Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Pakistan hosted the Green Economy Forum 2013 on June 05, 2013 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. Mr. Javed Jabbar former IUCN global Vice President and Regional Councillor was the key note speaker at the panel discussion ‘Corporate Pakistan Leadership in the Green Economy’. A large number of participants including CEOs, CFOs, ACCA members and other professionals from corporate, public sector and practice, NGOs and Media were present at the event.The ACCA-WWF Pakistan Environmental Reporting Awards scheme was jointly launched by ACCA Pakistan and WWF Pakistan in May 2002 to support and promote best practice in environmental and sustainability reporting in the country.
ACCA Awards around the world reward companies for excellence environmental, social and sustainability reporting. The aim of the Awards is to identify and reward innovative attempts to communicate corporate performance.
The panel of judges comprised of experts from the realm of environment and sustainability reporting. All submitted reports were evaluated by the judging panel using the judging criteria set by the ACCA. Mr. Mahmood Akhtar Cheema, Country Representative, IUCN Pakistan was one of the members of the panel of judges.
The ‘Best Sustainability Report’ award at the 2012 ACCA-WWF Pakistan Environmental Reporting Awards was clinched by ICI Pakistan Limited. ICI Pakistan has won this prestigious award twice in a row.
