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Christopher D Tower CPA

Sustainability Professional and Champion, BDO

I am focused on championing sustainability in the marketplace. I recently retired as a partner at BDO USA, leaving my position as the Sustainability and ESG Strategy and Services Leader.

In my prior role at BDO, I was responsible for the delivery of ESG and sustainability services to our clients, as well as oversight of our company's ESG strategies, integrating sustainable business policies and practices into BDO's corporate culture and everyday operations.

I also led BDO's ESG Leadership Team and Center of Excellence, and was a member of BDO's Executive Team, a group of senior leaders reporting to the CEO, responsible for determining and communicating the Firm's strategic priorities and key opportunities for sustainable growth. In my role, I represented the Firm amongst the standard setting, investor, board, corporate and issuer communities as it pertains to sustainability.

My background includes 39 years of public accounting experience, including client-facing service delivery, practice operational oversight, and audit quality and professional practice oversight. I've provided audit and other attest services to a diverse mix of privately and publicly held clients across an array of industries.

Most recently, I served as BDO's National Managing Partner for Audit Quality and Professional Practice, overseeing our audit methodology, accounting and audit consultation functions, SEC services, global services, quality management, independence and risk management.

Prior to that, I served as BDO's West Regional Managing Partner, overseeing audit and other attestation operations. I've served on BDO's Board of Directors and chaired BDO's Audit Quality Committee, the Audit Partner annual Audit Quality Assessment process, and BDO's Assurance Committee. I also oversaw the development and implementation of the firm's annual plan for improving audit quality and the firm's annual Audit Quality Report.

I enjoy applying my audit and client experience into one of my passion areas - helping companies improve their sustainability and ESG performance, while lowering risk, creating business value, and ultimately improving our communities and our planet.

Outside of BDO, I'm a proud Board Trustee for both the Pacific Symphony and the Laguna College of Art and Design.


Appearances

  • Thumbnail for ESG Strategy for CPA Firms
    Identification
    ESG2309
    Date
    December 14, 2023
    This session will provide professional services firms with an understanding of the key elements involved in developing and implementing an ESG/Sustainability Strategy for internal operations and a strategy to provide ESG/Sustainability Services to the marketplace…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Christopher Tower
    Sustainability Professional and Champion, BDO
    Speaker Image for Andries Verschelden
    CEO, Good Lab
    $49
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Green Financing and the Banking Environment
    Identification
    ESG2313
    Date
    December 14, 2023
    An engaging discussion amongst Sustainable Finance Experts surrounding the Green Finance Environment, including Sustainable Bond Financing and Lending…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Jonathan Hackett
    Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Finance, BMO
    Speaker Image for Tjeerd Krumpelman
    Global Head of Reporting, Regulations & Stakeholder Management, ABN AMRO
    Speaker Image for Ana Silva
    Head of Americas Sustainable Finance Debt Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan
    Speaker Image for Christopher Tower
    Sustainability Professional and Champion, BDO
    $49
    Standard Price

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