An accounting innovation worth commenting on
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) see http://www.theiirc.org are calling for commentary on a recently released consultation draft paper on Integrated Reporting by the 15th July 2013 – not much time left, but there is still time to comment. There are many interesting innovations in the draft paper, and one that I find interesting and valuable is around the business model. At the heart of an organization is its chosen business model. Current business model reporting is inconsistent, both in terms of uptake and scope. Uptake appears to be influenced by the presence of regional legislation, corporate governance codes and …
Sometimes you are privileged to share
On Friday, 7 September 2012, I talked to a group of leaders touring from Pakistan, the topic ““Defining business success and the relevance of the environment on business” The group was touring Australia through an AusAid Australian Leadership Award scholarship (http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/pages/ala.aspx). There were 20 people in the group, and the intention was to visit a number of successful enterprises and get an understanding of how SME’s are approaching dealing with the environment in Australia. The group stated in Queensland, visited Melbourne and will be in Sydney next week, before returning to Pakistan where they will share what they have learned …
Sustainability – actions not yet in the spotlight
I have spoken to a number of audiences both locally and internationally in the last two months about sustainability and how it is shaping the way we look at business. While there are a number of trends that are occurring globally, not many are drawing the media attention of the “Occupy” movement. There are numerous explanations of “Occupy” and it is taking media space because it is dramatic, making its point that the current economic model is inequitable by taking public action to capture both imagination and publicity. I question that the movement represents the “99%”, however they have received …