This month, we have an inspiring career story from ACCA member Esther Gutierrez. Hailing from the Philippines, Gutierrez recounts how her formative years recording her family’s daily sales in a Filipino wet market set her on a path to become an accounting professional working for a Big Four firm in Europe.
The recent COP27 climate change conference held in Egypt stressed the need to drastically reduce emissions and focus on meaningful climate action among participating nations. Our focus in AB is to highlight the role of organisations and their finance teams in meeting their sustainability agendas and net-zero ambitions. Read our articles Accountants lead on green change and Green light for sustainability.
In an interview with Rajeev Peshawaria, CEO of Stewardship Asia Centre in Singapore, we find out why helming a ‘purpose-driven’ business is vital for corporate survival. In a world where businesses need a long-term view of how to navigate megatrends, Peshawaria argues that today’s leader should create a better future for shareholders, stakeholders and society at large.
This month’s men’s football tournament – the World Cup – in Qatar is set to benefit the Middle Eastern country for years to come. In our article, we find out about the huge investment made by the hosting nation. And for more on the tournament, listen to our AB podcast on football finance.
Working in not-for-profit sport organisations is the subject of our ‘Specialise in’ series in our careers section, along with articles on succeeding as a new manager and why personal values are more important than salary in your job.
And you can find out about all the key issues discussed and debated at The World Congress of Accountants, held in Mumbai, in our reports from the event at which ACCA was a major sponsor.
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