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A video message by HRH The Prince of Wales calling for a sustainable economic system

On Monday 2nd April, The Prince of Wales provided a video message for a high-level meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York.   Hosted by The UN but convened by the Kingdom of Bhutan, the meeting will explore how the current global economic system could become more sustainable. Read the transcript here

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Jessica Fries speaks at Investing Sustainably: Rio+20 and Beyond – EIRIS

Jessica Fries, Executive Chairman of The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S), spoke at the Eiris event on 19th March in London, asking “How can investors invest sustainably to reduce risk and identify investment opportunities?” The event asked: Which sustainability themes are relevant to investors, and why? What does a sustainable investment strategy look like? How can [...]

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Finance for the Future Awards 2012, Accounting Web

Finance for the Future Awards 2012, Accounting Web, January 2012  http://www.financeforthefuture.co.uk/

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Prince Charles: Business must embrace integrated reporting

The Accountant – Prince Charles: Business must embrace integrated reporting (coverage from the A4S Forum event 2011)  

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Publication of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise

A key further output of TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) The press release is available here The book is available here

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Pearl Initiative establishes new partnership with The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project to establish accounting for sustainability Middle East

From the Pearl Initiative – The Pearl Initiative – the leading private-sector initiative in the Arabian Gulf focusing on promoting accountability, sustainability and a culture of corporate social responsibility – is beginning a unique cooperation with The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (“A4S”), an initiative of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales established in [...]

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You Can Only Manage What You Recognise

By Robert Bruce, The Bruce Column.   “There is only one thing which anyone needs to understand about the arguments over the place of sustainability in financial reporting. And that is the sheer scale of what is currently left out of financial reporting. ” more

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Wales government gives CSR advice to SMEs, 16th November 2010, Ethical Performance

Wales government gives CSR advice to SMEs, 16th November 2010, Ethical Performance – click here for the press release from BRASS and ACCA Wales ”Time for Small Businesses CSR – A4S Wales forum press release“

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Charles and Chancellor join forces, 16 December 2010, Press association

Charles and Chancellor join forces, 16 December 2010, Press association

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Global Survey Findings on Accounting for Sustainability Practices Released By CIMA, AICPA and CICA

Leading Accounting Bodies Issue Report Through the Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project, PR Newswire

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