Organisations today are evolving at a tremendous pace due to the pressures of sustainability and climate risks. As professionals who are deeply embedded in the business ecosystem, accountancy professionals today are at the heart of this shift—where sustainability is increasingly integrated into financial reporting, governance, risk management, compliance and long-term value creation.
The Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) believes that every accountant has the potential to evolve into a sustainability professional and leader. As envisioned by the MIA Sustainability Blueprint for the Accountancy Profession, accountancy professionals are taking on expanded roles as sustainability advocates, leaders, and assurance and trust providers.
To function optimally in this new environment, these hybrid sustainability–accountancy professionals must be equipped to assess sustainability-related risks and opportunities, support climate-related disclosures, enable strategy integration, and uphold ethics and trust in sustainability information.
To ensure that our members and accountancy professionals can stay abreast of these developments, the MIA has meticulously designed the MIA Certificate of Sustainability for Accountants, launched recently at the inaugural MIA Sustainability Showcase 2025.
In this structured three-day programme, participants will be exposed to a curriculum that has been purposefully curated for accountancy professionals bridging sustainability and finance. The curriculum starts with a broad, top-down perspective on the current sustainability landscape—covering key sustainability trends, developments and regulatory requirements including sustainability reporting IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, the National Sustainability Reporting Framework (NSRF).
The curriculum then expands on sustainability assurance (ISSA 5000), and ethics in sustainability, alongside climate disclosures, materiality, stakeholder engagement, and the use of technology and digital tools in sustainability data and analytics.
Through a mix of expert insights, case studies and practical exercises, participants will gain a better understanding of the impact of sustainability on organisations, including how to embed sustainability into strategy and operations, and how to provide useful sustainability information to support more effective decision-making and improved outcomes.
Upon successful completion of the programme and the prescribed assessment, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion by the MIA. Participants who do not meet the assessment requirement will be issued a Certificate of Attendance.
The inaugural MIA Certificate of Sustainability for Accountants will be held on 9, 10 and 11 February 2026 (Monday to Wednesday) at the Connexion Conference & Event Centre @ The Vertical, Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur. To make the programme more accessible, it is subsidised by the Capital Market Development Fund, in addition to offering a special introductory fee. Notably, the programme offers 24 CPE hours, enabling members to fulfil their annual CPE requirements.
Click here for more information on the MIA Certificate of Sustainability for Accountants.
