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Along with local temperatures, last week’s heatwave saw concerns about global warming shoot up. Having campaigned to encourage accountants in the West of England to embed sustainability into their practices, Natalie Binstead-Wey came along to AccountingWEB’s Bristol podcast studio to explain what she’s been doing in this area. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is no longer the preserve of campaigners and pretentious corporates, interest is growing at every level of the profession. As one practitioner recently reported in Any Answers, they have been approached by clients asking them to undertake ESG-related work. Elsewhere, civil servants have been clearing their shelves ahead of the summer recess. The recent MTD draft guidance was followed last week by draft finance bill clauses and a measure to expand eligibility for the Help to Grow scheme. Both of these stories featured in the podcast discussion, along with the sad tale of a practitioner who was fined £5,000 for faling to meet their