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)
- Investors’ demand enhanced information about how companies are approaching environmental sustainability. (Sustainability accounting)
- The foundation of sustainability reporting is for an organization to identify and prioritize its impacts on the economy, environment, and people - to be transparent about their impacts
The foundation of sustainability reporting is for an organization to identify and prioritize its impacts on the economy, environment, and people - to be transparent about their impacts
This session is an introduction to the topic of ESG and what accountants and management should know
Objectives
- Identify and evaluate the concepts involved in ESG
- Discover and determine responsibilities of accountants, management, and the board
- Explore and examine various accounting considerations
- Identify and consider impacts on financial reporting and DCP
Highlights
- Environmental, Social and Governance concepts in today’s world
- Areas of accountability for ESG
- How ESG impacts Financial Reporting
Designed For
Any profession engaged in financial reporting whose company is involved with any issues related to environmental, social and governance issues
Prerequisites
None
Preparation
None
Notice
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Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Lynn Fountain, CGMA, CRMA, MB, AICPA
Lynn Fountain, CGMA, CRMA, MBA
Lynn Fountain has over 45 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 20 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing and risk management. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance. Lynn has held two Chief Audit Executive (CAE) positions for international companies. In one of her roles as CAE, she assisted in the investigation of a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme perpetrated by a vendor that spanned 7 years and implicated 20 employees. The fraud was formally investigation by the FBI and resulted in 5 indictments estimating a $13M fraud loss.Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CPA, CGMA, CRMA credentials.
Non-Member Price $115.00
Member Price $95.00