Just came back from an accounting conference in London about the United Nation’s Sustainability Development Goals. Management accountants are going to hear more about this global effort and their involvement as this moves toward global adoption in the capital markets and by governments around the world. First a little history about Sustainability Development Goals and how the UN took this challenge… On 19 July 2014, the UN General Assembly 's Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) forwarded a proposal for the SDGs to the Assembly
Wajeeha has also been part of Strategic Planning Department and Sustainability and Social Responsibility Department, and worked on projects including the establishment of a new Islamic bank in Morocco, group wide product intelligence system, group wide sustainability reporting, and integrating United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Al Baraka Sustainable Development Goals.Wajeeha has been ranked on top 50 most influential women in Islamic Business and Finance by Cambridge IFA
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The United Nations is also interested in the European Financial Transparency Gateway that would allow public companies to disclosure data related to the sustainability development goals (SDGs) as interest in climate change disclosures etc. accelerates among investors worldwide.
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