Accountants need to ask the right questions, and have a value-driven mindset, if they want to save the planet, says former CIMA President Sarah Ghosh.
Along with ACCA’s Sharon Machado, and CIPFA’s Amit Verma, Ghosh recently took part in our first live roundtable with Rogo by Eintech.
She felt the accounting professional has a huge part to play in creating a new green world, but it will only be achieved if we take a collaborative approach. That means the whole organisation needs to be driving the change, not just finance!
Accountants also need to be prepared to call out where a different path can be taken when it comes to investment.
Machado wants accountants to be ‘curious’ about sustainability too, and always be thinking about when to ask questions, how to ask them and what to do with the answers. She agreed that that requires collaboration. She said; “No single person is going to have all the answers themselves, and every day is going to be a school day in terms of building your skills set.”
Machado also felt there should be less fear about sharing data and business models. And, she believes this needs to happen too if accountants are to become empowered.
You can check our the video at: https://getrogo.com/blog/accountants-will-save-the-planet/
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