News in Sustainability
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Resource to help embed the UN SDGs
ICAS has created a new resource aimed at assisting organisations considering how to embed the SDGs into their strategy.
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Climate change consultations
Learn more about how climate change has been addressed in consultations on finance, reporting and governance.
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17 Goals - One global vision
In 2015, all the UN member states adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a shared strategy for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.
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Glasgow's circular economy
Glasgow embraces circular economy. Circular Glasgow project aims to make the city a more circular economy.
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Electric and driverless cars
Considering the issues around the development of electric vehicles and driverless cars.
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Tool to support the SDGs
Helping businesses measure and communicate their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Sustainability Essay winner
Read the winning essay from our Sustainability Essay contest.
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Green Finance report
The UK cross-party Environmental Audit Committee has today released a first report on Green Finance following an Inquiry launched in November last year.
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Sustainability Essay winner
Meet the winner of our Sustainability Essay contest.
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Tackling waste
Learn more about how business can save money and help the environment by tackling waste.
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Aligning business to the SDGs
"An approach that supports businesses looking to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals as part of their value creation process is being championed by the International Integrated Reporting Council and ICAS, in partnership with the Green Economy Coalition."
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Integrated reporting framework
The long-term future of some industries and businesses depends on the achievement of one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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5 steps to align the SDGs with IR
Carol Adams outlines five steps for embedding the SDGs in alignment with the valuation creation process of the
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Sustainability: Electric vehicles
Matt McGeehan CA discusses whether or not electric vehicles really do come down on the positive side of the sustainability balance sheet
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Upcycling: how business can benefit
Consumers have a huge appetite for anything vintage. Matt McGeehan CA examines the cycle from new to collectable and highlights the advantages for businesses.
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This isn't just any sustainability plan
There is a common misconception that operating sustainably increases cost. But M&S has proved that being green needn’t cost the earth and can actually reduce costs.
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Reporting on climate change
ICAS recently hosted a live webinar featuring presentations from a group of experts on the Task Force recommendations and the implications for the accounting profession.
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Sustainable living and parenting
Andrea McCormick, member of the ICAS Sustainability Committee, discusses how to bring sustainability into all the decisions necessary in bringing up a baby.
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Auction room: ultimate recycling
Matt McGeehan CA goes to the auction and discovers a recycling machine
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Why Integrated Reporting matters
Fiona Robertson explains the far-reaching benefits of integrated reporting