Accelerating action on nature: a new guide to get you started

Jim Knafo, CEO, Global Accounting Alliance
Jim is the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Accounting Alliance (GAA), an alliance of 10 leading professional accountancy bodies representing over 1,400,000 accountants in more than 180 countries. The GAA promotes quality services, shares information, collaborates on international issues important to the accounting profession, and undertakes special projects to advance the accounting profession. Jim frequently meets with key stakeholders in addition to providing his leadership to the GAA's Working Groups. These Working Groups focus on areas such as accountancy education, sustainability, tax, ethics, and influence & advocacy.
In addition to his role at GAA, Jim is the Director of Global Alliances at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA), where he represents the Association internationally and helps develop and implement global strategies.

Jim is actively involved in various volunteer positions. He is a Board Member of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) and served as its President from 2021 to 2023. He is also a Council Member of the IFRS Foundation's Integrated Reporting and Connectivity Council (IRCC). Furthermore, Jim has been a Technical Advisor to the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) since 2012, providing guidance to the IFAC Council and Board of Directors. He also serves on the IFAC Membership Committee, which oversees membership admissions, suspensions, and expulsions.

Rishi Kalra, Executive Director and Group CFO, ofi
Rishi Kalra joined the Olam Group in 2000 after brief stints with Indian Corporates and has held several senior finance roles across its businesses and geographies before taking over as ofi’s Group CFO and joining its Board, post the Group’s reorganization in January 2020.Rishi has led many group-wide initiatives, including the acquisition of ADM’s global Cocoa business, embedding Sustainability within Finance, lead Project Manna, which was focused on unlocking value for the Olam Group and finally led to the Group’s reorganization. As a Bachelor of Commerce, a qualified Chartered Accountant, and an Alumni of the Wharton Business School, Rishi has around 30 years’ experience in leadership roles. He is also the founding co-chair for Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), APAC CFO Leadership Network. A4S was established by HM King Charles III, with the aim to transform finance to make sustainable business, business as usual.

Rosie Dunscombe (FCA), Founder at Blue Crane Consulting in the UK
Rosie founded Blue Crane Consulting in 2021 to provide business and the public sector with the skills and knowledge to integrate sustainability into accounting, business decisions and strategy.
As a Chartered Accountant with a Masters in environmental economics she has over 20 years’ experience focussing on accounting and sustainability. Her work includes developing sustainability training for accountants; enabling finance teams to integrate sustainability into accounting practices; and undertaking natural capital assessments.
She is author of the ICAEW’s Sustainability Certificate; lead author of the Capitals Coalition’s Biodiversity Guidance; and sits on the IFRS Sustainability Reference Group and ICAEW Sustainability Committee.

Toby Roxburgh, Sustainability Manager, Nature & Biodiversity, ICAEW
Toby is a sustainability expert with >25 years’ experience integrating nature & biodiversity into risk management, strategy, finance, reporting and policy. He is a member of the Global Accounting Alliance (GAA) Sustainability Working Group and was project lead and co-author of the GAA guide Why nature matters to accountants. He previously held senior roles at Deloitte and WWF, was a contributor to the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) guidance and member of the UK Transition Plan Taskforce Nature Working Group. He has worked for companies, finance institutions, governments, and NGOs in Asia, Africa, Americas, Caribbean, Europe and Pacific.