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SMEs and Small/Medium Practices Sustainability Workshop (ROI/NI)

Summary

A workshop for small/medium enterprises (SMEs) and accounting practices on sustainability. This interactive half-day session will focus on positive actions you can take to understand the ‘trickle-down’ effect of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ('CSRD’), green public procurement, access to sustainable finance, and how to make your business or practice more sustainable to save costs and respond to stakeholder demands.

Format

This course will be delivered via Zoom on Friday 23 May 2025 from 9.30 to 12.30 pm. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants the day before the course is due to take place.

This course will follow the Virtual Classroom format. The online interactive live sessions will utilise the functionality of our online learning platform and will be an engaging, collaborative manner of learning. This session will not be recorded, and therefore attendance is required.

Who should attend

SME owner-managers, accountants in small/medium practices, and consultants.

Course overview

Sustainability 101
Advising on sustainability
o Supply chain ESG questionnaires
o Green public procurement
o Skilling up to meet the challenge
o Funding
o Managing what’s measured
o Data challenges
Sources of finances for small businesses in Ireland
The Sustainable Small Practice – one accountant’s journey to create a sustainable practice

Key Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand sustainability basics
Anticipate sustainable queries from supply chain questionnaires
Have a roadmap to the sources of funding available for small businesses in Ireland
Hear from the experience of one small practice embedding sustainability
Have an action plan for embedding sustainability into your practice

Speaker bio

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Note for Legacy CPA Members

Members who joined Chartered Accountants Ireland following the amalgamation on 1 September, please contuine to book on the CPA Portal here to ensure you receive your member discount.

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930

Category:

Financial reporting, Sustainability

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