<IR> Business Network webinars

TBC

The fifth SDG meeting including updates from Working Group participants, current practice examples and Corporate Tool Development.

The fourth SDG meeting, involving feedback on progress using UNEP FI tools, next steps regarding completing the impact analysis and mapping UNEP FI’s Impact Methodology with the <IR> Framework.

What’s happening right now is the biggest change to accounting standard setting and company disclosure to the capital markets in a generation. And so, ahead of the merger of the Value Reporting Foundation with the IFRS Foundation in June, we have invited Janine Guillot, CEO of the Value Reporting Foundation, to provide an update on the merger and the latest developments in the field. We will also have Rommie Johnson, Technical Strategy Lead and Granville Martin, the Director of Global Regulatory Outreach from the VRF provide further insight into the corporate reporting field.

The webinar will provide insights on the Integrated Thinking Principles and will explore how integrated thinking can foster integrated reporting and impact reporting with a deep-dive presentation from Luiss University. The webinar will also shed light on the upcoming Forum on integrated thinking that shall take place in Rome on the 27th of May.

The webinar will build on the 2021 Business Reporting Assurance webinar, with a focus on the preparer and user experience of integrated reporting assurance, the benefits obtained, and the learning points. Michael Bray, Special Adviser to CEO of the Value Reporting Foundation, will facilitate the webinar with input provided by Tjeerd Krumpleman on ABN Amro and EY’s integrated reporting assurance journey. CPA Australia and Julia Bilyanska from KPMG will talk about their integrated reporting assurance experience.

The third SDG meeting, involving general discussion on integrated thinking and reporting and the SDG, feedback on progress using UNEP FI tools and mapping UNEP FI’s Impact Methodology with the <IR> Framework.

The webinar will explore the benefits and practicalities of using the <IR> Framework and SASB Standards together in your reporting (see an earlier paper on this topic here). Case studies from several international companies will demonstrate how annual reporting using both contribute to long-term business performance and more sustainable economic, environmental and societal outcomes.

The second SDG meeting, involving an open feedback discussion and detailed information regarding the Corporate Impact Analysis Tool.

The webinar will go over the guide to getting started which explores the basics of integrated reporting, identifies potential catalysts for change, and offers a steppingstone approach to implementation.

The first SDG meeting, involving introductions from new participants, high level findings on current SDG reporting and an open forum.

Two full days of content, emphasizing a regional focus that incorporates EMEA, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

A webinar covering the objectives of the SDG group, an overview of the UNEP-FI’s Corporate Impact Analysis Tool and an open forum for general discussion around progress on SDG reporting.

An introduction to the Integrated Thinking & Strategy Group and introduction to the Integrated Thinking & Impact. Four case study discussions from Impact Developments Global, UBS and Novartis, Impact Institute.

Understanding the often-complex interrelationships between the capitals, and how they affect strategy, is a core aspect of integrated thinking and reporting.

Gaining insights into the business case for the continuous journey towards multi-capital integration, highlighting the benefits participants of the Integrated Thinking & Strategy Group have experienced through the implementation of integrated thinking.

Discussion of ACCA report, with case studies from the Italian energy infrastructure company Snam and the Australian pension fund Cbus, summarizing key findings from the 2020 business model resilience reviews of <IR> Business Network participants.

An <IR> Business Network and investor roundtable to present and discuss the December 2020 prototype paper (Reporting on enterprise value: Illustrated with a prototype climate-related financial disclosure standard).

Two invite-only webinars for <IR> Business Network and SASB Alliance participants, hosted by Janine Guillot, CEO, SASB and Charles Tilley, CEO, IIRC to find out more about how the International <IR> Framework and SASB Standards, when used together, can provide a more complete picture of long-term enterprise value creation, while meeting investor needs for comparable, consistent and reliable information.

Case study of EY’s assurance of ABN AMRO’s 2020 integrated report.

Case studies update for the Special Interest Group maturity model for integrated thinking, and an overview of 2021 SIG activities.

Joint webinar with Deutsche Boerse and Kirchhoff Consult AG. The webinar will explore how integrated reporting fulfils the needs of investors, drawing on the joint thought leadership recently published by the IIRC and Kirchhoff.

The revised <IR> Framework explained by the IIRC’s leadership and technical teams with expert industry leaders.

Engage with international business leaders, investors, finance professionals and thinkers, to enable your organization to take an innovative and optimized approach to long-term value creation.

Integrated Reporting: Connectivity and KPIs

An interactive webinar, presenting the Integrated Thinking and Strategy Group’s latest company case studies.

Principle of Connectivity in integrated reporting webinar for Business Network

An interactive webinar, presenting the Integrated Thinking and Strategy Group’s latest company case studies.

During this webinar, we will discuss the role of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within integrated thinking and reporting, with ArcelorMittal and CDL sharing their journey in relation to SDG disclosures. Professor Carol Adams will present her recent report on SDG disclosure, and preceding SDG report on integrated thinking, both published by the IIRC.

<IR> Training Promotion webinar for Training Partners

Since publishing the Integrated Thinking State of Play report earlier this year, the Integrated Thinking and Strategy Group has gathered a number of company case studies, showing integrated thinking in practice. Hear these case studies in a series of exclusive <IR> Business Network webinars.

An update and overview of the 2020 <IR> Framework revision process, and introduction to the 90-day public consultation on the proposed amendments to the <IR> Framework (May – August).

Principles of e-learning webinar for Training Partners

As businesses face new and fast-paced challenges, an organization’s business strategy has to be increasingly resilient to respond. Join Jonathan Labrey, Chief Strategy Officer, IIRC & Tjeerd Krumpelman, Global Head of Business Advisory, Reporting & Engagement, ABN AMRO, to discuss the current business case for integrated strategy and reporting, as well as the latest news from the IIRC.

ACCA and IIRC provided an overview of the findings of the upcoming ACCA insights report, which examines the reporting practices of organizations in the <IR> Business Network via the Report Critique Project 2019.

<IR> Framework revision webinar for Training Partners

The report, ‘Integrated Thinking & Strategy: State of Play Report’ has been developed by a group of over 50 organizations globally. We believe that this has culminated in a report that will aid organizations looking to embed integrated thinking. This webinar invited <IR> Business Network participants to join in a discussion on the model we presented for integrated thinking, which will encourage long-term, sustainable decision making, enabling businesses to play their roles as stewards of a sustainable world.