The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) claims introducing an ethics module in its training programme is helping to lift professional standards in the industry.
Richard Aitken-Davies, ACCA vice-president, told Derbyshire paper the Evening Telegraph that accountants were often under pressure to publish reports which exaggerated the success of a company.
Aitken-Davies said the introduction of the ethics module was helping shape and improve professional standards in the industry, GAAPweb Finance and Accounting News reports.
He said ACCA currently trained almost 300,000 students across 170 countries, giving training which was not only applicable to local companies but also gave an international perspective.
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