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UNCTAD-ISAR
For the 27th UNCTAD-ISAR session Nancy Kamp-Roelands was elected as chair. The 27th session covered a framework for capacity building on financial and non-financial reporting, Corporate Responsibility (especially Carbon Emission) and Corporate Governance. In the session a group of highly respected experts gave presentations on these topics to around 300 delegates and experts from around 70 countries.
More informaion on: http://www.unctad.org/templates/meeting.asp?intItemID=1942&lang=1&m=18608&info=not
Transparency Benchmark
Nancy Kamp-Roelands is chair of the panel of experts of the Dutch Transparency Benchmark. The Transparency Benchmark is an annual survey performed by a third party under the authority of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. The Transparency Benchmark investigates whether relevant topics are disclosed and investigates the quality of this information. Since 2010 the research group exists of the 500 largest companies located in the Netherlands. The 20 companies that rank highest are further evaluated by the panel of experts. A jury eventually selects the winner that receives the "Kristal". The criteria and award are developed together with Royal NIVRA. Nancy Kamp-Roelands was involved in this development. The "Kristal' replaces the formal ACC Award for best sustainability report.
More informaion: http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/maatschappelijk-verantwoord-ondernemen/nederlandse-beleid-voor-mvo/transparantiebenchmark-mvo
Royal NIVRA
Non-financial information
Royal NIVRA initiated a project on non-financial information in the private sector. The project lead to a paper that includes discussion on reporting on non-financial informaton and providing assurance on non-financial information. Nancy Kamp Roelands was a member of the supervisory board of this project.
Earlier Royal NIVRA published on non-financial information in the public sector that is also available in english.
More information on www.nivra.nl
FEE
dr. Nancy Kamp-Roelands RA MA is chairing FEE Sustainability Party. FEE stands for the Federation of European Accountants. The Sustainability Workingf Party is amongst others responsible for writing discussion papers on sustainability in relation to the accountancy profession, as well as organising roundtables on various sustainability themes and providing input to important standard setters in the area of sustainability.
Research has been performed in relation to the implementation of article 46 in the Modernisation Directive, covering that companies need to report as far as relevant on non-financial information, including environment and employee related issues. A roundtable has been organised on sustainability and the accountancy profession's education, including continuous eductcation. Together with IFAC a roundtable wias organised on providing assurance on carbon emission information.
Dutch Accounting Standards Board
Nancy was a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Working Group within the Dutch Accounting Standards Board. The task of this working group is to update the 2003 published Guideline 400: the Annual Report and the Guide to Sustainability Reporting especially in relation to sustainability aspects in the supply chain.
Earlier (2001-2003) she wrote as secretary of the former Corporate Social Responsibility Working Party of the Dutch Accounting Standards Board the Guide to Sustainability Reporting. This Guide forms the basis for the questionnaire of the Transparency Benchmark of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Other members included for example mrs. Jacqueline Cramer, mrs. Gemma Crijns, prof. dr. Frans van der Wel (chair), Tim van Kooten, Arie Kraaijeveld and Chris Knoops.
Accounting for Sustainability
The prince of Wales Accounting for sustainability project
" There was a time when we could say that there was either a complete lack of knowledge, or at least room for doubt, about the consequences for our planet of our actions. That time has gone. We now know all too clearly what we are actually doing and that we need to do something about it urgently. Better accounting must be part of that process. "
- Prince of Wales -
The project Accounting for Sustainability (website) is bringing organisations together to develop practical tools to enable environmental and social performance to be better connected with strategy and financial performance, and thereby embedded into day-to-day operations and decision making.
Dr. Nancy Kamp Roelands RA is member of the executive board
for the Prince's Accounting Sustainability Project.