On 26 June 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) published its first sustainability-related disclosure standards (the Standards). The publication of the Standards, known as IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, represents a crucial step-forward in the development of a globally consistent and reliable framework for the provision of sustainability information to capital markets, with the ISSB hoping that they will become the global baseline for sustainability-related disclosures. In view of the above, our 11th July 2023 CPE will be focusing on sustainability by Karen McWilliams, FCA who is an authority on sustainability in Australia. We are bringing the most recent updates in association with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand to update members as these Standards are published and hope that members can take the most out of this session.
About the Speakers:
Karen McWilliams is the Business Reform Leader in the Advocacy and Professional Standing team at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). She is responsible for shaping and influencing business reform issues of relevance to Chartered Accountants, including insolvency, corporate governance, anti-money laundering, corporations law, climate change and sustainability matters. Karen is also a non-executive director on the UN Global Compact Network Australia Board and is a member of their Finance, Risk and Audit Committee. She is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Master of Arts in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Oxford.
Lisa is the
General Manager of Strategic Learning Initiatives at Chartered Accountants
Australia and New Zealand. Lisa leads a
range of organization-wide initiatives related to the future capabilities
required of finance business professionals. Lisa led the recent development of
the CA Capability Model as well as CA Capability+ - a professional development
diagnostic tool for CAs. Lisa has
extensive experience leading end-to-end strategic initiatives in the
learning and education domain that enhance organisational strategy and
responsiveness. She has experience shaping workforce strategic plans and
capability frameworks with some of Australia’s leading corporate, professional
and educational bodies. Lisa also enjoys the new product development space and
employs her strategic focus to ensure research-driven and insight-led product
management. 
