Presentations from a panel of integrated reporting experts featured at a recent Business Links Seminar organised by the Centre for Accounting, Governance and Taxation Research.

Presentations from a panel of integrated reporting experts featured at a recent Business Links Seminar organised by the Centre for Accounting, Governance and Taxation Research.

The panel discussed the importance of New Zealand adopting integrated reporting, a process that captures how an organisation’s strategy, governance, performance and prospects lead to the creation of value over time.

The seminar attracted nearly 100 attendees from academia and the public and private sectors. As well as the benefits of integrated reporting, discussion covered integrated reporting's domestic and international progress and the actions needed to make it more "top of mind" for decision-makers.

International Integrated Reporting Council chief executive officer Paul Druckman gave the keynote address, which was followed by presentations by Jane Diplock, deputy chairman and lead independent director of the IIRC Board; Warren Allen, chief executive of the External Reporting Board; Ann Webster, assistant auditor-general; and Mark Hucklesby, technical director at Grant Thornton.

The same seminar was also delivered at University of Auckland Business School, jointly organised with Auckland's Department of Accounting and Finance.

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