CRACKING INTEGRATED REPORTING

Choosing a designer for your integrated report the easy part. It’s knowing what to put in it that stumps many South Africa is renowned as the world-leader when it comes to integrated reporting. This is no doubt due to strides our very own Mervyn King has taken in the field of corporate governance over the […]

THE IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT SPELLING IN YOU’RE INTEGRATED REPORT

If you’re on your toes today the error in the headline will have jumped right out at you. But don’t just gasp in horror, ensure it doesn’t happen to you. If seeing a mistake in print makes you cringe you might be tempted to put it down to professional experience, but don’t be too hasty. […]

KING IV™ AS EASY AS 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17

Integrated reporting by numbers. Most corporates already apply King III principles and soon King IV will replace King III in its entirety. One of the main changes from III to IV is the ‘apply and explain regime’. One of the key objectives of this revised manner of reporting is for stakeholders to be able to […]

HOW TO WRITE YOUR COMPANY’S INTEGRATED REPORT

Annual report time rolls around with perfect regularity… whether you like it or not. And there’s no getting around the fact that it’s a huge, time-consuming, often exhausting task. As Julie Andrews sings in The Sound of Music, “Let’s start at the very beginning.” Because we all know it’s a very good place to start. […]

HOW TO LEAVE THE KITCHEN SINK OUT OF YOUR INTEGRATED REPORT

Every organisation has an overabundance of information itching to find to its way into your integrated report. One of the most difficult challenges any compiler faces is deciding what to put in and how much of it to include. It’s tempting to just include everything you get your hands on – that way everyone in […]

DOES YOUR INTEGRATED REPORT (ANNUAL REPORT) WORK FOR YOU?

It’s more than just about the numbers these days. Integrated reporting was recommended by King III back in 2009 and is a JSE-requirement for listed companies. Long gone are the days of turning out a document where your biggest concern is that the digits align on the financials. Today you need to worry about the […]

DIGITAL ANNUAL REPORTS: ARE YOU BEING LEFT BEHIND?

With the rise in all things digital, it’s not surprising that an increasing number of companies are choosing to release digital reports. Aside from the flexibility that these reports offer, they are able to engage users in a more interactive and creative way than ever before, not to mention the immense saving on the high […]

INTEGRATED REPORTS: ARE YOU DOING IT RIGHT?

So you’ve been tasked with compiling an integrated report for your company. The question is where do you even begin? click to enlarge It can be a daunting task. How can you be sure that your report is really integrated and not merely a bunch of facts and figures crammed together into one document? Says […]

THERE’S LIFE BEYOND ANNUAL REPORTS, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT

The days of big budget annual reports are numbered. So what are the options? Tanya Logan, Blue Apple With a watchful eye on government and private sector spending and the birth of the integrated report, less is more these days. It shows a certain responsibility to shareholders to not blow the budget on glossy doorstops. […]

TELL YOUR COVID-19 STORY THROUGH YOUR INTEGRATED REPORT

THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC HAS SHAKEN UP THE WAY MOST OF US DO BUSINESS. YOU’D BE HARD-PRESSED TO FIND ANYONE WHO HASN’T BEEN AFFECTED IN SOME WAY AND WHO IS NOW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH THE NEW BUSINESS LANDSCAPE. With a view to demonstrating an organisation’s approach to operating across a […]

 

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