On Wednesday, October 16, ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) will celebrate Global Ethics Day— an annual occasion dedicated to exploring the role of ethics in today’s world.

Founded by the Carnegie Council six years ago, Global Ethics Day provides an opportunity to highlight the need for ethical leadership, and to elevate conversations about how digital advances, tightening regulations and changing consumer behavior have introduced new ethical complexities to the ever changing business landscape.

Ethics are core to ACCA’s leadership in the accounting profession. Our members’ commitment to ethical practice begins the moment they sign up to study our qualification, and continues throughout their career.

ACCA will recognize the occasion of Global Ethics Day in several ways:

• §A world-wide webinar discussion: “The ethics of the climate emergency – what role does the profession play?” This webinar is based on ACCA’s latest sustainability research, the ‘Social and environmental value creation’ report
• §Events around the world: Including the third annual Film Festival in Singapore, an ethics pledge in Malaysia, and a breakfast discussion with CFA Institute in Brussels.
• §A Film Interview Series: Ethics in Business: In Their Own Words, featuring several global business leaders exploring how businesses are preparing for an ethical future in the face of threats and challenges presented by globalization, technology and human psychology, airing on CUNY TV.

Join us on social media on October 16 to share how you and your organization are putting ethics first, and how you are celebrating #GlobalEthicsDay2019! Be sure to follow and tag us at @ACCA_USA

To learn more about how ACCA is celebrating Global Ethics Day, visit https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/cam/power-of-ethics/global-ethics-day.html