Meeting description: To introduce and explain the role the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - a global accountancy professional body - plays in Scotland including: our presence in Scotland as a result of the large corporate team based in Glasgow; our interest in the skills and training landscape in Scotland because of our involvement in training students and supporting the delivery of apprenticeships in accountancy; our interest in a range of small business issues such as how we support small firms through the Net Zero transition because of the advisory role accountants play to SMEs. We highlighted our recent letter to the Scottish Government about the Scottish Budget highlighting the importance of funding for online training and encouraging energy efficiency measures through non-domestic rates relief. We also briefly discussed the forthcoming National Economic Transformation Strategy and what it might mean for local economic development in Scotland.
Topic label: Climate