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The IESBA sets its standards in the public interest with advice from the IESBA Consultative Advisory Group (CAG) [2] and under the oversight of the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB). [3] [4] The IESBA is dedicated to operating as transparent as possible. IESBA meetings are open to the public.
The Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB) is an independent, national body that sets out the code of ethics and professional standards with which accounting professionals who are members of CPA Australia, Institute of Chartered Accountants or Institute of Public Accountants must comply.
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the global professional accounting body offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification (CCA). Founded in 1904, It is now the fourth-largest professional accounting body in the world, with 252,500 members and 526,000 student members.
Authors of the Policy Governance model say it is a paradigm shift from the traditional practice of governance and that it provides a clear differentiation between governance and management responsibilities in organizations. [4]: 2–3 [5]: 65–67 [6]: 12
The nature of the work carried out by accountants and auditors requires a high level of ethics. Shareholders, potential shareholders, and other users of the financial statements rely heavily on the yearly financial statements of a company as they can use this information to make an informed of the decision about investment. [4]
The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) is the global organization for the accountancy profession.Founded in 1977, IFAC has 180 members and associates in 135 jurisdictions, representing more than 3 million accountants in public practice, education, government service, industry, and commerce.
The IASB assumed accounting standard-setting responsibilities from the IASC on 1 March 2001. The IASC Foundation changed its name to IFRS Foundation on 1 July 2010. During the first twenty years of activity, the IASB was the IFRS Foundation's dominant standard-setting body.
Social Accountability 8000 (SA 8000) is an international standard for social accountability management systems.It was developed in 1997 by Social Accountability International, formerly the Council on Economic Priorities Accreditation Agency, by an advisory board consisting of trade unions, NGOs, civil society organizations and companies. [1]