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DTSTART:20241105T080000Z
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DTEND:20241105T160000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Consultative meeting on capacity-building needs for effective imple
 mentation of sustainability reporting requirements
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD\, through its Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts
  on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) supports it
 s member States in their efforts aimed at implementing international stand
 ards and best practices of accounting and sustainability reporting to prom
 ote harmonization and facilitate financial stability\, investment\, and so
 cial and economic progress. With the proliferation of international stand
 ards and requirements on financial and sustainability reporting that chara
 cterized the past two decades\, UNCTAD has been supporting countries to re
 inforce their regulations and institutions and create human capacity to be
  ready to implement international financial and sustainability reporting s
 tandards\, and to promote long-term institutional investment in sustainabl
 e development.The objective of the consultative meeting is to assess recen
 t developments and identify key emerging issues and best practices for str
 engthening the regulatory\, institutional and human capacity required for 
 high quality sustainability reporting by listed and non-listed companies\,
  including SMEs and institutional investors\, and public sector entities.
  The deliberations are intended for developing a common understanding of 
 practical implementation issues and best practices for the promotion of hi
 gh-quality sustainability reporting and identifying best practices in leve
 raging sustainable investment for development financing. The outcome of t
 he consultations will form the basis for updating the Accounting Developme
 nt Tool (ADT) developed by ISAR. The updated ADT will be applied for asse
 ssing the financial and sustainability ecosystem of member States\, identi
 fying gaps\, and developing an action plan. &lt\;p&gt\;UNCTAD\, through i
 ts Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards o
 f Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) supports its member States in their effo
 rts aimed at implementing international standards and best practices of ac
 counting and sustainability reporting to promote harmonization and facilit
 ate financial stability\, investment\, and social and economic progress.&a
 mp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;With the proliferation of international s
 tandards and requirements on financial and sustainability reporting that c
 haracterized the past two decades\, UNCTAD has been supporting countries t
 o reinforce their regulations and institutions and create human capacity t
 o be ready to implement international financial and sustainability reporti
 ng standards\, and to promote long-term institutional investment in sustai
 nable development.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The objective of the consultative
  meeting is to assess recent developments and identify key emerging issues
  and best practices for strengthening the regulatory\, institutional and h
 uman capacity required for high quality sustainability reporting by listed
  and non-listed companies\, including SMEs and institutional investors\, a
 nd public sector entities.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The deliberat
 ions are intended for developing a common understanding of practical imple
 mentation issues and best practices for the promotion of high-quality sust
 ainability reporting and identifying best practices in leveraging sustaina
 ble investment for development financing.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt
 \;The outcome of the consultations will form the basis for updating the Ac
 counting Development Tool (ADT) developed by ISAR.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;
 &lt\;p&gt\;The updated ADT will be applied for assessing the financial and
  sustainability ecosystem of member States\, identifying gaps\, and develo
 ping an action plan.&lt\;br&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting o
 n unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/consultative-meeting-capacity-bui
 lding-needs-effective-implementation-sustainability
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