Register today: IIRC Global Conference 2018
The IIRC’s official conference for 2018 in partnership with the International Corporate Governance Network is taking place on 28 February and 1 March 2018, with speakers from around the world confirmed.
There is still time to secure your place and join us in Tokyo to learn about global developments in effective corporate governance and stewardship. The conference will also share insights into how Japan is providing leadership through the widespread adoption of integrated reporting.
The deadline for registration is soon, so sign up today to avoid missing out.
Call to academic institutions to get involved
The IIRC is issuing an invitation to tender to academic institutions to help facilitate collaboration and exchange among academics on matters relating to integrated reporting.
The <IR> Academic Network provides a space for connecting theory and practice by bridging academia to those who directly prepare and benefit from integrated reports. The IIRC is looking for partners to help harness the support and enthusiasm of the participants in this network.
IIRC reacts to High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance call for greater integration
The IIRC has welcomed the call from the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance for European action towards greater integration in corporate reporting.
The Group, which has released its final report, has called on the European Commission to “place greater emphasis on the need to integrate non-financial information” in the EU Directive on non-financial reporting.
The final report states, “The ultimate ambition has to be convergence or integration of financial and non-financial or sustainability information… Integrated reporting supports this convergence qualitatively through reporting that links sustainability factors with company strategy.”
IIRC appointed to 2018 B20 Task Force
IIRC CEO Richard Howitt has been appointed to the global forum of business leaders advising G20 leaders under Argentina’s year-long presidency, the fifth year in a row that the integrated reporting community has been represented in the Business 20 (B20). Howitt will serve as a member of the integrity and compliance taskforce, one of eight groups that will develop policy recommendations for G20 leaders and finance ministers.
Who’s feeding the goose?
Jonathan Labrey, Chief Strategy Officer, IIRC, explores the key global trends that are driving a more inclusive and integrated economic model
Davos is the annual meeting place for leaders in government, business and investment to discuss the political, economic, social and (increasingly) environmental challenges facing the world. It is where past assumptions are challenged – for example, the late 20th century consensus that peace and stability would be 21st century norms, underpinned by globalization, greater interdependence between nations and respect for strong, liberal, multi-lateral institutions.
And so it was that the IIRC’s chief executive Richard Howitt arrived at the 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, whose theme in 2018 was, “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World”. Fractured certainly, but as the IMF’s Christine Lagarde reasoned, the world is also growing faster than earlier expectations, with economic growth forecast to be a punchy 3.9% in both 2018 and 2019. As Richard pointed out, if the years immediately following the global financial crisis resulted in only modest incremental action towards more inclusive models of performance as economic actors were in a fight for survival, perhaps stronger growth allows us to lift our heads and create more systemic change?