Finance+ Insights podcast

Listen to industry leaders and sustainability experts explore ways to accelerate the changes needed to save our planet at this year's ICAS Sustainability Summit, in association with A4S.

Hosted by Dr Vanessa Collingridge, this panel 2 session recording offers insights on the role of business and technology in the climate transition.

Speakers include Peter Norton CA (Group Director of Finance at the NatWest Group), Dr Marc Lepere (Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Omnevue) and Alison Cornwell CA (Group CFO at Vue International and ICAS President ).

Listen to industry leaders and sustainability experts explore ways to accelerate the changes needed to save our planet at this year's ICAS Sustainability Summit, in association with A4S.

Hosted by Dr Vanessa Collingridge, this panel 1 session recording features discussion on how businesses can prepare for the demands of the sustainability reporting landscape.

Speakers include Martina Tessari (Head of Europe and Global Reporting Lead at A4S), Hilde Blomme (Deputy CEO at Accountancy Europe), Ravi Abeywardana (Director of Strategic Affairs and Capacity Building at the IFRS Foundation) and Fiona Donnelly CA (ICAS' Director of Sustainability).

Listen to our latest ICAS podcast episode focusing on the support offered by the ICAS Foundation.

Hazel Smith CA shares her journey from studying economics and finance at the University of Strathclyde to the present day, where she works in external audit for Bentley’s Chartered Accountants in Brisbane.

Hazel has been able to fulfil a life dream of hers, moving to Australia. During her conversation with Indy, she talks of how the ICAS Foundation provided support in the form of mentoring, funding and networking opportunities in order to facilitate her move to Australia and work as a CA there.

The ICAS Foundation has been providing bursaries and mentoring for 10 years, and during that period has supported over 300 young people from less advantaged backgrounds to study finance and accounting at University.

The theme of this year's Mental Health Awareness Week is anxiety.

Many of us experience feelings of anxiety. It's not uncommon to face many uncertainties and challenges in our lives, and anxiety is a natural response to such pressures.

Listen to our latest ICAS podcast episode, hosted by Jonny Jacobs CA, Finance Director of Starbucks, ICAS Council member and Trustee Board Member of the Mental Health Foundation.

Jonny is joined by Javed Bobat, Finance Recruiter at Fide - Ethical Finance Recruitment, who discusses the link between neurodivergence and anxiety while also sharing his experience of living with ADHD.

Lianne Stewart CA, Founder of Flow by Season shares her experience of what anxiety feels like to her. Plus, Samantha Frost CA, Director of Think Consulting and member of ICAS Council and ICAS Members’ Board, details her experience of supporting businesses to deal with anxiety and the many forms it can take in the workplace.

Indy Singh Hothi CA, ICAS President speaks to Sharon Maina, Accounts and Audit Trainee, Martin Aitken & Co.

In this episode, Sharon shares her experience of what it was like to study her ICAS qualifications during the pandemic and the many lessons she's taken away from that stage in her learning journey. Sharon also tells Indy about her experience in volunteering and her current role at a Glasgow-based accountancy firm.

Sharon received support from the ICAS Foundation. Launched in 2012, the ICAS Foundation supports social mobility, ethnic diversity and gender diversity in students studying accountancy and finance at university.This podcast episode will be of interest to anyone thinking of becoming a CA and those wanting to find out more about the learning journey.

Listen to ICAS President, Indy Singh Hothi, ICAS President, talk to Ken Okoroafor CA. Ken and his wife Mary are the Founders of The Humble Penny. They aim to help others achieve financial independence and create financial joy in their lives.

This podcast episode delves into the work of the Humble Penny, Ken's definition of an entrepreneur and the importance of financial independence.

Listen to the latest ICAS podcast episode to find out more about sustainability reporting and why it is so important.

Indy Singh Hothi CA, ICAS President speaks to Carol Adams CA, Professor of Accounting at Durham University Business School and Chair of the ICAS Sustainability Panel about her extensive knowledge on how sustainability data reporting can lead to positive changes in our profession.

On this episode of the podcast, Indy is joined by Founder and Coordinator of 25x25, Tara Cemlyn-Jones.

Tara discusses the mission of 25x25 to have 25 women CEOs in the FTSE100 by 2025 and 25% of the FTSE thereafter, the power of data in driving diversity and how CAs can be champions for a balanced society. Tara is also Non-Executive Director at Crossword Cybersecurity plc and an expert in capital markets, M&A and digital transformation.

Tara has over 25 years experience raising capital in public and private markets and growing companies through acquisition and international expansion, as a founder and as an investment banker.

Carole Pyke shares her advice on what goes into making an authentic and successful personal brand.

Carole Pyke is the Sparkle Navigator. Fresh from her fantastic session at the CA Summit, Carole is a personal brand evangelist who believes that your personal brand is the key to unlocking the door to success.

Carole works with determined leaders, entrepreneurs and business owners who are ready to own their brilliance, embrace their imperfections and stand out in the crowd.

As the COP26 draws closer, Indy sat down with Mardi McBrien, the Managing Director of the CDSB, to hear her predictions for the conference, the considerations companies need to make to reach ‘net zero’, and how CAs can help save the planet.

Mardi has played a leading role in driving the integration of climate and environmental information into corporate reporting with the same rigour as financial information globally for almost a decade.

Prior to CDSB, Mardi has enjoyed an eclectic career which has seen her lead flagship environmental campaigns for WWF, working on the United Kingdom’s carbon market policy for their Department for Energy and Climate Change and public-private partnership management for the UK timber supply chain.

Mardi is a member of the FRC Advisory Panel, a fellow of the RSA, and has participated in a number of industry-related advisory boards and committees as part of her role at CDSB.

Originally qualifying as a forester and environmental scientist and an agricultural economist, her volunteer activities include being a trustee of one of the oldest environmental NGO’s in the world, the International Tree Foundation, and a founding Board member of WOCAN – Women Organising for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management.