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Articles by Bruce Gilkison FCA
Too old, too young: why ageism is bad for business
CA ANZ’s 2025 Members Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Survey Report identified ageism as the most common form of discrimination in the accounting profession. While the research shows most members feel they are valued and belong, and that both those factors are strongly correlated with job satisfaction, not everyone has the same experience of inclusion.
National Reconciliation Week 2025
Every year, National Reconciliation Week is observed between 27 May and 3 June. These dates commemorate the overwhelmingly successful 1967 referendum, where 90.77% of Australians voted to change the constitution. This meant that Aboriginal people would be counted as part of the population and acknowledged as equal citizens, and that the Commonwealth would be able to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that had potential to assist in addressing inequalities.
Ten years on: the ICAA and NZICA amalgamation
In September 2013, voting members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) received a proposal to create a new trans-Tasman entity that would be greater than the sum of its parts. Framed around three pillars of pre-eminence, relevance and reach, the amalgamation sought to create a stronger membership body that was better positioned to face the future.
How fast should businesses cut emissions? The role of CAs in climate action
The year began with news no-one wanted to hear. For a decade, there had been hopes that global temperatures might not exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a goal that had been set as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement. But in early January, the results came in for the 2024 calendar year: the average had been 1.55°C above those levels. We’re now in new and unknown territory. What does this mean? The difference in impacts between 1.5°C and 2°C are significant.
How to reduce business travel emissions
As emissions continue to erode our world, the global commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have fallen short. The issues are incredibly complex but as climate impacts become more damaging, pressure is building on businesses’ climate-related disclosures. Customers, lenders and investors are not only seeking cuts, but transparency. The focus is not just on scope 1 and 2 emissions, but also scope 3, from activities up and down the value chain, and travel can be a major part.
Everyone is accountable
8 min read In Brief Human activities are creating a dangerous future. The best time to start a sustainability journey is 20 years ago. The second-best time is now. Some chartered accountants and businesses are taking the lead and their stories can highlight practical ways you can make a difference. CA ANZ offers playbooks and sustainability courses to help members understand the frameworks and solutions available. On 22 April, a billion people in 193 countries will commemorate Earth Day.
For farming, is net zero ambitious enough?
5 min read In Brief New Zealand sheep and beef farm Lake Hāwea Station is not just carbon neutral: it’s carbon positive. Farm owners Geoff and Justine Ross have planted native vegetation and reduced fossil fuel use to become carbon positive. Selling carbon credits and investing in ‘Carbon Clear’ branding has made being carbon positive profitable for the farm. With the world facing climate catastrophe, is it enough for businesses in well-off areas to be carbon neutral?
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