- 15 Marks
CR – Nov 2023 – L3 – SC – Q6 – Integrated Reporting
Discuss the limitations of financial reporting and the role of integrated reporting in enhancing corporate disclosures, as well as the main aims of IIRC.
Question
There is general acceptance that using traditional financial reporting as the sole measure of a company’s performance and financial standing is a flawed approach. However, corporate sustainability reports help to fill this gap but are not often linked to a company’s strategy or financial performance and provide insufficient information on value creation.
Integrated reporting is a new approach, which is a concise communication about how an organization’s strategy, governance, performance, and prospects, in the context of its external environment, leads to the creation of value in the short, medium, and long term.
Required:
a. In the context of the above scenario, critically discuss the limitations of financial reporting and the extent to which integrated reporting might improve the usefulness of annual reports of companies.
(11 Marks)
b. Identify the FOUR major aims of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) in the evolution of corporate reporting.
(4 Marks)
(Total 15 Marks)
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