Executive summary: Sustainability reporting‚ alternatively known as CSR reporting‚ is the annual process whereby companies - public‚ private; large and small - report on their sustainability performance. Reports typically cover social‚ environmental‚ economic and ethical performance and incorporate information on a company ’s environmental impact or carbon footprint‚ staff satisfaction‚ community investment etc. Sustainability reporting is becoming increasingly important as a tool companies can
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Goal‚ Goals‚ Goals‚ Darrah White 07/28/2013 1. What steps does your textbook’s author recommend for achieving your short term goals? The textbook’s author recommends achieving short term goals should have two steps. First identify your short term goals‚ decide each goals importance at this current time‚ then pick the goal that is most crucial to achieve at this time. Secondly‚ list all the necessary steps it will take to achieve this goal‚ then determine
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General Mills Inc. – Understanding Financial Statements a.) General Mills makes money through producing various food products and distributing them all over the world. b.) The financial statements that are commonly prepared for external reporting purposes are the Balance Sheet‚ Income Statement‚ and Statement of Cash Flows. General Mills gives these statements a title of Consolidated Statements of Earnings‚ Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated statements of Cash Flows. Consolidated
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development of Integrated Reporting is designed to enhance and consolidate existing reporting practices‚ to move towards a reporting framework that provides the information needed to assess organizational value in the 21st century. The traditional reporting model was developed for an industrial world. Although it continues to play a valuable role with respect to stewardship of financial capital‚ it nonetheless focuses on a relatively narrow account of historical financial performance of the value-creation
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Chapter 03 The Reporting Entity and Consolidated Financial Statements Multiple Choice Questions On January 3‚ 2009‚ Jane Company acquired 75 percent of Miller Company’s outstanding common stock for cash. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to a proportionate share of the book value of Miller Company’s net assets at the date of acquisition. Selected balance sheet data at December 31‚ 2009‚ are as follows: 1. Based on the preceding information‚ what amount should
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How is XBRL implementing financial reporting technology in India? Extensible Business Reporting Language is one of a family of “XML” languages that is a standard means of communicating information between business and via the Internet. XBRL can be used to express a wide range of reports and disclosures including financial statements‚ internal management information‚ credit filings and statistical reports. XBRL international is a non-profit consortium whose members include approximately 300 leading
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officials are given the task of managing public funds. These individuals are to ensure and validate that public funds given to these governments are used in the best interest of its citizens. Financial statements are the traditional way in which a government’s performance is reported. Traditional financial statements provide fiscal information and indicate if a profit was made. However‚ according to Mead profit is not the main objective for governments. “Most governmental entities do not have
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Deanna L. Thomas HCS 405 March 8‚ 2015 David Albalat Reporting Practices and Ethics The four elements of financial management are planning‚ controlling‚ organizing and directing‚ and decision making. These four elements will be defined and explained in this paper. Also emphasized will be the accepted accounting principles and the general financial ethical standards. Examples of ethical standards of conduct and financial reporting practices will be explored and
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5 Reporting and Disclosure Discussion Questions 1. Transparent financial reporting means that timely and accurate disclosures are made on all important matters affecting a company’s financial position and performance. It implies openness‚ communication‚ and accountability. Transparent financial reporting protects investors because nothing is hidden from them. Investors can better assess the risks of owning securities when information is truthful and complete. Transparent financial reporting
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Sustainability Reporting / GRI Elaboration within the seminar “International Sustainability Management” Faculty II - Informatics‚ Economic and Legal Sciences Department of Business Administration and Education Ecological Economics Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Bernd Siebenhüner Meike Bukowski‚ M.A. Dipl.-Soz.Wiss. David Sichert Written by: Submission date: 30th March 2012 Contents Contents List of Figures II List of Abbreviations II 1 Introduction 1 2 Sustainability
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