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No fashion please I’m an accountant

Accountants don’t have favourites according to PwC at Puma conference

17 Nov 2011

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PwC: Airline corporate sustainability transparency needed

Airline corporate sustainability reporting is improving, but there is still some way to go, says PwC

14 Nov 2011

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PwC named top brand for sustainability services

Survey into environmental consulting firms shows Big Four lead the way with PwC coming out tops

10 Nov 2011

Didn’t they do well?

Questions asked as Big Four scrap into the top 300 of the first carbon league table

10 Nov 2011

KPMG most carbon friendly of the Big Four

KPMG leads the Big Four in the government’s first annual carbon emission league table

09 Nov 2011

Embankment's bird of prey

Kite flying taken to a whole new level

25 Oct 2011

Chancellor to introduce tax-breaks on environmental levies

George Osborne could announce tax breaks for energy intensive industries in a mini-budget next month

18 Oct 2011

ICAEW is first institute to achieve Carbon Trust Standard

Carbon Trust award ICAEW gold stars for its ability to reduce and manage its carbon emissions

22 Sep 2011

Integrated reporting for cheaper capital, says KPMG

Integrated reporting could help companies secure cheap finance through improved relationships with capital markets, KPMG has posited

14 Sep 2011

Armstrong Watson invests £250,000 in green products

Top 40 firm has spent about £250,000 in products to reduce its energy and consumable costs

12 Sep 2011

Integrated reporting 'short, sharp and meaningful'

Integrated reporting enthusiasts today issued a paper championing concise, relevant company reports to meet 21st Century needs

09 Sep 2011

Top 50 +50 analysis: The environment

The top firms may have shown signs of improvement in reducing their carbon footprint but still have a long way to go

18 Aug 2011

Green levies to make up increased share of tax revenue

A paper published by the business, energy and environment secretaries, highlights expectation of green taxes and levies

05 Aug 2011

Constraints raising finance threaten C02 reduction

Turbulent market needs green investment bank to bring long-term investment

12 Jul 2011

Big Four in bloom

The largest firms are champions of sustainability assurance, although financial expertise is not a pre-requisite

28 Jun 2011

Green accounting 'to protect nature's bank'

Green accounts would protect Mother Nature's bank and support economic growth, according to Defra

10 Jun 2011

Puma takes leap towards green accounting

Release of environmental profit and loss account might steer profession to immerse itself in carbon accounting

06 Jun 2011

PwC & Puma produce first global environmental P&L account

PwC and Trucost help Puma represent their green strategy in acocunts

27 May 2011

KPMG picks up sustainability honours

The firm's new Canary Wharf headquarters is honoured as sustainability project of the year by RICS, days after being given the thumbs up on its environmental assurance services by Carbon Smart.

13 May 2011

Fight for your firm's survival

The UK accountancy profession has become a mature and saturated market, forcing firms to innovate or face being squeezed out, according to a report by Carnaby Co

11 May 2011

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How software as a service can meet the strategic needs of a growing business

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

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Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough

#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

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Should practice ownership structures break with tradition?

Incentivising accountancy practice staff will mean a new way of thinking. Robert Postlethwaite considers the options

Success of FRS 102 needs to be replicated on going concern

The consultation process for FRS 102 was arguably the most wide-ranging the FRC has ever conducted. It should apply the same rigour to going concern

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

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Why budgeting fails: One management system is not enough

If budgeting is to have any value at all, it needs a radical overhaul. In today's dynamic marketplace, budgeting can no longer serve as a company's only management system; it must integrate with and support dedicated strategy management systems, process improvement systems, and the like. In this paper, Professor Peter Horvath and Dr Ralf Sauter present what's wrong with the current approach to budgeting and how to fix it.

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iXBRL: Taking stock. Looking forward

In this white paper CCH provide checklists to help accountants and finance professionals both in practice and in business examine these issues and make plans. Also includes a case study of a large commercial organisation working through the first year of mandatory iXBRL filing.