Charities have a lot of good news to tell their stakeholders, especially for the S part of ESG. This course will equip delegates to plan and prepare a VSME compliant ESG report, either as a standalone report or as part of the annual report for a charity.
- Background and legal position regarding ESG reporting by Irish companies
- Ad hock reporting or using a reporting standard
- Introduction to VSME
- How VSME can be used by charities to tell their ESG story
- Examples of typical disclosures
- How auditors will deal with a VSME report in a charity
Speaker:
Orla Carolan
Managing Director, Glas Consulting
Orla is a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) and Managing Director of Glas Consulting, a consulting company that provides sustainability services including training, compliance and sustainability reporting advisory services to large organisations and SMEs.
Orla previously held senior roles at Future Planet, Grant Thornton and JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services in consulting, sustainability and financial & regulatory reporting.
During her time at Grant Thornton Orla worked with EFRAG on the development of the ESRS reporting standards under the CSRD.
Orla is a qualified trainer (QQI accredited) and lectures for CAI, TUD and other CPD and training bodies in sustainability and sustainability reporting.
Orla holds a B.A. in Business and Economics (TCD), is an ACCA member and a Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD) and member of the IFDA working group on sustainability.