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High-quality business reporting is at the heart of strong and sustainable organizations, financial markets, and economies. It allows organizations to present a cohesive explanation of their business and helps them engage with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, creditors, and regulators, while also promoting better internal decision making. Professional accountants are integral to all phases of organizational reporting. See the full overview.
A Call to Action: Walk the Talk on Integrated Reporting
by Stathis Gould, Head of Professional Accountants in Business and Integrated Reporting, IFAC | June 6, 2017
IFAC recently issued a policy position on integrated reporting highlighting the need for a single report providing a fuller picture of an organization’s ability to create value over time, and greater interconnectedness between different reports.
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Participatory Budgeting: What Do Citizens Want?
Since its birth in Porto Alegre, participatory budgeting, that is, the process through which citizens are actively involved in allocating a portion of budgetary resources, has attracted increased attention worldwide.
by Ileana Steccolini, Member, CIPFA Faculty Board, Professor of Accounting and Finance & Research Director, Newcastle University London and Maria Francesca Sicilia, Professor of Accounting and Finance & Research Director, Newcastle University London | November 20, 2017Dividends: Under the Microscope
The recommendaions in the Financial Reporting Council’s Disclosure of Dividends – Policy and Practice —namely, to enhance dividend policy disclosures to ensure they are specific about the parameters and inherent flexibility of the approach taken...
by Thomas Toomse-Smith, Project Director, Disclosure Lab, FRC | October 23, 2017Could Disclosing Climate-related Financial Information Become the New Normal?
Climate change disclosures in corporate reports are common but the link to financial implications, both current and of the future, is still often missing in reporting.
by Laura Leka , Technical Manager, Global Accountancy Profession Support, IFAC | October 17, 2017The Case for SMEs to Consider Integrated Thinking and Reporting
The benefits and opportunities for SMEs to consider both integrated thinking and integrated reporting, including better understanding, management and communication.
by Paul Thompson, Director, European Federation of Accountants and Auditors for SMEs | October 17, 2017How Does PEFA Stimulate Better Public Financial Management?
The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability program has become the global standard for PFM performance assessment and a template for developing diagnostic tools.
by Lewis Hawke, Head of PEFA Secretariat | October 10, 2017News and Resources
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Required IFRS Standards 2018—New Books Available
IFRS Foundation - January 23, 2018
Integrating Non-Financials to Create Value
Strategic Finance - January 16, 2018
Global SAI Stocktaking Report 2017
INTOSAI Development Initiative - January 8, 2018
Creating Value: Benefits to Investors
IIRC - December 5, 2017
Directors' Guide for Financial Reporting
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand - December 4, 2017
Upcoming Event: Corporate Reporting: Is It Heading in the Right Direction?
ICAEW - November 20, 2017Get The Latest. Sent twice monthly.