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"One Report" refers to an emerging trend in business taking place throughout the world where companies are going beyond separate reports for financial and nonfinancial (e.g., corporate social responsibility or sustainability) results and integrating both into a single integrated report. At the same time, they are also leveraging the Internet to provide more detailed results to all of their stakeholders and for improving their level of dialogue and engagement with them. Providing best practice examples from companies around the world, One Report shows how integrated reporting adds tremendous value to the company and all of its stakeholders, including shareholders, and also ultimately contributes to a sustainable society.
- Focuses on the emerging trend of integrated reporting as a top priority for companies, investors, regulators, auditors and civil society
- Provides compelling case studies from some of the world's leading companies doing integrated reporting
- Addresses how companies can move toward One Report and how it can become a keystone of a sustainable strategy for both the company and society
- Explains what others-such as analysts, shareholders, other stakeholders, auditors, regulators, legislators, and civil society-need to do to enable the rapid and broad adoption of One Report
Filled with case studies and the most current trends on integrated reporting, this book is an invaluable guidebook on the future of reporting and how this future can lead to a sustainable society.
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Michael P. Krzus is a partner with Grant Thornton LLP in its Public Policy and External Affairs Group. He is Grant Thornton's global expert on improving corporate reporting and has represented his firm in U.S. and international business reporting initiatives. He is a member of the AICPA Assurance Services Executive Committee.
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Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Notes.
Chapter 1 What Is One Report?
The Meaning of One Report.
Novo Nordisk: An Early Adopter of One Report.
Rhetoric and Design in Natura's 2008 Annual Report.
The Urgent Need for One Report.
Notes.
Chapter 2 United Technologies Corporation's First Integrated Report.
UTC's First One Report.
A Brief History of Corporate Reporting at UTC.
More on the 2008 Report.
UTC's Half-Century of Corporate Reporting.
Notes.
Chapter 3 The State of Financial Reporting Today.
Background on Financial Reporting.
Complexity.
Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).
Auditing.
Notes.
Chapter 4 The State of Nonfinancial Reporting Today.
A Typology of Nonfinancial Information.
Intangible Assets.
Intangible Assets at Infosys.
Key Performance Indicators.
Environmental, Social and Governance Metrics.
Assurance on Nonfinancial Information.
Notes.
Chapter 5 Sustainable Strategies for a Sustainable Society.
Sustainability at Ricoh.
Corporate Social Responsibility.
Sustainability.
Sustainable Competitive Advantage.
Sustainable Strategies Require Integrated Reporting.
Corporate Reporting at Ricoh.
Notes.
Chapter 6 It's Time for One Report.
The Case for One Report.
One Report for a Sustainable Strategy for a Sustainable Society.
The Time Is Now.
Objections to One Report.
The Bottom Line.
Notes.
Chapter 7 The Internet and Integrated Reporting.
A Web-based Perspective on One Report.
The Essential Elements of Web-based Integrated Reporting.
Web 3.0 and Integrated Reporting.
Notes.
Chapter 8 Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Society.
Companies Must Take Responsibility.
Innovation.
Support from the Investment Community.
Development of Standards.
Legislation and Regulation.
Support from Civil Society.
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Appendix A: Companies and Organizations with URLs.
Appendix B: Acronyms.
Index.
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"One Report is about creating a better corporate reporting system that integrates the reporting of financial, environmental, social, and governance performance, with a particular focus on the ability of a company to operate in an environmentally sustainable manner. The book incorporates several excellent real-world examples of the One Report concept. The book is well-researched and the quality of the writing is excellent." (accountingtools.com, April 2010)
"This is the first book I have seen on integrated reporting. One of the most telling points made in the book is the need for companies to integrate sustainable strategies into their businesses. The authors go on to say that integrated reporting forces companies to do this because of the governance requirements facing organizations today. I also like the sections dealing with how companies should be making use of social media such as Facebook to communicate and engage with stakeholders. The book is well worth reading. It is short and gives a good overview of the topic." (sustainabilitysa.org, April 2010)
"In an interview with IR Magazine, Krzus makes it clear that he and Eccles aren't touting a new product or service. For their book, they identified and cataloged best practice by studying companies such as the Netherlands' Philips, Denmark's Novo Nordisk, Brazil's Natura, and US-based United Technologies Corporation." (thecrossbordergroup.com, March 9, 2010)
"Integrated reporting is the subject of Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Robert Eccles' new book, One Report. According to Professor Eccles, there are only a handful of companies in the world that practice integrated reporting. The idea behind integrated reporting is much more than a static paper document or PDF. It's a web-based approach that makes strategic use of Web 2.0 tools and technologies to enable users to do their own analyses. Integrated reporting offers several benefits...such as deepened engagement with stakeholders, improved corporate governance and communication of performance with "ONE" conversation. Just imagine, one conversation to share your reputation." (reputationxchange.com, March 8, 2010)
