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IFRS and Sustainability Reporting – Looking at the year ahead

Duration
60 min
CPD
1.0 hour
Format
E-Learning
IFRS and Sustainability Reporting - Looking at the year ahead

Overview

What you'll take away.

Join us as we explore the significant changes in financial and sustainability reporting that will occur in 2025 and discover their potential implications for entities in the future

In this session, we will explore some of the main changes in financial and sustainability reporting expected in 2025, including: 

  • The new mandatory AASB S2 Climate-related Disclosures
  • Reporting implications of climate-related matters on financial statements
  • Measuring an organisation’s carbon footprint (carbon accounting)
  • The new voluntary AASB S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information
  • Accounting in times of uncertainty, considering factors such as evolving geo-political risks, energy supply shortages, rising energy prices, and inflationary pressures. These factors lead to an uncertain economic environment with numerous accounting implications across areas such as going concern assessments, judgements and estimates, and impairment of non-financial assets.

Learning Outcomes:

This session aims to provide attendees with the ability to explain: 

  • The new mandatory AASB S2 Climate-related Disclosures
  • Reporting implications of climate-related matters on financial statements
  • Measuring an organisation’s carbon footprint (carbon accounting)
  • The new voluntary AASB S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information
  • Accounting in times of uncertainty, considering factors such as evolving geo-political risks, energy supply shortages, rising energy prices, and inflationary pressures.

Suited to:

Auditors, CEOs, CFOs, Board Members, Financial Controllers, Finance Teams, Accountants involved in the preparation of financial reports.

This On Demand recording Includes: 

  • Recording of the Live Webinar, which can be viewed multiple times, for as long as required 
  • Presenters contact details for follow up questions 
  • CPD Quiz
  • CPD Certificate 
  • CPD Report – Logged automatically 
  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Verbatim Transcript, with Searchability
  • Supporting Documentation

Course syllabus

3 lessons

  1. Video – IFRS and Sustainability Reporting – Looking at the year aheadVideo
  2. Feedback Survey 2024Survey
  3. Knowledge QuizTest

Your presenter

Aletta BoshoffBDO Australia

is an Advisory Partner and National Leader of IFRS & Corporate Reporting, as well as the National Leader of Sustainability & ESG, at BDO in Australia. Aletta has over 30 years’ experience in financial reporting and accounting, including IFRS. 

Aletta is known for her technical excellence, approachability, practical problem solving skills. She excels at applying her extensive technical expertise to real-world business situations. With experience working with clients in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors, Aletta understands the challenges faced by Boards and finance teams.

Dean Ardern is a Partner, IFRS & Corporate Reporting at BDO in Australia. Dean has been advising on IFRS, Australian Accounting Standards and other financial reporting matters for over 15 years. He’s worked on a broad range of transactions and reporting issues for both private and public sector entities. Dean loves using his experience to tackle complex accounting and reporting challenges, finding practical and compliant solutions. He focuses on the reporting issues that matter most to CFOs and finance teams.