Our research and insights address issues crucial for businesses, economies, society and the profession now and in the future. It includes our Accountancy Futures and Accountants for Business programmes, as well as the work of our technical, research and small business teams.
Through events and collaboration, we bring together leaders in business, government and academia to shape thinking on these issues.
Accountancy Futures
Accountancy Futures has four areas of focus - access to finance, audit and society, environmental accountability and corporate reporting.
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Accountants for Business
Accountants for Business explores how the interaction between people, professionalism and performance is vital to successful businesses. There are four themes within the programme - diversity, the e-professional, risk, and outsourcing and shared services.
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ACCA's Global Forums
ACCA's Global Forums will bring together groups of experts from the public and private sectors, public practice and academia from around the world. The forums will gather to further thinking on current and future issues in a number of specific areas, as well the accountancy and finance profession more widely. The membership of the forums and the issues discussed will reflect the global nature of ACCA's membership and our work.
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Technical activities and library
ACCA contributes to the debate on technical issues affecting business and accountancy and represents the interests of our members in relation to the legal and professional standards that they have to comply with. Our technical library includes a wealth of valuable information on these issues.
Technical activities and library
The e-professional: embracing learning technologies
This report in has been developed to help gauge the extent to which employers of finance professionals are adopting technology enabled learning and assessment and the key drivers for this.
The e-professional: embracing learning technologies
Risk and Reward
Risk exists for all businesses and how it is managed should be part of every organisation's strategy. ACCA's latest research gives a unique insight into the contribution that accountants can make in managing risk and contributing to the success of their organisation.
Rules for risk management: Culture, behaviour and the role of accountants
