AICPA CIMA and PwC offer EU reporting standards training

AICPA and CIMA, together as the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, and PwC, are jointly offering a new e-learning course: Introduction to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards.

The NASBA compliant training provides a comprehensive overview of the mandatory EU sustainability reporting standards and their application.

The initial learning path includes three modules; Introduction to cross-cutting standards, Introduction to environmental standards and Introduction to social and governance standards.

The jointly offered e-learning, available globally, is suitable for accounting and finance professionals seeking to understand the EU sustainability reporting standards.

Upon completion of this 2.5-hour training, participants will be issued with a co-branded certificate of completion.

The course aims to bring clarity to the complexity of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), pivotal to companies reporting under the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Jeremy Osborn, AICPA and CIMA’s global head of ESG, said: “We’re pleased to join forces with PwC in offering this timely training course given the EU sustainability reporting standards came into effect on 1 January 2024. Our members play a key role in sustainability implementation, measurement, reporting, and assurance; providing tools and resources for their broad upskilling is one of our highest priorities.

“This collaboration underscores AICPA and CIMA’s ongoing commitment to fostering high quality and trusted sustainability accounting and reporting, as well as our support for consistent and comparable reporting standards. We believe that through this cooperation with PwC, public accountants and management accountants will gain the tools and knowledge to make businesses more sustainable and socially responsible, serving the public interest by instilling trust and integrity in sustainability disclosures.”