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The Koan Report

A no-holds-barred review of what's hot - and what's not - in integrated reporting. This show will cover the basics of reporting for beginners as well as a deep-dive into some of the great (and not so great) integrated reports. Your hosts, Neil Smith, and Simon Clow are award-winning Integrated Report writers and will take you through their thinking on all things integrated reporting. You can find out more about them and their agency at www.wearekoan.com

14/06/2021 · BONUS

Bitesize: 5 tips for a great CEO statement

Every report needs to have a good CEO statement. But what is a great CEO statement? We've spent years looking at CEO statements and we see the same mistakes over and over again. So how can you make sure your CEO statement has everything it needs? Listen to this podcast where we talk you through our 5 tips for a great CEO statement. You can also find the blog post we did on this here: https://wearekoan.com/news/2018/5/29/five-tips-for-a-great-ceo-statement

22 min
25/05/2021

Deconstructed #002: Rio Tinto

We tackle the mining sector this season. In this episode, we deconstruct the Integrated Report of Rio Tinto. A mining company with its HQ in the UK and a corporate office in Western Australia. Rio Tinto works across six continents in around 35 countries. mostly in Australia and North America. A sustainability report that still has a long way to go - overshadowed by the events of the Juukan Gorge and Covid-19 - this report sets out to tackle this head-on. What did we think of the report? - listen on to find out more! You can find a link to the report by clicking here >>

57 min
06/05/2021 · BONUS

Bitesize: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive proposal

In this bitesize episode, we have a quick look at the proposals to update the Non-Financial Reporting Directive, and how this affects all companies.. big and small. And also how reasonable assurance on non-financial data could become mandatory for all companies in the EU - don't miss this one! More information here: https://bit.ly/3urFPhk

20 min
30/04/2021 · BONUS

Bitesize: IIRC-SASB merger update

This week the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) held webinars to update the reporting community on their planned merger. At Kōan, we’ve been following these plans closely – listen to this short podcast to hear our take on this week’s webinar and what the IIRC-SASB merger might mean for the reporting community! More information on the merger may be found on the IIRC and SASB websites: www.integratedreporting.org www.sasb.org

18 min
29/04/2021

Deconstructed #001: Gold Fields

We tackle the mining sector this season. In this episode, we deconstruct the Integrated Report of Gold Fields. A mining company with a long history, based in South Africa with operations in Australia, Peru, South Africa, West Africa, and also Chile. We discuss the good points of the report and also where we see room for improvement. We also touch base with the man behind the report: Sven Lunsche, Vice-president of Corporate Affairs at Gold Fields - where he talks us through the process and the challenges. We think this is a great report - listen on to find out more! You can find a link to the report by clicking here >>

1h 9m
14/04/2021

Integrated Reporting 101 - Ep. 3

In this episode, part three of a three-part mini-series, we take a quick look at the main challenges of publishing your first integrated report - and the opportunities. We also discuss how to get the CEO or CFO on-board - as well as what you can do tomorrow to get started! That's it. Simples... but we did say Integrated Reporting 101.

24 min
19/03/2021

Integrated Reporting 101 - Ep. 2

In this episode, part two of a three-part mini-series, we take a quick look at prescriptive reporting vs principles reporting (I.e. GRI vs Integrated reporting) and we discuss the pros and cons of each. As well as how a company can get started in Integrated Reporting. That's it. Simples... but we did say Integrated Reporting 101.

22 min
22/02/2021

Integrated Reporting 101 - Ep. 1

In this episode of a three-part mini-series, we answer the very simplest of questions: What is an Integrated Report? Then we discuss how this differs from other forms of more traditional reporting (and also what Bob Eccles has to say about this) before finally covering who produces an integrated report. That's it. Simples... but we did say Integrated Reporting 101.

25 min

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A no-holds-barred review of what's hot - and what's not - in integrated reporting. This show will cover the basics of reporting for beginners as well as a deep-dive into some of the great (and not so great) integrated reports. Your hosts, Neil Smith, and Simon Clow are award-winning Integrated Report writers and will take you through their thinking on all things integrated reporting. You can find out more about them and their agency at www.wearekoan.com

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