IFAC

🎉 Happy 47th Anniversary, IFAC! 🎉 Tune in to a special interview with our board members, as they share insights on IFAC’s global role and what "working in the public interest" truly means for accountants worldwide. 🎥 Watch now and celebrate with us! Board members featured in the video: Ayşe Arıak-Tunaboylu Tashia Batstone Kohei Kan Lisa Padmore Taryn Rulton FCA FCPA GAICD Francisco Sant'Anna Sidharta Utama Ismaila M. Zakari

🌍 The global accountancy profession, through IFAC, urges G20 leaders to prioritize sustainability, transparency, and governance ahead of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) deadline. In the 2024 G20 Call to Action (download below), IFAC highlights the need for high-quality sustainability reporting and strong governance. Key recommendations include: -      Promoting trust through high-quality information -      Enhancing public sector transparency -      Strengthening public financial management -      Supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in sustainable development “As the 2030 deadline rapidly approaches, balancing environmental and societal priorities has never been more urgent. Professional accountants, with their unique skills, experience, and public interest mandate, are driving the creation of a sustainable future. We’ve already seen policymakers, businesses, and society aligning with us to pursue these common goals, and we welcome the expansion of these crucial partnerships.” – Lee White, IFAC Chief Executive Officer. 👉 📰 Read the press release: https://lnkd.in/e6Gch9jN

IFAC extends its congratulations to Mark Koziel CPA, CGMA on his appointment as the next CEO of AICPA & CIMA, succeeding Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA in January 2025. “I offer my personal congratulations to Mark on this significant appointment. Having had the opportunity to collaborate with Mark at many points in our respective careers, I very much look forward to continuing our work together, and to helping to ensure that the accountancy profession is truly global. Mark’s creative and strategic leadership will be a strength of foundation to continue the constructive relationship that AICPA & CIMA and IFAC share. Together, and indeed with other members of our profession, we will continue to use our collective voice, connected learnings and commitment to the public interest to ensure a strong and vibrant profession.” - Lee White, IFAC Chief Executive Officer. AICPA & CIMA has long been a valued member of IFAC, and we look forward to a future of continued collaboration and innovation. We also take this moment to thank Barry Melancon for his exceptional leadership and contributions to the profession over the years. We wish him all the best! 📰 Read IFAC’s press release here: https://bit.ly/3Ygicsy

🌍✨Happy #GlobalEthicsDay!✨🌍 Hear directly from members of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) as we celebrate the essential role ethics play in shaping the future of business and society!

🌟 Meet the Collective! 🌟 Get to know the members of IFAC's newest advisory group, the Young Leaders Collective 🌍. Meet Harry Ho (CPA, CFA, CIA, CGMA, ACMA), a Managing Director at AOGB. Harry is the youngest person ever to be appointed to the board of The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macao, and he is excited to be working with a young, diverse group to help drive change in the profession 🚀. 🔗 Learn more about the Young Leaders Collective at https://lnkd.in/dDvaBrgp

Accounting Technicians—or ATs—are important contributors to the global accountancy profession. Working across all sectors in key financial management roles, ATs play an essential part in strengthening the accountancy profession, public and private sector organizations, and the broader financial markets and economies. When empowered with the right technical knowledge and skills—and fully valued by employers—ATs help ensure the production of reliable financial and non-financial information. This, in turn, drives timely, informed decision making while promoting transparency and accountability.   Recently, IFAC brought together leaders from our member organizations and network partners who are committed to supporting, developing, and growing ATs in their respective jurisdictions and regions. These leaders agreed to working together as a community of practice on mutually beneficial initiatives that advance the recognition by all stakeholders of ATs and their contribution to society—globally, regionally, and nationally. Learn more about the key role ATs play in shaping a sustainable accountancy profession by visiting our dedicated web page: https://lnkd.in/eJinu2d3.

On October 9, IFAC and the Federation Internationale des Experts-Comptables Francophone (FIDEF) held a workshop for Francophone professional accountancy organizations (PAOs) in Marseille, France, alongside the 79th French Congress of Accountants. The event brought together 50 participants representing 32 PAOs, including IFAC Deputy President Jean Bouquot, FIDEF President Benoît Vanderstichelen, FIDEF CEO Mamour Fall Walid Ben Salah, PAN AFRICAN FEDERATION OF ACCOUNTANTS Vice President Walid Ben Salah, and CNCC Director Cédric Gélard. The workshop focused on developing strategic plans to strengthen PAO capacity building and resilience. The session also included a presentation by the Lebanese Association Of Certified Public Accountants (LACPA) and provided participants with the opportunity to share their experiences in the development, implementation, and monitoring of their strategic plans.   📝👉A strategic plan supports a PAO’s activities and priorities: outlining where the organization is going and how it will get there. Download our PAO Strategic Planning Toolkit now in Arabic, English, Dutch, French, Portuguese, or Spanish: https://bit.ly/PAO-Toolkit

🌍📊 Wrapping up #IOSCOWorldInvestorWeek (WIW) with insights from IFAC Board Member Margrét Pétursdóttir! In this 2023 WIW video, Margrét discusses the important role professional accountants play in understanding the accuracy of non-financial information, with a particular focus on sustainability matters. 👉 Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/ef-DVm_A

🌍 Celebrating #GlobalDiversityAwarenessMonth! 🌟 This month, we’re shining a spotlight on the unique stories from our member professional accountancy organizations (PAOs) around the world, highlighting the incredible diversity that enriches our profession. From different cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives, each story reflects the strength that diversity brings to our community and the accounting industry as a whole. Meet our first feature, Usha Ganga, Program Manager at Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants (NBA), who emphasizes that her mixed heritage shapes her perspective and highlights the need for conscious choices to embrace diversity and promote inclusivity in organizations. Stay tuned throughout the month for inspiring stories that celebrate the beauty of diversity and the power of inclusion!

IFAC welcomed The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), an IFAC member, to its offices on Sunday, Oct 6, and Monday, Oct 7, to host an event for a visiting ICAI delegation from India, including the ICAI's New York, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia chapters, as well as for bilateral engagements with IFAC staff.