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ACCA centenary celebrations on April 26 The Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (ACCA), a fast growing international professional accounting body is celebrating its centenary this year. The Sri Lanka celebrations are scheduled for April 26 at the Colombo Hilton. The theme for ACCA celebrations is "Responsibility". The ACCA division of Sri Lanka said that their final centenary celebrations would be held in nearly 30 countries with a grand conclusion in London on November 30 coinciding with the anniversary of ACCA. President ACCA, Sri Lanka Division Ajith Tudawe said the Sri Lankan celebrations will begin with a seminar on "Corporate Social Responsibility, Is there a Business Case?". Head of ACCA, Social and Environmental Issues Rachel Jackson, Senior Environmental Engineer of World Bank Dr. Sumith Pilapitiya will preside. Various aspects pertaining to the corporate world with regard to social and environmental issue will be addressed. This will be followed by a workshop at the Colombo Hilton on April 26 which will focus on the importance of "Environmental, Social and Sustainable reporting. "This is a concept pioneered by ACCA, a decade ago and launched in Sri Lanka for the first time in November 2003. It will help to educate the corporate world on the different aspects of reporting and relating it to their own environments. He said in an increasingly globalised corporate environment, boundaries are fast diminishing and technology is bringing in sweeping changes. "No one can predict what the next hundred years would be. But we can assure that the core values of ACCA such as transparency and responsibility will remain relevant forever. By remaining loyal to these core values ACCA has provided rewarding careers for many thousands around the world and will continue to do so for the next hundred years, " he said. The ACCA Sri Lanka office will also host the tree planting and issue of first day cover events on April 26 at the Colombo Hilton under the patronage of President ACCA Sam Wong and Chief Executive Officer of ACCA Allen Blewitt. Sri Lankan corporate leaders and VIPs will join hands with ACCA to celebrate its centenary. (IR) |
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