UK Accounting Bodies Urge Government to Lead Global Development

Sept. 18, 2023, 3:03 PM UTC

Eleven UK finance bodies, including leading accounting organizations, published an open letter Monday calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to do more to meet the United Nations’ development goals.

The letter cited UN figures showing that the world was on track to meet just 12% of Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, with the UK at 17%. The UN is holding a summit in New York this week to discuss progress on the goals.

  • “As accounting and finance professionals working across all areas of the economy, we know first-hand the costs of inaction,” Michael Izza, CEO of the Institute ...

Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:

See Breaking News in Context

Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.

Already a subscriber?

Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.