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Count Me In®Ep. 242: Tim Hedley and Shari Littan - Building Trust in Sustainability ReportingWelcome to Count Me In, with your host, Adam Larson. In this episode, Adam is joined by Tim Hedley, the Executive in Residence at Fordham University and Shari Littan, Director, Corporate Reporting Research & Thought Leadership at IMA. Join this thought-provoking discussion as they delve into the importance of internal controls, the evolving landscape of sustainability reporting, and the challenges and benefits organizations face in adopting sustainable business practices.Discover how the COSO framework, the gold standard for reliable reporting, has been adapted to include non-financial reporting objectives, aligning with the rise of sustainability and ESG reporting. Explore c...2023-11-1331 min
ESG Decoded PodcastInternal Controls for ESG Reporting ft. Jeff Thomson & Shari LittanIn this episode, Amanda Hsieh talks with Jeff Thomson and Shari Littan from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Jeff led IMA for nearly 15 years, doubling membership and CMA certification holders while expanding globally to serve 140,000 members in 150 countries. Shari, Director of Corporate Reporting Research & Policy at IMA, is an innovator in accounting, corporate reporting, and business sustainability, driving thought leadership for IMA's members. Together, they discuss the crucial link between internal controls and sustainability for integrity and share a high-level overview of IMA’s role in supporting accounting and finance professionals.
Much of their conversation focuses on...2023-11-0329 min
RopesTalkUsing the COSO Internal Control Framework for Sustainability ReportingCOSO recently released supplemental guidance on achieving effective internal control over sustainability reporting. The guidance is very timely, given recently adopted, pending and proposed sustainability reporting requirements in several jurisdictions. In addition, companies are seeking to bring more rigor to their voluntary ESG disclosures, both to meet market expectations and to mitigate evolving litigation and enforcement risk. On this podcast, three of the principal authors, Doug Hileman, Shari Littan and Jeff Thomson, provide an introduction to the COSO framework and the supplemental guidance. They also provide insights and tips on applying the supplemental guidance and its relevance to specific...2023-07-2055 min
ESG Decoded PodcastShari Littan of IMA on Sustainable Business ManagementESG Decoded is a podcast powered by ClimeCo to share updates related to business innovation and sustainability in a clear and actionable manner.
In this episode, Yvonne Harris talks with Shari Littan, Director of Corporate Reporting Research & Thought-Leadership at the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Shari is an expert and innovator on mainstream accounting and corporate reporting, securities and corporate law, and business sustainability. In her position at IMA, Shari drives the organization's thought leadership efforts on behalf of IMA's 140,000 members on sustainable business with an emphasis on the role of the CFO and finance function, as...2023-01-1022 minCount Me In®Ep. 158: Dawn Emling and Tjeerd Krumpelman with Shari Littan - Management Perspective on Sustainable Business Information and ReportingContact Dawn Emling: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-emling-a04b361a/Contact Tjeerd Krumpleman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjeerdkrumpelman/Contact Shari Littan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shari-littan-58bb40114/IMA's Statement of Position on Sustainable Business Information and Management: https://www.imanet.org/insights-and-trendsFULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPTAdam: (00:04) Welcome back to Count Me In, IMA's podcast about all things affecting the accounting and finance world. This is your host, Adam Larson, and I'm here to introduce you to our panel of speakers who joined our podcast to talk about sustainable b...2021-12-1632 minCount Me In®Ep. 36: WBCSD & IMA - Enhancing the Quality and Value of Corporate Sustainable Business Information (with Mario Abela and Shari Littan)WBCSD resources:WBCSD COSO Applying Enterprise Risk Management to Environmental, Social and Governance-related Risks Guidance on improving the quality of ESG infoEnhancing the credibility of non-financial information: the investor perspectiveHow to respond to assurance needs on non-financial informationIMA resources:https://www.imanet.org/insights-and-trends/external-reporting-and-disclosure-management/coso-framework-and-sustainabilityhttps://www.cpajournal.com/2019/07/29/the-coso-internal-control-framework-and-sustainability-reporting/https://www.imanet.org/insights-and-trends/external-reporting-and-disclosure-management/sustainability-cfo-the-cfo-of-the-futurehttps://blogs.thomsonreuters.com/sustainability/2018/08/09/executive-perspective-the-reasonable-millennial-investor/Contact our guests:Shari Littan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shari-littan-58bb40114/Mario Abela - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-abela-75a95957/FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPTA...2019-12-1926 min