The Koan Report

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 [https://wearekoan.com/news/2018/5/29/five-tips-for-a-great-ceo-statement]

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 >> [https://www.riotinto.com/-/media/Content/Documents/Invest/Reports/Annual-reports/RT-Annual-report-2020.pdf?rev=6df52113b92840648d05a4ac9e4cc1d8]

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

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 [http://www.integratedreporting.org] www.sasb.org [http://www.sasb.org]

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 >> [https://www.goldfields.com/pdf/investors/integrated-annual-reports/2020/iar-2020.pdf]