A4S Summit 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that systemic risks can and do arise – with devastating impact on people and the global economic system.
A4S Summit 2020 provided a platform for over 2000 finance leaders to explore the practical actions you can take to create resilient, sustainable businesses and economies.
Working with our network of influential partners, A4S coordinated a two-week series of virtual events bringing together leaders in finance for discussion, insight and action on the issues that matter.
After one of the biggest global crises of the last century, the Summit was an opportunity to explore the trends shaping our world and the practical actions that can be taken to build a resilient, sustainable recovery.
Particpants at the Summit were able to:
- Hear HRH The Prince of Wales’s reflections on the past year and how the finance community can catalyse action to create a sustainable future
- Gain insights from global speakers on the trends shaping our world and the practical actions that can be taken in response
- Learn how you can embed sustainability and resilience in your organization
You can view the recorded session on our youtube channel via this playlist
Resources:
BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE REPORT
DOWLOAD THE REPORT HERE
While the battle against COVID-19 is far from over, with governments, businesses and people around the world continuing to grapple with the human and economic consequences, thoughts are also turning to the future. When we look beyond the crisis response towards recovery and the shape of the economy that might emerge, a key question is: how do we rebuild for greater resilience? At A4S we have been in close contact with our networks to understand and shape the answer to this question.
We have collated these insights and stories into two short reports, a series of podcast episodes, interviews and viewpoint articles from global thought leaders.
Our first report, Building a Better Future, looks at the crisis response, the recovery and the shape of the economy that might emerge, exploring how we can rebuild for greater resilience. A4S has been working with the finance and accounting community around the world to identify lessons from the crisis, and the practical actions that can be taken to build resilience, address environmental and social risks and, ultimately, achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Building a Better Future report explores insight and practical examples that will help us to rebuild for resilience across three stages:
- Response: what lessons can we learn from the initial response to the pandemic?
- Reset: what actions do we need to take to redirect the economy onto a sustainable trajectory?
- Recovery: what might a resilient, sustainable recovery look like?
PENSIONS TOOLKIT
The toolkit consists of:
- An ESG maturity map with suggested steps that schemes can take to progress on their ESG integration journey
- Practical examples of pension schemes to bring ‘what good looks like’ to life
- Guidance material to highlight the practical steps eg embedding ESG factors into different asset class portfolios
FIND OUT MORE HERE
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO VALUATIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change and business valuations are inextricably linked but quantifying the value of the impact has been a challenge. This guide has been developed to help finance professions bring climate change risks and opportunities into business and asset valuation calculations.
The first-of-its-kind guidance offers a five-step framework that enables investment and valuation communities to apply climate change risks and opportunities consistently to their valuations and decision making.
The guide was developed in partnership with CPA Canada, finance teams from the A4S CFO Leadership Network, global institutional investors and industry experts.
READ IT HERE
