Naomi Thomas

Ivy Wan

Why companies are focused on transparent communication, multidisciplinary collaboration, and embedding sustainability in corporate strategy. In 2025, we saw the emergence of a new geopolitical climate that resulted in real disruption around—and some would say a noticeable pullback on—sustainability initiatives and commitments. On October 31, 2025, I spoke with two industry experts about this very topic for our Coffee Chats with CPABC podcast: Naomi Thomas, CPA, and Ivy Wan, CPA. Naomi is a partner at PWC specializing in sustainability and climate change and an expert on sustainability in the mining sector. Ivy is the senior manager of sustainability reporting and risk at Canfor and an expert on sustainability in the forestry sector. Here are some insights from our conversation. [This article was originally published in the January/February 2026 issue of CPABC in Focus and can be found in the Newsroom]