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Is business turning its back on climate action?

With investors running for cover from political pushback, the ESG consensus is under attack. Meet the experts who say the bigger picture is more complicated than one of retreat

Is business turning its back on climate action?

With investors running for cover from political pushback, the ESG consensus is under attack. Meet the experts who say the bigger picture is more complicated than one of retreat

Mike Soutar

The man with the plan
Media mogul, star of The Apprentice and now NED talks rugby, museums and why you should never write a business plan with AI

Mike Soutar

The man with the plan
Media mogul, star of The Apprentice and now NED talks rugby, museums and why you should never write a business plan with AI

Fiona Wood CA

My Life in Numbers (and Letters)
The CA who made Countdown history runs the numbers and solves the conundrum of her passion for forensic accountancy

Fiona Wood CA

My Life in Numbers (and Letters)
The CA who made Countdown history runs the numbers and solves the conundrum of her passion for forensic accountancy

ICAS Mentoring

Two-way street
When Jonny Mills CA was ready to launch his business, he wanted a shoulder to lean on. So he turned to ICAS and found Heather McKay CA. The two tell their story

ICAS Mentoring

Two-way street
When Jonny Mills CA was ready to launch his business, he wanted a shoulder to lean on. So he turned to ICAS and found Heather McKay CA. The two tell their story

Jeanette Wong CA

Born to run
The London Marathon Group CFO was reluctant to follow her parents into finance, but has hit her stride combining accounting and sustainability

Jeanette Wong CA

Born to run
The London Marathon Group CFO was reluctant to follow her parents into finance, but has hit her stride combining accounting and sustainability

News and Comment

The Account

The US giant sticking to its guns on diversity, and Apple’s rotten AI messaging

President’s View

The US government is abandoning its climate commitments, but accounting will not be changing course on net zero

Gail Boag

The new syllabus is already delivering. Now we will build on its success, says ICAS’ Executive Director of Learning

CA View

A proportionate package of audit and corporate governance reform would encourage investment, not scare it away

Feature

New website

A box-fresh website, the same high-quality resources. Please welcome the brand-new icas.com

People

Meet the practice

Bell Ogilvy has been serving Castle Douglas for over a century. “Farming is everything here,” say partners Lissy Gray CA and Eilidh Harman CA

Inside ICAS

For the Record

Member information, events and updates, including a global role for the ICAS CEO

Learning & Development

Two courses in one day on the ever-evolving audit landscape

Courses

A range of ICAS courses to enhance your skills and fulfil your CPD

Partnerships

We spotlight our partners, showing some of the benefits of ICAS membership

Tax Insight

New HMRC consultation on ways to tackle non-compliance

Obituaries

In memoriam

Disciplinary

Regulatory notices

Editor in Chief Sarah Speirs
Head of Communications Stevie Brown
Content and Communication Manager Hilde Oesterkloeft
Content and Communication Executives Dylan Tom, Ross Walter

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