ACCA places sustainability at the heart of business and accounting. This is especially relevant for ACCA members as they have an important role to play in making organisations more accountable in the pursuit of sustainable development. Companies that want to reduce their environmental and social impacts can only manage what they measure. It is therefore vital to ensure that performance can be monitored and targets for improvements set.

 
With this emphasis on measuring sustainability in mind, the ACCA Ireland Financial Services Panel would like to invite you to our upcoming “Banking on a Sustainable Future: In Conversation with Mary Whitelaw, AIB” event on 17 November at 12pm.

 
Hosted by the Financial Services Panel Chair Maura O’Neill, this live online event will be in conversation with Mary Whitelaw - Director of Corporate Affairs, Strategy & Sustainability with AIB. During the event, they will be discussing what sustainability means to AIB, their sustainability approach and the next steps on the sustainability journey for AIB.

About Mary Whitelaw

Mary is a member of AIB’s Executive Committee leading a number of group functions including the group’s strategy, sustainability and corporate affairs functions. Mary chairs AIB’s Group Sustainability Committee and over the past number of years, she has been responsible for leading a groupwide transformation to place Sustainability are the heart of AIB’s business.

Mary has held a number of senior leadership roles across the bank spanning retail, corporate and treasury businesses. Prior to joining AIB, Mary trained as an accountant and tax advisor with PwC.