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The 2012 ICAS Sustainability Essay Competition

ICAS, the professional body of Chartered Accountants (CAs) has announced details of a £5,000 essay competition designed to promote debate about sustainability.

The competition, sponsored by Grant Thornton, is designed to increase awareness of environmental sustainability and the role that the accountancy profession has to play in this important subject.

Chartered Accountants and CA students are invited to write a 1500 word essay on the following subject.

“Accountants learn to measure financial performance and report on company activity. These skills place them at the centre of sustainability discussions in companies as the business world reacts to the environmental and energy challenges over the next decades. How should environmental sustainability in companies be measured and what role might accountants play?"

Almost 90 entries were received for above competition. Examples of some of the winning essays can be found on this page soon.

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