Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

The economic crisis was a sharp reminder that financial measurement alone cannot provide sufficient insight into business performance. Investors - and other stakeholders - are now demanding that management teams provide clear, unambiguous information about issues such as external drivers affecting their business, their approach to governance and managing risk, and how the business model really works.

So, can you answer their questions? Do you have the necessary data and is it reliable? How do you know that your business can deliver on its strategic aims?

To be able to address these issues, some companies are starting to take a more ‘integrated’ approach to the internal and external reporting. They are reporting on their financial and non-financial performance to provide a clearer perspective on their business performance and prospects.

See some of the resources below that can help you think about what steps might be relevant for your organisation. Call us to find out more about how moving towards a more integrated reporting approach can give you a competitive edge and help build trust in your company.

• How does your business model add value? And will it in 2020?
• Integrated reporting framework – What is it and why is it important?
• Interviews: Towards better business reporting
• Social media: Time for reporters to join the conversation
• Case study: Breaking new ground in corporate reporting
• Survey, views and tips: Trust through transparency
• Integrated reporting interviews – What’s driving it and what are the benefits?
• Film animation: Business information has to change
• Case study: Clarity on strategy delivers value for investors
• Greater disclosure but little insight under new code
• Effective reporting: it’s a matter of taking steps in the right direction
• IBEX 35 trails FTSE 350 in integrated reporting
• Webcast: Integrated reporting brings out the best
• Webcast on business reporting in today's economic environment
• Put data first – it’s the lifeblood of business
• Reporting survey 2011: From compliance to competitive edge
• Tomorrow's corporate reporting: A critical system at risk
• Integrated reporting: What does your reporting say about you?
• 12 reporting tips
• Reporting survey 2010 – Insight or fatigue?
• Opinion: The reporting model – a public policy issue?
• Survey: Performance statement: Coming together to shape the future
• Survey: Corporate reporting: Is it what investment professionals expect?
• Survey: Measuring assets and liabilities: Investment professionals' views
• Survey: Presentation of income under IFRS: Flexibility and consistency explored
• Guide to forward looking information
• Guide to key performance indicators
• Guide: Narrative reporting: Give yourself a head start