1 Corporate Governance and Professional Ethics Case study provided on: ‘Royal Dutch Shell and Beyond: Corporate Governance and Professional Ethics Report, UCD, Ireland

1 Corporate Governance and Professional Ethics Case study provided on: ‘Royal Dutch Shell and Beyond: Strategizing the Future of ESG compliance’ Read and review the Case Study Assume you are an Angel Lim, Independent Non-Executive Director of the AZE board of Directors.

Taking all the information into Case Study into account, assess whether AZE should 1) Be a leader in ESG change, 2) Be led by the ESG change through expected Government policy and legislation or 3) Lag behind the ESG change.

Assignment 2 Business Reporting and Analysis Havent received specifics of the assignment yet but it will be to compile a consolidated group Income statement/balance sheet and some theory on financial accounting Assignment 3 Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance ‘Technological Advances and the growing importance of Big Data are changing the nature of work within Accounting and Audit professional Firms.’

REQUIREMENT: Using EY – one of the Big 4 Global Audit & Accounting Firms – as a Case Study, critically analyze the above statement. In your analysis you are required to specifically address the following: I. In-depth research into EY, outlining its traditional range of professional services II. Explain and examine the specific technological advances that are disrupting the Audit and Accounting profession III. Explain and examine the impact of Big Data for the Audit and Accounting profession IV. Outline (i) the threats to the services provided by EY, and (ii) the opportunities presented for EY due to technological advances and disruption including data analytics.