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LOCATION:Nairobi\, Kenya
SUMMARY:Seminar on sustainability and ESG reporting in Kenya
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD in cooperation with the Institute of Certified Public Ac
 countants of Kenya organized a Seminar on ESG and Sustainability reporting
  as a capacity-building activity for the Development Account 11th Tranche 
 Project on Enabling policy frameworks for enterprise sustainability and SD
 G reporting in Africa and Latin America. The meeting took place in Nairobi
  on 31 May 2022.\n \nThe seminar helped to address one of the key finding
 s from the Accounting Development Tool assessment that identified a need f
 or awareness creation and building the capacity of Kenyan professionals in
  sustainability and SDG reporting.  Good quality corporate reports are cr
 itical in attracting investments and allowing the users of those reports t
 o make informed decisions. The workshop was attended by 47 participants dr
 awn from different sectors and organizations in Kenya. \n \nThe workshop
  began with opening remarks by Ms Mandisa Mashologu of UNDP Kenya. UNCTAD 
 provided a brief introduction to the United Nations Development Account 11
 th Tranche Project and the results achieved throughout the implementation 
 of the project activities. The external guest speakers guided participants
  through the agenda topics\, while the panel discussion incentivized them 
 to explore developments in the sustainability and ESG space as well as the
  status of corporate reporting in Kenya.\n&lt\;p&gt\;UNCTAD in cooperation
  with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya organized a S
 eminar on ESG and Sustainability reporting as a capacity-building activity
  for the Development Account 11th Tranche Project on Enabling policy frame
 works for enterprise sustainability and SDG reporting in Africa and Latin 
 America. The meeting took place in Nairobi on 31 May 2022.&lt\;br /&gt\;\n
 &amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nThe seminar helped to address one of the key f
 indings from the Accounting Development Tool assessment that identified a 
 need for awareness creation and building the capacity of Kenyan profession
 als in sustainability and SDG reporting. &amp\;nbsp\;Good quality corporat
 e reports are critical in attracting investments and allowing the users of
  those reports to make informed decisions. The workshop was attended by 47
  participants drawn from different sectors and organizations in Kenya.&amp
 \;nbsp\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\n&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nThe workshop began wit
 h opening remarks by Ms Mandisa Mashologu of UNDP Kenya. UNCTAD provided a
  brief introduction to the United Nations Development Account 11th Tranche
  Project and the results achieved throughout the implementation of the pro
 ject activities. The external guest speakers guided participants through t
 he agenda topics\, while the panel discussion incentivized them to explore
  developments in the sustainability and ESG space as well as the status of
  corporate reporting in Kenya.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org
 \nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/seminar-sustainability-and-esg-reporting-keny
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