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ESG 101: What is Environmental, Social and Governance?


Total Credits: 2 including 2 Business Management & Organization - Non-technical

Average Rating:
   24
Categories:
Partner Produced |  Practice Management
Speaker:
Lynn Fountain, CGMA, CRMA, MBA
Course Levels:
Basic
Duration:
2 Hours
License:
Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.

Dates
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Description

The newest acronym in the business community is ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)

  • Investors’ demand enhanced information about how companies are approaching environmental sustainability. (Sustainability accounting)
  • The foundation of sustainability reporting is for an organization to identify and prioritize its impacts on the economy, environment, and people - to be transparent about their impacts

The foundation of sustainability reporting is for an organization to identify and prioritize its impacts on the economy, environment, and people - to be transparent about their impacts

This session is an introduction to the topic of ESG and what accountants and management should know

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Identify and evaluate the concepts involved in ESG
  • Discover and determine responsibilities of accountants, management, and the board
  • Explore and examine various accounting considerations
  • Identify and consider impacts on financial reporting and DCP

Major Subjects
  • Environmental, Social and Governance concepts in today’s world
  • Areas of accountability for ESG
  • How ESG impacts Financial Reporting

Course Materials

Speaker

Lynn Fountain, CGMA, CRMA, MBA Related Seminars and Products


Lynn Fountain has over 37 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 22 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance. 

Ms. Fountain has held two Chief Audit Executive positions for international companies. In 2011, as the Chief Audit Executive for an international construction/ engineering firm, she was involved in the active investigation of a joint venture fraud.  The investigation included work with the FBI and ultimately led to indictment of the perpetrators and recovery of $13M.  Ms. Fountain is currently engaged in her own training and consulting business and is a regular trainer for the AICPA.

Ms. Fountain is the author of three separate technical books.  “Raise the Red Flag – The Internal Auditors Guide to Fraud Evaluations” was published by the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation. “Leading The Internal Audit Function” and “Ethics and The Internal Auditor Political Dilemma” were published by Taylor & Francis In addition,

Ms. Fountain has performed as an adjunct instructor for the School of Business for Grantham University and developed the first internal audit curriculum for the School of Business at the University of Kansas.  Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CGMA, CRMA credentials and CPA certificate (non-active).


Dates

Tue, Apr 23, 2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm CDT
Tue, May 21, 2024 - 08:00am to 10:00am CDT
Tue, Jun 11, 2024 - 03:00pm to 05:00pm CDT
Wed, Jun 26, 2024 - 09:00am to 11:00am CDT
Mon, Jul 15, 2024 - 01:00pm to 03:00pm CDT
Tue, Aug 20, 2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm CDT
Tue, Sep 24, 2024 - 08:00am to 10:00am CDT
Wed, Oct 23, 2024 - 01:00pm to 03:00pm CDT
Wed, Nov 20, 2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm CST
Wed, Dec 11, 2024 - 08:00am to 10:00am CST
Sat, Dec 28, 2024 - 01:00pm to 03:00pm CST
Wed, Jan 22, 2025 - 10:00am to 12:00pm CST

Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites

None


Advanced Preparation

None


Designed For

Any profession engaged in financial reporting whose company is involved with any issues related to environmental, social and governance issues


Original Recording Date

06/16/2022


Course Developer

MICPA


Date Added to Catalog

03/25/2022


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Additional Information

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Official Registry Statement

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Instructional Delivery Method

Group Internet Based


Course Registration Requirements

Online Registration


Refund/Cancellation Policy

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Overall:      4.6

Total Reviews: 24

Comments

Julia V

"The presenter is very knowledgeable in regards to the subject matter. I truly enjoyed the webinar, it has brought clarity to the goals of the overlapping individual segments of the reporting."