Integrated Reporting

Integrated Reporting provides a comprehensive understanding of how organisations communicate value creation over time through a structured and connected reporting approach. The course explores the principles of integrated thinking and the preparation of integrated reports in line with the International Integrated Reporting Framework and evolving global sustainability standards.

In today’s business environment, stakeholders expect transparency beyond traditional financial performance. Organisations must demonstrate how strategy, governance, performance and prospects lead to sustainable value creation. Integrated Reporting connects financial and non-financial information, enabling stakeholders to understand how an entity uses various capitals — financial, manufactured, intellectual, human, social and relationship, and natural — to create long-term value.

This course equips participants with the knowledge to design, prepare and evaluate integrated reports, align reporting with strategy and risk management, and enhance stakeholder confidence.

TARGET COMPETENCIES

This IFRS Training comprehensive course will enable participants to appreciate and understand the following target competencies:

• Understand the principles and objectives of Integrated Reporting

• Apply integrated thinking within organisational strategy

• Identify and report on the six capitals

• Link governance, risk and performance to value creation

• Prepare integrated reports in line with the Integrated Reporting Framework

• Align financial and non-financial reporting

• Enhance transparency and stakeholder communication

• Understand emerging sustainability and regulatory developments

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is designed for professionals involved in corporate reporting, governance and strategic management.

• Accounting Professionals

• Finance Directors

• Chief Financial Officers

• Sustainability Managers

• Corporate Governance Professionals

• Risk Managers

• Internal Auditors

• Company Secretaries

• Analysts

• Board Members

Organisations consider this course an excellent opportunity to strengthen reporting quality and align strategic objectives with stakeholder expectations.

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction to Integrated Reporting

• Evolution of corporate reporting

• The need for integrated thinking

• Overview of the Integrated Reporting Framework

The Six Capitals

• Financial capital

• Manufactured capital

• Intellectual capital

• Human capital

• Social and relationship capital

• Natural capital

Value Creation and Strategy

• Business model disclosure

• Strategy and resource allocation

• Risks and opportunities

Governance and Performance

• Governance structures and oversight

• Performance measurement and KPIs

• Linking financial and non-financial performance

Preparation of an Integrated Report

• Content elements

• Materiality and stakeholder engagement

• Connectivity of information

• Reliability and completeness

Future Trends and Developments

• Alignment with sustainability standards

• Regulatory developments

• Assurance considerations

VENUE

Choice between In-house / External Venue / Live Online Classroom

Do you have more people interested in attending this course? Would you like to tailor it to meet your company’s exact requirements? We can deliver this course at your organisation’s premises, helping you reduce costs and improve return on investment.

If you require a customised learning solution, our learning specialists will guide you from initial consultation to evaluation to ensure maximum training value.