Together we are working to champion ocean sustainability across a whole range of issues, including illegal fishing, forced labour in supply chains, antibiotic use in seafood production, plastic pollution in the oceans and the response to climate change. When aspiring accountants see examples like this – and hear from practising accountants – they can start to plot their own paths and imagine their roles in forging solutions. A SOUND FOUNDATION It has been a pleasure to develop our partnership with the ICAEW to develop this resource, and I am very excited to think that students across the globe are able to access the materials for free and develop sustainability literacy. Already, students who have taken the programme have spoken of how it has opened their eyes to the responsibility they have in supporting sustainable development. This is exactly what we were aiming for when we set out on this journey. I hope that in years to come there will be many more accounting voices in boardrooms and offices worldwide raising sustainability concerns and helping shape practice in positive ways. Maybe then, accounting will be more widely seen as a key part of saving the planet – because it really is. FIFTY FOUR DEGREES | 17 Professor Jan Bebbington is Director of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, and the Rubin Chair in Sustainability in Business in the Department of Accounting and Finance. The ICAEW Fundamentals of Sustainability Programme is a free resource available for students, and for university academics wishing to include the content in their programmes. The programme is online so it can be accessed and completed at a time that suits individual students. In total, it should take around 8-10 hours to complete. j.bebbington1@lancaster.ac.uk
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