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ESG Information Centre
The Institute has joined 13 other accounting bodies, all members of A4S ABN, in publicly committing to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within their own organizations, as well as provide an enabling environment for their membership to do the same. As part of our commitment, we have established this information centre to provides convenient access to the latest development, thought leadership as well as learning resources on ESG that are relevant to the accounting profession, in order to facilitate our members to stay ahead of the market.
Check out the latest news and developments regarding ESG.

Read some selected ESG articles and thought leadership issued by the Institute and other local and global organizations that provide insights across
various aspects and issues in relation to ESG.
Articles from A Plus
2022 issue |
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March |
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February |
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January |
Post-COP26 sustainability disclosure trend
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2021 issue |
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December |
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November |
The impact of climate risk on corporate reporting
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September |
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August |
How to empower CFOs to drive climate action
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July |
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June |
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April |
Investing for a sustainable future
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January |
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Other articles and reports

Our Sustainability Committee and Education and Training Department continue to identify areas of training in ESG, and have launched various programme across the spectrum of ESG to equip members with both essential knowledge and advanced insights on the subject. Explore the training through the dedicated webpage:
ESG guidance, standards and frameworks
The following is a non-exhaustive list of guidance, standards and frameworks that are commonly adopted by global and local organizations in relation to ESG reporting.
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ISSB Prototypes of Climate and General Disclosure Requirements
- Hong Kong Stock Exchange ESG Reporting Guide
- HKICPA Technical Bulletin: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Assurance Reporting
- Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Universal Standards
- Integrated Reporting (<IR>) Framework
- Integrated Thinking Principles
- Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards
- Green Bond Principles (GBP)
- Climate Bonds Standard
- United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards
The Awards recognize that investors and other stakeholders are more and more interested in how listed companies and major public sector organizations are addressing issues such as climate change and other environment and social concerns that may affect their businesses and services.
The Best Corporate Governance Awards 2021 – Judges’ Report contains commentaries from the judges and reviewers on the CG and SSR performance of the winning companies and organizations, information on international and local developments in these areas, as well as background information on the Awards.