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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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Could 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, 2017
How 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, 2017
The Budget Transparency Toolkit: The 5 Key Entry Points to Budget Transparency
The OECD’s new Budget Transparency Toolkit serves as a guide to navigating the various standards on budget transparency, and as an aid to orientation and action within this busy landscape.
by Ronnie Downes, Deputy Head, Budgeting & Public Expenditures, OECD | September 26, 2017
These Six Building Blocks Are Critical for Better Public Financial Management
A wider strategic framework is necessary in managing the practical aspects of how governments can change from cash to accrual accounting.
by Sumita Shah, Regulatory Policy Manager, Public Sector, Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales | September 25, 2017
Making Sense of Materiality
The accounting concept of materiality means that only information that is important to investors needs to be included in the financial statements. Information about trivial matters can be excluded. Even though this sounds straightforward,...
by Hans Hoogervorst, Chairman, International Accounting Standards Board | September 25, 2017News and Resources
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Developing and Reporting Supplementary Financial Measures—Definition, Principles, and Disclosure
IFAC - September 22, 2014
The Sustainable Development Goals, Integrated Thinking and the Integrated Report
ICAS, IIRC - October 10, 2017
Accounting Disruptor
Accounting and Business - October 6, 2017
Brexit: Implications for Financial Reporting
ICAEW - October 5, 2017
The Rise of Integrated Reporting
Chartered Accountants Ireland - October 3, 2017
Core & More: An Opportunity for Smarter Corporate Reporting
Accountancy Europe - September 22, 2017
IASB Issues Practice Statement 2 Making Materiality Judgements and Publishes Exposure Draft Definition of Material
IFRS Foundation - September 20, 2017Get The Latest. Sent twice monthly.
