“Accountancy is the basis of strong and sustainable organizations, financial markets, and economies,” said IFAC CEO Fayez Choudhury. “It is important for our profession to be conscious of how we contribute, both directly and indirectly, to the Goals. The skillset, experience, and influence professional accountants possess gives them enormous scope to shape solutions to sustainable development challenges.”
“‘Business as usual’ is no longer sustainable—if business ignores the Goals, they do so at their own peril,” noted Charles Tilley, chair of the IFAC Professional Accountants in Business Committee, which contributed to the report along with the IFAC Professional Accountancy Organization Development Committee. “The public and private sectors should embrace the opportunities presented by the Goals to act in the public interest as well as create value for business and investors. What we do as accountants benefits society and contributes to the resilience of the organizations we work in, both of which are key themes of this publication.”
December 2016
