The latest podcast episode provides a preview of content in the August digital edition of FM. To focus on the edition's overall theme of sustainability, FM editor-in-chief Oliver Rowe and podcast host Neil Amato are joined for the episode by Jeremy Osborn, FCMA, CGMA, FCPA (Australia), global head of sustainability at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.

Rowe summarises articles on topics such as change fatigue, circular business models, Excel Compatibility Versions, and landing a finance job in the era of AI-enabled hiring. Osborn focuses on the state of adoption of global sustainability standards and how the standards will affect the role of finance and accounting professionals.

What you'll learn from this episode:

· Highlights of the August digital edition cover an article on change fatigue.

· Osborn's assessment of the "accelerating" global adoption of IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 sustainability standards.

· How the UK's sustainability standards differ slightly from the IFRS standards.

· A definition and examples of circularity in business.

· Other highlights from the FM digital edition, including an article on Excel Compatibility Versions.