Women bear the cost of Covid fashion industry disruption
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Tackling modern slavery: a sustainability accounting perspective
Unethical working conditions are a major issue in many parts of the world, and workers are often exploited by retailers in wealthier countries to maximise their profits. Professor Aziz Islam, Chair in Accountancy at the University of Aberdeen is investigating how societal demand for sustainability accountability and transparency can help…
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Can the COP26 climate finance commitments mobilise the finance community?
This blog was written by Dr Shamima Haque for The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, you can read the original article here.
The COP26 event, held in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021, was a United Nations summit about tackling climate change. Around six years ago, delegates (heads…
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Bringing your A game to climate change
With COP26 taking place in Glasgow this month, everyone is talking climate change. How can we save our planet? While political and business leaders from around the globe are debating the issue, we’ve been looking closer to home and asking the next generation for their ideas.
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Work-life balance - a personal perspective
In the blog article I wrote a while ago, I reflected on the challenges in work-life balance as a result of the first Covid lock down as an academic and also as a parent of young children. Since then, we had another lockdown after Christmas 2020, and the memory of…
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What does stress do to our bodies and the benefits of meditation
Let me start by telling you a bit about myself. I am an Accountancy and Finance alumnus of the University of Aberdeen. I was a Restaurant business owner before attending University. When my son was born in 2014, I decided to change my career and become an Accountant, so I…
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Stress and the Post-Covid Economy
April is Stress Awareness Month. Established by the Stress Management Society in 1992, it tries to highlight ways of moving from ‘distress to de-stress’. According to data from the UK Health and Safety Executive, there were 17.9 million working days lost to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2019/20 –…
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The push for supply chain transparency
This interview with Professor Aziz Islam was written by Sam Hadad for the The Times-Raconteur, you can read the original article here.
Growing up in Dhaka, Professor Muhammad Azizul Islam was surrounded by densely packed garment factories supplying far-away companies. Seeing tired workers leaving buildings late at night inspired his future…
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Snakes, scammers and bin day: How the Nextdoor app gave Brits the ultimate excuse to curtain twitch in lockdown
The Nextdoor app is part of an elite group of things (Joe Wicks, Deliveroo,…
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Accountants' Due Diligence for SDG Transparency in the Post-Covid-19 Era
This blog was written by Professor Aziz Islam for The International Federation of Accountants, you can read the original article here.
The global spread of Covid-19 has set the United Nations (UN) member states unprecedented challenges to meet their commitments under the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ranging from reducing…
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