In 2024, a total of 50 applications were received, with 37 for the National Category and 13 for the International Category. These applications came from a diverse range of sources, including developing and developed countries, public and private sectors, non-governmental organizations, and prominent regional and international entities.
The ISAR Honours recognizes policy, institutional or capacity-building initiatives that encourage and assist enterprises to publish data on their contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable; facilitate improvements in companies’ reporting on sustainability issues, including by promoting the integration of sustainability information, such as environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, into companies’ reporting cycle.
Results
At the 41st session of ISAR, UNCTAD presented the results of the ISAR Honours 2024. The objective of the “ISAR Honours” is to raise awareness and facilitate dissemination of national and international best practices on sustainability and SDG reporting as an integral of annual reporting by companies. The Initiative aims to support efforts on enhancing the quality and comparability of companies’ reporting on their contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and its usefulness for monitoring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Honourees
National category
Securities and Exchange Commission, Brazil
For the initiative: "CVM Resolution 193/23"
Impact Africa Consulting Limited, Kenya
For the initiative: "Impact Africa Sustainability Initiatives"
Securities and Exchange Commission, Philippines
For the initiative: "SMILEES Roadshow"
International category
Association EICPA
For the initiative: ""Sustainability Reporting Key Terminology" Glossary"
Pan African Federation of Accountants
For the initiative: "PAFA Sustainability Centre of Excellence"
WWF Greening Financial Regulation Initiative
For the initiative: "Sustainable Financial Regulations and Central Bank Activities (SUSREG)"
Special nomination
National category
CA PARIVAAR Educational and Welfare Society, India
For the initiative: ""One Earth, One Family, One Future" through Professional Excellency"
Financial Market Regulatory Service of the Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyz Stock Exchange
For the initiative: "Sustainable Development Sector in Kyrgyzstan"
CentraRSE, Guatemala
For the initiative: "Program for the implementation and promotion of the Sustainability Report in Guatemala to increase the competitiveness of companies"
International category
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
For the initiative: "Accounting for a better world"
Skoll Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Value Balancing Alliance
For the initiative: "Impact Valuation Sprint"
Global Reporting Initiative Latin America
For the initiative: "Competitive Business Program (CBP)"
