BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d30eb31543 DTSTART:20220623T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220623T150000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:African Regional Partnership meeting on sustainability and SDG repo rting CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The second meeting of the African Regional Partnership (ARP) fo r Sustainability and SDG Reporting was held in the virtual format on 23 Ju ne 2022. It was chaired by the Ministry of Finance of Cameroon and co-chai red by the Institute of Chartered Public Accountants of Kenya\, as well as the Department of Trade\, Industry and Competition of South Africa.\n\nTh e second Meeting of the ARP was co-organized together with the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) and the African Integrated Reporting Cou ncil (AIRC). The meeting brought together the relevant organizations in th e region to share the latest international trends\, standards and best pra ctices in integrated reporting. The ARP is rapidly growing and welcomed at the meeting its 50th member from Tanzania.\n\nThe Chair delivered opening remarks. The Vice-Chair\, Ms Nonyana-Mokabane\, Director in the Legislati ve Drafting Unit of the Department of Trade\, Industry and Competition (th e DTIC) South Africa congratulated all members on the work of the platform and expressed her expectations from the partnership. She also underlined the importance of sustainability reporting in achieving the SDGs and its r elevance to the agenda of the African Union for inclusive economic growth. \n\nRichard Bolwijn\, Officer-in-charge of the Enterprise Branch Division on Investment and Enterprise\, UNCTAD\, thanked the group for providing re gional feedback on the ISSB exposure draft on sustainability and climate-r elated disclosures and invited all participants to take part in the upcomi ng ISAR Session in November. \n\nThe keynote speaker\, Professor Mervyn K ing\, Senior Counsel and former Judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa in his keynote speech made a retrospective overview of the history from d eveloping accounting and financial reporting to developing new standards o n sustainability reporting. He stated that the IIRC emphasised the importa nce of sustainability reporting not only for estimating an enterprise valu e but also for analysing companies’ impact on nature and society. \n\nI n conclusion\, the Chair thanked the Executive Committee for the work deli vered and underlined the potential benefit that the Partnership as a power ful tool for cooperation and knowledge sharing.\n \n<\;p>\;The second meeting of the African Regional Partnership (ARP) for Sustainability and SDG Reporting was held in the virtual format on 23 June 2022. It was chair ed by the Ministry of Finance of Cameroon and co-chaired by the Institute of Chartered Public Accountants of Kenya\, as well as the Department of Tr ade\, Industry and Competition of South Africa.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\; The second Meeting of the ARP was co-organized together with the Pan Afric an Federation of Accountants (PAFA) and the African Integrated Reporting C ouncil (AIRC). The meeting brought together the relevant organizations in the region to share the latest international trends\, standards and best p ractices in integrated reporting. The ARP is rapidly growing and welcomed at the meeting its 50th member from Tanzania.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Th e Chair delivered opening remarks. The Vice-Chair\, Ms Nonyana-Mokabane\, Director in the Legislative Drafting Unit of the Department of Trade\, Ind ustry and Competition (the DTIC) South Africa congratulated all members on the work of the platform and expressed her expectations from the partners hip. She also underlined the importance of sustainability reporting in ach ieving the SDGs and its relevance to the agenda of the African Union for i nclusive economic growth.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Richard Bolwijn\, Offi cer-in-charge of the Enterprise Branch Division on Investment and Enterpri se\, UNCTAD\, thanked the group for providing regional feedback on the ISS B exposure draft on sustainability and climate-related disclosures and inv ited all participants to take part in the upcoming ISAR Session in Novembe r.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The keynote speaker\, Professor M ervyn King\, Senior Counsel and former Judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa in his keynote speech made a retrospective overview of the history from developing accounting and financial reporting to developing new stan dards on sustainability reporting. He stated that the IIRC emphasised the importance of sustainability reporting not only for estimating an enterpri se value but also for analysing companies’ impact on nature and society. &\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In conclusion\, the Chair thanked t he Executive Committee for the work delivered and underlined the potential benefit that the Partnership as a powerful tool for cooperation and knowl edge sharing.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/african-regional-partnership-meeti ng-sustainability-and-sdg-reporting DTSTAMP:20260707T170131Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR