As an international professional membership organisation with over 5,000 members working in treasury around the world, the ACT is committed to embedding ESG principles in all that we do.
Environmental: we are committed to supporting sustainable finance, and to operating as an environmentally-aware organisation.
Social: we are working with the treasury community to support diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the profession. Within our own organisation we encourage an inclusive culture.
Governance: the ACT’s Ethical Code for members is undergoing a review which will include consideration of green and sustainable finance principles.
We are a signatory to the Sustainable Finance Education Charter, and embed sustainable finance in all of the ACT qualifications. We have also pledged support for the Federation of Awarding Bodies' Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Action Plan.
We have created short training courses on ESG and on Leadership for the FutureLearn platform, with more courses planned to extend the reach of our training.
These principles for diversity and inclusion apply to our own teams, to the treasury teams of our corporate members, and to the teams in the financial institutions they work with. Read more on the guiding principles.
We embed ESG into the ACT events programme, including webinars and roundtables as well as conferences. Our ESG conference takes place at the end of every year.
ESG is a key component in the annual Deals of the Year Awards and Middle East Treasury Awards. The Diversity & Sustainability Awards will be announced soon. See more on ACT Awards.
The Treasurer covers a variety of ESG topics in monthly online articles and within the quarterly print edition. Our Policy & Technical team provides resources on ESG and sustainable finance for ACT members, and a regular blog on the latest developments.
Our transparent governance includes the ACT Ethical Code and a speaking-up policy. Our governing Council is made up of a diverse range of members.
We support the treasury profession through CPD, mentoring and dedicated networks. We offer bursaries to open doors to new entrants. Learn more about membership.