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Finance for the Future Awards 2021
Thursday, 4 August 2022 4:50 PM ACST

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Finance for the Future Awards 2021

Making an impact on businesses and society alike.

Engrained in all our work is our global commitment to being a responsible business and doing what matters most, for our clients, our people and society. As part of this commitment, we are proud to partner with ICAEW and A4S to deliver the Finance for the Future Awards. These international awards promote, recognise and share best practice on the role of accounting for sustainability.

Entries open until: 28 May 2021

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Finance for the Future Awards

A partnership between Accounting for Sustainability, Deloitte and ICAEW

The Finance for the Future Awards celebrates organisations and individuals that are supporting the integration of sustainability into financial decision making.

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We believe that finance functions have an enviable perspective, with a holistic view of the business, making them pivotal in embedding long-term sustainability.

As a firm, we seek to drive higher standards of governance, it is through all this and more that we support our clients’ success and foster sustainable economic growth and a more prosperous society.

The 2021 awards

Three awards are open to organisations and their finance functions: innovative project; embedding an integrated approach; and communicating integrated thinking. One award is open to investors, financial services and similar organisations: moving financial markets. One award is open to individuals, groups of individuals and organisations: driving change through education, training and academia.

The 2019 award winners

Building sustainable financial products award

  • Winner: Ecology Building Society (UK)
  • Highly commended: Accounting for Energy (UK)

Communicating integrated thinking award

  • Winner: ABN AMRO (Netherlands)

Driving change through education, training and academia award

  • Winner: Imperial College Business School Centre for Climate Finance and Investment (UK)
  • Highly commended: CSEAR (UK)

Embedding an integrated approach award

  • Winner: Tesco plc (UK)
  • Highly commended: Stora Enso (Finland)

Innovative project award

  • Winner: SteamaCo (UK)
  • Highly commended: Hindustan Unilever (India)

Investing and financing award

  • Winner: Globalance (Switzerland)

Recognised for showing examples of climate leadership in their entry

  • Ecology Building Society (UK)
  • Imperial College Business School Centre for Climate Finance and Investment (UK)
  • Stora Enso (Finland)

Key contact

Amanda Swaffield

Deloitte - United Kingdom
Amanda is a director in Deloitte’s National Accounting and Audit team, where she leads the narrative reporting and provides technical advice on a range of UK GAAP and IFRS matters. She is regularly invited to speak at external events, is a member of the FRC’s Narrative Reporting Advisory Panel as well as various ICAEW working parties. Amanda is a regular presenter on Deloitte’s internet based IFRS and UK financial reporting updates, Stay tuned online.
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