Overview

• In her address, she declared sustainability a necessity in response to the climate crisis and urged corporates to factor environmental costs into profit models.
• She said cost accountants’ skills in integrating environmental and financial accountability can shape corporate sustainability practices.
• The president praised the Institute of Cost Accountants of India for its commitment to training professionals whose roles have evolved from factory cost controls to strategic management accounting in boardrooms.
• She positioned cost accountants as instrumental in achieving India’s goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047.
• She emphasized that accounting and accountability are deeply connected, underpinning the profession’s high societal esteem and its capacity to influence sustainable economic policy.