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Introducing ‘Global Sustainability’, HRH The Prince of Wales, The Huffington Post

Global Sustainability video, 3rd June 2013 Visit the Huffington Post website “I have long been deeply concerned about the effect our modern, highly industrialised approach is having on nature’s capacity to sustain life on Earth. There is a growing set of alarming problems which, if not addressed with real urgency, will severely affect nature’s capacity [...]

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HRH The Prince of Wales ‘Global Sustainability’ film

“I have long been deeply concerned about the effect our modern, highly industrialised approach is having on nature’s capacity to sustain life on Earth. There is a growing set of alarming problems which, if not addressed with real urgency, will severely affect nature’s capacity to keep her life support systems running and thus guarantee the well-being [...]

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Financial leadership in sustainability recognised at Finance for the Future Awards

Five leading organisations that have created innovative, resilient business models have been recognised at the Finance for the Future Awards tonight. The Finance for the Future Awards, founded by NatWest, ICAEW and HRH The Prince of Wales’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) were created to celebrate financial leadership that drives long-term sustainable value creation through accounting [...]

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Finance awards programme attracts UK’s top sustainable organisations

Leading organisations that have an eye on the long term have been announced as finalists for this year’s Finance for the Future Awards, a unique and cutting edge awards programme. London, Thursday 21 March 2013 – Founded by NatWest, ICAEW and HRH The Prince of Wales’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) the awards aim to [...]

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Accountants Will Save the World – Peter Bakker in the Harvard Business Review

“Last June, I raised a few eyebrows when I told attendees at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio (aka Rio+20) that “accountants would save the world.” But I meant it. To get all businesses involved in solving the world’s toughest problems, we must change the accounting rules.” Read more here Accountants Will [...]

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Integrated reporting gains steam with IIRC, IASB agreement

Journal of Accountancy, 8th February 2013. Read more

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Prince Charles calls for accountants to help ‘future proof’ economy

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Insight magazine, Feburary 2013. Read more

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The Guardian Science Weekly podcast: What has nature ever done for us?

Presented by Alok Jha and produced by Jason Phipps, with Robin McKie and Maria Batcharova. Tony Juniper, Special Advisor, The Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit argues for the economic benefits of conservation. 14th January 2013. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/audio/2013/jan/14/podcast-science-weekly-tony-juniper-audio  

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Accounting & Sustainability: Future-proofing the CFO – CSR Wire

“It’s intriguing that two of the most outspoken CEOs on the big issues of our day are both former chief financial officers (CFOs). They are Unilever CEO Paul Polman, a former CFO at Nestlé, and Peter Bakker, now President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), who previously was CFO and then CEO [...]

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Prince Charles: CSR Must “Future Proof” Business – TriplePundit.com

“Prince Charles’ think-tank, A4S or “The Prince’s Accounting For Sustainability Project”, recently published an insightful new report called “Future Proofed Decision Making” critiquing the state of CSR. A4S found that firms were not “Future Proofing” rapidly enough – that is to say they were not turning CSR into a principal business activity such as finance, [...]

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