by Kerry Hicks, Senior Policy Advisor, Australian Institute of Company Directors The reporting process should be seen as an investment which can bring huge rewards, says Dr Carol Adams. This interview with Carol Adams was first published by the Australian Institute of Company Directors here Dr Carol Adams is an author, consultant and Non-Executive Director […]
Bringing to life the value creation process in corporate reporting
The role of boards in enhancing the credibility of integrated reports
By Carol A Adams It is a clear expectation that Board members are financially literate and any Board using a skills matrix will encapsulate this in some way. But what about an understanding of value beyond profit? Or of the broader risks and opportunities that lead to, or threaten, value creation? Integrated reports are designed […]
Just released: the IIRC’s 2016 Integrated Report – a review
By Carol A Adams The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has today released its 2016 Integrated Report. A little late in the year perhaps but it makes up for it in other ways. Right at the beginning the report covers two issues which too few reports are tackling: a statement from the Board accepting their […]
Conceptualising the contemporary corporate value creation process
By Carol A. Adams The purpose of this paper is to examine and explain the complex interrelationships which influence the ability of firms to create value for their providers of finance and other stakeholders (loosely referred to in practice as “integrated thinking”). In doing so it examines the interrelationships between: environmental, social and governance (ESG) […]
Changing views from the Board on the meaning of value
by Carol A Adams In this CPA Australia podcast I discuss research which explores the interrelationship which influence corporate ability to create value as broadly defined by the International Integrated Reporting Council. It discusses insights from interviews with Board Chairmen and Non-Executive Directors of major South African and Australian companies. The research was funded by […]
Cbus superannuation fund: Annual Integrated Report 2016
By Carol A Adams Cbus superannuation fund (known as a pension fund in some countries) has just released its Annual Integrated Report 2016. The report is Cbus’s second attempt at integrated reporting and the first in which it has referred to the report as an ‘integrated report’. The 2016 report provides a clearer articulation of […]
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