An Introduction to ESG & Taxation for Accountants

Introduction

‘ESG’ may be seen as a buzzword for marketing purposes, but it is an agenda which has substance and should not be ignored.

Accountants need to develop plans in relation to each element of ESG and encourage their clients to think about how ESG impacts their financial plans against the backdrop of international actions such as BEPS and global minimum tax rate.

Tax is ubiquitous and infiltrates all aspects of financial and commercial activity. It impacts behaviour and so this power can be harnessed to further the ESG agenda.

This webinar will demystify the developing role of taxation and ESG in practice.

What You Will Learn

This short webinar will cover the following:

• Brief introduction to ESG
• Environment and tax
• Policy level - ‘polluter pays’ and
• Company level - coherent public policy
• Strategic level - environmental taxes (e.g. Climate Change Levy, Electricity Generator Levy, Public Interest Business Protection Tax)
• Operational level - use of electric vehicles, lighting in business premises, enhanced capital allowances for environmentally friendly assets
• Social and tax - a focus on internal and external relationships
• Governance and tax
• How senior management can meaningfully consider compliance, transparency, strategy and risk policy in respect of tax
• How to approach tax and governance to evidence your wider risk appetite and strategic priorities

This webinar was recorded on 26th October 2023

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