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Thursday, 27 April 2023

Killian Daly, General Manager with EnergyTag and global expert on science-based decarbonisation at scale discusses 'green electricity', what is truly 100% renewable electricity and what standards – if any – exist for renewable electricity.

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2022

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Thursday 10 November, 12.00pm, online

Calculating your business carbon footprint

For many businesses calculating their carbon emissions seems a complicated task and it can be hard to know how to start. In this ‘Ask the Expert’ short interview, Joe Borza, CEO and founder of Irish Company Energy Elephant spoke to Institute’s Sustainability Officer Susan Rossney about measuring your carbon footprint, how you can reduce your carbon emissions and make better energy decisions.

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Tuesday 14 June, 12.15pm, online

Green grants for businesses

Gordon Naughton, FCA and Chief Executive Officer at Tactive, answered questions about the types of supports available to businesses operating in Ireland, and how to avail of useful learning tools and resources on offer.

Tactive provides financial expertise and negotiates funding for ambitious companies to achieve their growth plans. Find out more here.

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Wednesday 30 March, 12pm, online

ESG? Sustainability? ISBB? Net zero?
Drowning in the alphabet soup of sustainability terminology? You’re not alone! Listen back to our ‘Ask the Expert’ short interview that took place on Wednesday 30 March to hear Rosie Dunscombe FCA explain the key terms you're likely to hear as a finance professional.

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SEAI’s Electric Vehicle Programme Executive Emer Barry and Motoring Correspondent for the Sunday Independent, Geraldine Herbert answered our questions about Electric Vehicles.

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Brian O'Kennedy of Clearstream Solutions is the first of the 2022 'Ask the Expert' Sustainability Q&As. During this free, virtual, ‘bite-sized’ event, Brian explained terms like offsets and Scope 3 emissions, and gave his top three actions all accountants can take immediately to take action on the climate crisis.

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David McRedmond, An Post, CEO

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David McRedmond has been Group Chief Executive Officer of An Post since October 2016. David has described sustainability as being the guiding principle for An Post’s strategy, and that strategy can be summed up in An Post’s purpose, which is: “to act for the common good, now and for generations to come”.

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10 September 2020

Interview with Patrycja Jurkowska, Chartered Accountant, and Operations Accountant for the Latin and Central America region of the Irish-based international NGO GOAL.

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In this interview Patrycja describes running sustainability events for young professionals and how accountants can educate themselves about sustainability to move from being curious about sustainability to being SERIOUS about sustainability.

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18 June 2020

Interview with Pat Costello, Natural Capital Ireland and former CEO of Chartered Accountants Ireland

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Pat Costello has been a management consultant since July 2017, Board Member of our Lady’s Hospice and Care Service, a member of the Audit Committee of the Gaelic Athletic Association, a Board Member of the Policing Authority and a board member of the Irish Forum on Natural Capital.

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18 June 2020

Interview with Niall Fitzgerald, Head of Ethics and Governance, Chartered Accountants Ireland

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Níall Fitzgerald describes what boards and their advisors need to consider in building sustainable and resilient businesses after COVID-19, including the main challenges they might face in doing this and how should they overcome them; and the importance of organisational culture in creating a sustainable business and what can boards/their advisors do to influence organisational culture.

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18 June 2020

Interview with Caroline McGroary, Chartered Accountant, Lecturer in Accounting at Dublin City University and Princess Nourah University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Caroline McGroary speaks about her work in helping to develop the financial literacy levels of Saudi Arabian women and girls. We also discuss the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly how they can be used as a framework to address gender inequality issues. For more information, see Caroline's interview with Accountancy Ireland in August 2019.