CMA SL to host webinar on embedding priority UNSDGs in corporate strategy

The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA) will conduct a webinar, free of charge, on ‘Embedding Priority UNSDGs in Corporate Strategy’, on Thursday, September 2, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., via online Zoom platform.

Since the launch of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) in December 2015 and the new Focus on ESG driven through integrated reporting, corporates have been trying to do the right thing by attempting to engage with all 17 UNSDGs. 

The session will focus business on the strategic priority UNSDGs, which they should embed in corporate strategy in Sri Lanka, by presenting the rationale for that focus.  

The presentation will be made by Global Strategic Corporate Sustainability (Pvt.) Ltd Chairman/CEO and Executive in Residence INSEAD (France) Dr. Ravi Fernando. 

Dr. Fernando received a US Copyright for his work at the Cambridge University for the concept of Strategic Corporate Sustainability. In November 2015, he published ‘Strategic Corporate Sustainability – 7 Imperatives for Sustainable Business’ (Partridge), based on his work at the Cambridge University. 

CMA Sri Lanka has been conducting professional development programmes for its members and those in the corporate and government sectors, all online. Further, as a member of the International Federation of Accountants, the global body for the accounting profession, it is now mandatory for all members of CMA Sri Lanka to update their knowledge and attend the CPD programmes. 

CMA Sri Lanka has met the challenges of the current COVID pandemic and has provided uninterrupted services to its students using digital means and conducts education for students online through approved educational institutes and all exams are conducted online with the support of Pearson VUE USA. 

It also conducts all classroom-based mandatory skill-based training programmes online. These include mandatory soft skills training for students who have to follow the Speechcraft programme of Toastmasters, including the practical computer-based accounting programme, all conducted online. 

In addition, student registration, payments and other activities are all done via digital means, providing students and members a convenient medium to do all their activities from home. 

The webinar will conclude with a question and answer session, where participants will also have an opportunity to discuss practical applications and obtain clarifications via chat option.