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Home Events Events A4S Summits 2015 Summit 2015: Reimagining business for the 21st Century

Summit 2015: Reimagining business for the 21st Century


HRH The Prince of Wales speaking at the A4S Summit 2015In December 2015, HRH The Prince of Wales brought together global CFOs and other leaders from the finance and accounting community for the annual A4S Summit.

Delegates at this invitation only event explored how organisations can respond to the new economic, social and environmental landscape and create opportunities and sustainable competitive advantage.

Who attended

  • CFOs / Finance Directors of major corporations and the public sector
  • CEOs of accounting institutes, the accounting profession and standard setting bodies
  • CEOs, CIOs and Chairmen of pension funds, asset managers and banks
  • Policy makers and senior government officials
  • Leading economists and academics

The Summit

Opening Session, 10th December 2015

The A4S Summit opened at The Crystal, a sustainable cities initiative by Siemens. The interactive networking event explored examples of how businesses, which are members of A4S’s CFO Leadership Network, are successfully using sustainability to drive innovation, reduce risk and improve efficiency.

View images from the Opening Session >

Download the Opening Session booklet, including CFO Leadership Network Case Studies >

Download our Accounting Bodies Network case studies which explore the business case for sustainability >

CFO Meeting, 11th December 2015

Members of the A4S CFO Leadership Network led sessions with CFOs from around the world to explore the leadership role that finance can play in addressing global environmental and social challenges over the coming decade, and the commercial benefits of doing so. Network members shared their experiences and led discussions on practical actions that finance teams can take.

In the afternoon, the CFOs were joined by asset managers and owners to discuss how they can take action to integrate environmental and social risk and opportunity into investment decisions. The session opened with a presentation by Euan Munro, CEO, Aviva Investors, providing his thoughts on how investors are integrating sustainability into the investment process. This was followed by a roundtable discussion to identify and prioritise actions.

Find out more about our CFO Leadership Network and our work with investors >


A4S Forum, 11th December 2015


The Summit closed with the A4S Forum.

At the Forum, HRH The Prince of Wales shared his thoughts on the role CFOs and the finance community will need to play to achieve a sustainable economy. His Royal Highness touched upon recent major international events, including the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.

Read the full speech >

A panel of finance leaders was then challenged by the audience on how to achieve a sustainable future.

The panel was chaired by Emma Howard Boyd, Environment Agency Pension Fund Investment Committee and Deputy Chair, Environment Agency.
The panellists were:

  • Euan Munro, CEO, Aviva Investors
  • Geraldine Matchett, CFO and Member of the Managing Board, Royal DSM
  • Richard Howitt MEP, European Parliament Rapporteur on Corporate Social Responsibility

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