BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a798a7b9bb98 DTSTART:20211108T140000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20211108T170000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:ISAR Annual accounting workshop CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Impact of COVID 19 on company financial and sustainability repo rting\n\nOver the last 18 months\, the COVID 19 pandemic has affected the operations of firms around the world. Some firms received financial suppor t from Governments to deal with the challenges.  These developments have had implications for the preparation and audit of both financial and susta inability reports. \n\nThe objective of the workshop is to review recent research conducted on this topic and assess implications for policymakers\ , regulators\, standard-setters\, and the academic community.\n\nThe panel session will address the impact of COVID 19 on the preparation of financi al and sustainability reports by firms\, and related assurance engagements :\n\n\nWhat are the main areas of accounting and reporting on which COVID 19 has had an impact? \nHow has the pandemic affected audit and assurance engagements on financial and sustainability reports?\nWhat are some of th e actions that regulators and standard setters have taken to address the i mpact of the pandemic on the preparation and assurance of company reports? \nHas there been global consistency in the manner with which enterprises a nd auditors have been dealing with the impact?\nWhat role can global forum s such as ISAR play in promoting consistency and comparability in addressi ng the implications of the pandemic on accounting\, reporting\, and auditi ng?\nIs there a role for the academic community to further contribute towa rds gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the impact and recommend ing courses of action for policymakers\, regulators\, and standard setters ?\n \n\n<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad. org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/isar-annual-accounting-workshop-0 DTSTAMP:20260810T082323Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR