Nick Topazio, ACMA, CGMA, explains how companies can adopt integrated thinking and decision-making processes that are fundamental to the creation of an integrated report.
Sustainability matters for organisations, not only to meet the demands of stakeholders but also to improve financial results. A CGMA report discusses ten sustainable business practices for small and medium-size enterprises.
Conflict minerals reporting is stumbling through a stage of uncertainty in its debut in the United States as other jurisdictions throughout the world contemplate implementing their own requirements.
Germany’s mid-market family businesses, called the “Mittelstand”, are renowned throughout Europe for their resilience and innovative outlook. This article examines the value in learning from their approach.
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) on Sunday made public an approved framework for integrated reporting. The group intends for the framework to guide companies on how to best communicate with their stakeholders. The release represents a key step forward for integrated reporting (IR). The aim of IR is to
An alliance between the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and two organizations devoted to corporate environmental impact disclosures is the latest indication of growing momentum for integrated reporting.
Investors continue to rally for reduced information overload. Paul Druckman, CEO of the International Integrated Reporting Council, offers a call to action.
Integrated corporate reporting took a significant step forward with the release of a consultation framework draft by the International Integrated Reporting Council.
On any given day, 2 billion people use Unilever’s products. In 2010, the company launched the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan – a set of targets designed to allow Unilever to grow its business whilst minimising its impact on the environment. Jean-Marc Huët joined Unilever in February 2010 as CFO. Here's his insight into driving long-term business success.
Threats that keep top experts and high-level leaders up at night are the risks that are beyond any one company or even one nation to handle. A report from the 2013 World Economic Forum lists the most likely ones with the biggest damage potential.
The movement toward integrated reporting appears to be gaining steam after the International Integrated Reporting Council announced a cooperative agreement with the International Accounting Standards Board. The IIRC also is scheduled in April to release a consultation draft of an integrated reporting framework.
This year, the eyes of the corporate reporting world are focused on South Africa, the first country to mandate integrated reporting in a project viewed by many as a global litmus test. Take a look at how integrated reporting is gaining traction.
Corporate reports should be driven by proactive integrated thinking and decision-making rather than compliance requirements – a change from today’s corporate reporting regimes that produce reams of reactive information with limited value, according to experts who gathered in Amsterdam for the one-year celebration of the IIRC’s Integrated Reporting Pilot Programme.
Boards of directors increasingly are turning to CFOs to be the executives who are accountable for companies’ sustainability strategy, a new survey shows. The buy-in from the people who hold the purse strings could lead to more operationalizing of sustainability measures.
Large gas and oil reserves are attracting foreign investment and trade to Latin America, but the hydrocarbon riches harbour risks for foreign investors and governments in the region.
This month’s column is based upon my discussion with Paul Walsh, chief executive of Diageo, the world’s largest and most respected premium drinks company, responsible for iconic brands such as Johnnie Walker and Baileys.
The International Integrated Reporting Council has taken an important step toward guiding businesses to think in nonfinancial terms when issuing financial reports. The IIRC’s outline comes after an initial discussion paper on the reasons companies should consider social and environmental impact in addition to financial performance.
