The 8th edition of the global prize Ethics & Trust in Finance for a Sustainable Future will be officially launched online on 2 June 2020 2pm CET, with a closing date for submission of essays on 31 May 2021. ACCA’s chief executive Helen Brand, OBE will take part in the launch roundtable discussion that will explore the role of ethics and trust in shaping a more sustainable and resilient financial system for the post-pandemic world.

The launch ceremony of the 8th edition of the global Prize Ethics & Trust in Finance for a Sustainable Future brings together eminent professionals and experts, including some of the recent laureates of the Prize, to provide insights on the role of ethics to help shape a more sustainable and resilient financial system for the future.

Such insights are made necessary and urgent by the recurring financial crises over the last decades, the mounting challenge of climate change and the current pandemic which has already triggered considerable financial stress and plunged the world in a major economic and social crisis. The general theme of ethics and trust in finance has a pivotal role to mitigate the negative effect of such crises.

Helen Brand OBE, chief executive of ACCA, and one of the partners of the prize says: ‘As global business looks to how it can reconstruct post-pandemic, it’s clear that care for, and responsibility to, each other and the world we share will be of paramount importance. Thinking deeply about this and re-building in a way that benefits all in society has never been more vital and it makes this  prize even more relevant and resonant.’

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