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AICPA & CIMA sponsor inaugural IFRS Sustainability Symposium

ICPA & CIMA, together as the global business leaders, investors, It also reflects the bodies’ support for
AAssociation of International and policymakers. The sponsorship clear and globally consistent
Certified Professional Accountants, reflects AICPA & CIMA’s continued reporting standards developed by
sponsored the first IFRS Sustainability commitment to fostering high-quality bodies such as the International
Symposium, held on 16–17 February in sustainability accounting and Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB),
Montréal, Canada. reporting through their guidance and the sustainability standard-setter
The symposium was designed for professional development resources. within the IFRS Foundation.

Award of honorary CIMA fellowship

elvin Wong, Ph.D., chairman of the Accounting and Financial Reporting
KCouncil (AFRC) in Hong Kong, has been awarded an honorary CIMA
fellowship. The award, made by Jasper Chung, ACMA, CGMA, chairman of
AICPA & CIMA’s Hong Kong Area Committee, celebrates Wong’s contributions
and achievements in the accounting, finance, and business community in
Hong Kong and their alignment with the values and vision of AICPA & CIMA.

AICPA & CIMA award
Central and Eastern Europe

employers

ndividuals and five companies in Central and
IEastern Europe — NatWest Group, JP Morgan, GSK
Finance Hub–Europe, DXC Technology, and Johnson &
BOTTOM LEFT: IMAGE BY JENNY DETTRICK ceremony in December.
Johnson — have been recognised by AICPA & CIMA
Employer Awards presented at a Warsaw, Poland,
The Employer Awards recognise companies that
supported and contributed to AICPA & CIMA’s projects
and events in Poland and wider Central and Eastern
Europe throughout 2022, supported CGMA candidates
within their organisations, or served as regional
advocates for the accounting and finance profession.

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FM-MAGAZINE.COM Jasper Chung, ACMA, CGMA, (left) and Kelvin Wong, Ph.D.