Making Cop26 Count - David Nussbaum - Claire Martin - Sarah Becker

More than nine out of ten Chartered Accountants and finance professionals believe accountants have an important role to play in climate change, and there is broad optimism within the profession about the measures agreed during the recent COP26 summit. However, confidence in political and business leaders to deliver on the necessary change is considerably lower, and it seems unlikely many organisations will achieve their net zero goals by 2030.In this series of extracts from Chartered Accountants Worldwide's webinar "Making Cop26 Count", David Nussbaum examines the legacy of the Climate summit and how we should engage with its tenets in the future.This episode features David talking to Claire Martin from Grant Thornton, who specialises in Sustainable Growth and Business Resilience.David is the Senior Independent Director of Drax Group plc; a Board member of the Value Reporting Foundation where he chairs the Finance & Compensation Committee; a Board member of the International Budget Partnership; a member of the Ethical Investment Advisory Group of the Church of England; Chair of the Transparency International UK Advisory Council; a member of the Advisory Council of Blueprint for Better Business; and an independent Councillor on his local Parish Council. David was for five years the Chief Executive of The Elders, a group of independent global leaders – mainly former Presidents and UN Secretary Generals – founded by Nelson Mandela working together for peace and human rights, until October 2021. Claire is a chartered accountant with several years of experience working with businesses and stakeholders, both public and private sector, as they seek to secure finance to unlock growth opportunities, or restructure to implement a sustainable business model for the longer-term outlook. She has worked on projects across a number of sectors, with a particular focus on the financial services and energy sectors, and worked actively with several businesses with significant international reach. Sarah is an experienced Chartered Accountant with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Corporate Finance, Strategic Planning, Business Development, and Accounting. Strong accounting professional with a Bachelor of Business Management/Commerce focused in Accounting and Finance from The University of Queensland.