- Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has received a UN award
- It has won the award for its contribution to sustainability reporting. Its Sustainability Initiative got the highest score among 70 initiatives from around the world.
- UNCTAD working group on International Standards for Accounting and Reporting has awarded the ISAR Honours 2023 to ICAI for its initiative Sustainability Reporting Standards Board.
- During the 8th World Investment Forum in Abu Dhabi on October 17, the winners of the 6th edition of ISAR Honours were announced by UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development).
- ICAI has set up the Sustainability Reporting Standards Board in 2020 to formulate standards that are in sync with the Indian economy.
- ISAR Honours are aimed at raising awareness and facilitating the dissemination of national and international best practices on sustainability and SDG reporting.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
- It was established on 01 July 1949 as a statutory body by the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949.
- It regulates the Chartered Accountancy profession in India. It is headquartered in New Delhi. Aniket Sunil Talati is its president.