Big accounting firms taking the lead on sustainable development
by The Daily Eye Team January 2 2015, 12:08 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 29 secsAccountants around the world are currently considering how the organisations they work for can meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. As experts in measurement and data controls, analysis, reporting and monitoring, it makes sense for them to take the lead. The goals and targets integrate economic, social and environmental aspects with the aim of achieving sustainable development in all its dimensions. Governments will be responsible for achievement of the goals and a key tool will be legislation and soft regulation requiring measurement and accountability by private and public sector organisations.