Professional Accountants at the Core of Sustainable Organizations

The financial professional, in particular the accountant, has the potential to be a driver of positive change. Sustainability is a reaction in response to the drivers of change: economics; the environment; society; technology; and employees. It is necessary to explore also the individual, personal level of sustainability. Specifically, it is important to distinguish the term social sustainability and resilience as a personal characteristic. In a general sense, the lack resilience, otherwise understood as adaptability, is an impediment to work performance in particular and to sustainability in general, as well as the attractiveness of the profession and its ability to remain relevant.