EFRAG is looking for candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and geographical origins and welcomes all applications. EFRAG seeks in particular candidates with a user or preparer background. EFRAG strives for geographical and gender balance in the composition of EFRAG FR TEG. Read the complete news here.
In its broadened role as the technical advisor to the European Commission in the development of draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), EFRAG seeks to recruit both permanent and seconded (paid or in-kind) sustainability reporting professionals. Read the complete news here.
The EFFAS CESG (Commission on Environment, Social and Governance) is holding its annual hybrid conference on 16 September 2022 at the Austrian National Bank in Vienna from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (CET). Global sustainability reporting standards, panels on: “The latest trends in ESG” & “Human capital at the heart of ESG and Intangibles”, the…
The Institute of Financial Services-Malta (IFS Malta) recently held its annual graduation ceremony where it celebrated the academic achievements of over 600 students who successfully completed a course of studies in the area of financial services in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Read the complete news here.
EFRAG has issued a summary report of the EFRAG and EFFAS joint webinar on users’ perspective on how to achieve better information on intangibles held on 29 March 2022. At the event, users and a few preparers of financial statements provided their views on the possible approaches included in the discussion paper to provide better…
The Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group chaired by Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has officially launched the Green and Sustainable Finance Training Information Repository. Friends of the Earth (HK), the official Asia- Pacific Partner of The European Federation of Financial Analyst Societies (EFFAS) is delighted to…
Module 10 of the EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst Programme (CESGA) is expanding. The body of the programme already extensively covers European ESG issues and information on ESG developments in the APAC region was included in the latest materials update in Module 10 with information on markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This was…
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The European Federation of Financial Analyst Societies (EFFAS) has reached an agreement with the sustainability technological platform, Clarity AI. Candidates preparing for the Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) exam will be able to access Clarity AI’s reliable, transparent and unique data on more than 30,000 companies, 220,000 funds and almost 400 national and local governments. EFFAS will…
Fritz Mostböck manages the Erste Group Research business area. He recently fulfilled his ambition to become a Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA), one of very few in Austria today. In this interview he explains why he took part in this demanding programme, and why new knowledge is so important for Erste Group’s success.