A Vision Statement for Our Collective Consideration

A sustainable society depends upon companies pursuing sustainable strategies. A sustainable strategy for a company is one that will enable it to create value for its shareholders and other stakeholders over the long term. This can only be done through superior performance defined in a economic, social and environmental (ESG) platform. When most of the world’s companies have implemented sustainable strategies an important step will have been taken to creating a sustainable society. A key mechanism for developing and implementing sustainable strategies is integrated reporting and communication. Here a social movement has begun and the purpose of the Web site is to help give this movement definition, visibility, participation and momentum. Ultimately, a sustainable society depends upon that world’s citizens making a personal commitment to making this happen. We invite you to join the integrated reporting movement as one way of making this commitment. Through this Web site and our collective network of globally engaged stakeholders, we look forward to working with you on the evolution and expansion of the concept of Integrated Reporting

This Web site and the integrated reporting movement is rooted in a spirit of collaboration that arose during a meeting of investors, standard setters, companies, accounting bodies, UN representatives and civil society at St. James’s Palace in London on September 11, 2009. This meeting was jointly convened by the Global Reporting Initiative (www.globalreporting.org) and The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Initiative (www.accountingforsustainability.org). Click here to learn more.

If you want to support the integrated reporting social movement, please click the “Join the IR Movement” menu item at the top and sign up to recieve updates, learn about upcoming events and to see highlights of intergrated reporting practices at organizations all over the world.