Annette Boulter FCCA, Group FD of Hidrostal, was diagnosed as autistic relatively late in life. In June’s main interview she describes a timeline that will be familiar to many women with autism – wild variance in success, powerful and unpredictable swings in the ability to cope, difficulties performing ‘ordinary’ tasks, and unintended run-ins with colleagues. Read how, once she received her diagnosis and the therapy was targeted towards her neurodiversity, she began to find her niche.

The Tour de France kicks off in July, so we take a look at how, despite the cycling tournament’s surge in popularity over the years, it has managed to resist offers of outside investment and remains hugely financially successful.

A key piece of research from ACCA, published in June, explains how sustainable organisations must balance social equity with environmental action. A failure to grasp this premise, it says, will marginalise the contribution that the profession should make to a just transition to a sustainable future.

In tech news, we share a snapshot of how companies in the UK are adopting AI. And we look at how governments can use data visualisation to curate complex spending information and make it easier to access, understand and use.

Some of our articles offering CPD units this month feature sustainability reporting. One looks at the EU’s new sustainability disclosure regime, and another at the requirements of IFRS S2, which was published shortly after our article. Find more in our CPD section.

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