ACCA WWF Business Earth Talk 2011

April 20, 2011 - PRLog -- The high profile event will encompass discussion forums: ‘Climate Change: A Business Challenge or Opportunity’ and ‘Predicting the Future: Annual Report 2030’, followed by the ACCA–WWF Pakistan Environmental Reporting Awards ceremony. Bringing together stakeholders from different walks of life, the event on Earth Day, provides an excellent opportunity to discuss current trends in best sustainable practices and the evolving nature of business reporting whereas the Awards scheme recognises organisations that report corporate, environmental, social and sustainability performance to a broad range of stakeholders.

The discussion forums will be lead by industry experts including Rahat Kaunain Hassan, Chairperson, Competition Commission of Pakistan, Ali Hassan Habib, Director General, WWF Pakistan, Arif Masud Mirza, Head of ACCA Pakistan, Parvez Ghias, Chief Executive Officer, Indus Motor Company Limited, Shah Murad Aliani, Country Representative, IUCN Pakistan, Azhar Ali Syed, Managing Director, Tetra Pak Pakistan Ltd, Dr Afra Sajjad, Head of Education and Policy Development ACCA Pakistan, Sarfraz A Rehman, Chief Executive Officer, Engro Foods Limited, Aqueel Merchant, Partner & Country Leader - Advisory Services, Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder & Co. Chartered Accountants, Hammad Naqi Khan, Director Programmes, WWF Pakistan and Sohail Wajahat H. Siddiqui, CEO, Siemens Pakistan Engineering Co. Ltd. Minister for Environment, Ms Samina Khalid Ghurki has kindly consented to be chief guest for the evening.

The event is an excellent opportunity to network with policymakers, academics, think tanks, business leaders, donors and media professionals, who share common interests in the sustainable development of Pakistan and provide a platform on which ACCA and WWF will share with delegates their global sustainability agenda.

The ACCA- WWF Pakistan Environmental Reporting Awards (PERA) are endorsed by the Ministry for Environment and IUCN.