Tag Archives: Diversity

Environmental, Social and Governance criteria, commonly referred to as “ESG,” are a series of standards used by socially and environmentally conscious investors to evaluate and screen potential investments. In short, a potential investor uses these criteria to determine if a corporation is going beyond maximizing the profits of shareholders to also promote and benefit society…

SHARE: As 2022 legislative sessions are now in full swing, legislatures continue to question the value of occupational and professional licensure. Perhaps Valuing Professional Licensing, a recent report issued by the Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL) — in partnership with the internationally recognized research firm Oxford Economics — can and should be employed to…

SHARE: There has been a slow but gradual increase in the diversity of membership of the State Boards of Accountancy, according to NASBA research. NASBA Chief Ethics and Diversity Officer Alfonzo Alexander reported NASBA found 11.9 percent diversity of Board members in 2013, and in 2019 there was 14.94 percent. The percentage of men and…

SHARE: The AICPA reports that in the 2017-2018 academic year, racial/ethnic diversity among accounting graduates has increased, including a 7 percentage point rise in the number of Hispanic or Latino accounting graduates. 2019 Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits has been released by the AICPA https://www.aicpa.org/content/dam/aicpa/interestareas/accountingeducation/newsandpublications/downloadabledocuments/2019-trends-report.pdf, and…

SHARE: State Board Report August State Boards are being encouraged to reach out to minority group professional associations to increase diversity on the Boards. Diversity Committee Chair Tyrone Dickerson reported to the Board of Directors that NASBA has been discussing with the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) ongoing ways the organizations can work to…