Study into the uptake of integrated reporting

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06 Aug, 2019

The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has posted to its website a study 'Integrated Reporting and the Capitals’ Diffusion'. The study quantitatively analyses integrated reporting to determine the extent of diffusion of integrated reporting, the depth of integrated reporting adoption, and the extent and nature of the disclosure of multiple capitals.

The study was sponsored by the Autorité des Normes Comptables (ANC), the French standard setter, and was presented at the 8th Symposium on Accounting Research 2018 in Paris (a recording of the research forum is available here).

The project behind the study sought answers to the questions:

  • Where and by whom has integrated reporting been adopted?
  • To what extent has the International <IR> Framework been followed (‘depth’ of adoption)?
  • How are organisations reporting on the capitals?
  • Are integrated reporters using the GRI Standards too?

The research reveals that integrated reporting has matured into fast-paced diffusion around the world, but it also offers some interesting insights such as the fact that more developed countries are lagging in adoption, some companies developed integrated reports even before the International <IR> Framework was published, and the title ‘integrated report’ is not necessarily used - some integrated reports are labeled 'annual report' or 'sustainability report'.

Please click for the press release on the IIRC website, which offers a brief summary and access to the full report.

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