Episode #29 — Accounting & Sustainability
Scott Anderson, CPA and Audit Partner at Sensiba San Filippo
In this episode, Scott and I dig into the importance of non-financial metrics and sustainability disclosures, the data these metrics provide businesses with, and how he helps businesses benchmark this data. We discuss the different sustainability frameworks currently used and how implementing one of these frameworks will benefit your business right now and in the future.
Show Notes
When most people think of accounting, they think about numbers and finances. What they don’t know is that we are seeing a massive shift in reporting and disclosure to include sustainability metrics and this can be hugely beneficial not just for the planet but for businesses too.
My guest today, Scott Anderson, is the perfect person to talk about this with because he helps businesses report on their finance metrics as well as these sustainability disclosures. As an audit partner here at Sensiba San Filippo, Scott has some great insights on the different frameworks that guide business reporting and where this shift will take us down the road.
In this episode, Scott and I dig into the importance of non-financial metrics and sustainability disclosures, the data these metrics provide businesses with, and how he helps businesses benchmark this data. We discuss the different sustainability frameworks currently used and how implementing one of these frameworks will benefit your business right now and in the future.
- The difference between financial and non-financial metrics.
- Why non-financial metrics are crucial to understand the health of a business.
- Why Scott thinks it’s unfortunate that the most well-known aspect of sustainability is climate change.
- The benefits of sustainability disclosures.
- Some of the many different sustainability frameworks.
- Why tracking sustainability KPIs now can benefit the sale of your business in the future.
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