Türkiye’de küçük ve orta ölçekli işletmeler için entegre raporlama

Traditional financial reports, which are corporate reporting tools, are mandatory for the management of enterprises. However, today’s non-financial performance affects many decisions about the business as well as its financial performance. For this reason, companies prepare and publish non-financial reports as well as financial reports. The need for integrated reporting, which combines the non-financial reports and financial reports, emerges. In this research, it is aimed to learn the opinions of the accountants carrying out their activities in various fields of expertise on the Integrated Reporting and the Advantages of Integrated Reporting for SMEs. The data obtained from 605 correspondents were analyzed with SPSS 22 program and it is found that the participants’ views on Integrated Reporting were generally positive (3.78 ± 0.44) and they think that integrated reports provide advantages for SMEs (3.71 ± 0, 48).Geleneksel finansal raporlar, işletmelerin yönetilebilmesi için zorunlu hale gelen raporlardır. Ancak, günümüzde işletmenin finansal olmayan performansı da, finansal performansı kadar işletmeyle ilgili birçok kararı etkilemektedir. Bu nedenle işletmeler finansal raporlar yanında finansal olmayan raporlar hazırlamakta ve yayınlamaktadırlar. Bu iki raporu birleştiren entegre raporlama gereksinimi ortaya çıkmaktadır. Buna göre, araştırmada çeşitli mesleki ünvanlara sahip muhasebecilerin Entegre Raporlamaya İlişkin görüşleri ile Entegre Raporlamanın Kobiler İçin Sağladığı Avantajlara ait görüşlerinin öğrenilmesi amaçlanmış olup, betimsel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. 605 muhsabeciden anket yöntemi ile elde edilen veriler SPSS 22 programı ile analiz edilmiş ve katılımcıların Entegre Raporlamaya İlişkin Görüşlerinin genel olarak olumlu olduğu (3,78±0,44) ve entegre raporların KOBİ’ler için avantaj sağladığını düşündükleri (3,71±0,48) tespit edilmiştir.Publisher's Versio

Reporte integrado: Nuevo paradigma en la información corporativa

El Reporte Integrado, es una fuerte tendencia global, tendiente a equiparar la información financiera tradicional, con indicadores no financieros, presentado convenientemente en un único reporte. El Reporte Integrado, probablemente represente la futura forma en que las empresas se comunicarán con su entorno. No obstante, para llegar a aquello, es necesario profundizar la agenda de investigaciones académicas, mejorar las prácticas de aseguramiento de la información y establecer cierto nivel de obligatoriedad en la emisión del reporte.Integrated Reporting, is a strong global trend, aimed at equating traditional financial information with non-financial indicators, conveniently presented in a single report. The Integrated Reporting, probably represents the future way companies will communicate with their environment. However, in order to achieve this, it is necessary to deepen the academic research agenda, improve information assurance practices and establish a certain level of mandatory reporting

Integrated Reporting as an Academic Research Concept in the Area of Business

Recent financial scandals and the global financial crisis have generated numerous criticisms of the value and use of annual financial and sustainability reports prepared by companies. This has generated the elaboration and use of a new model of corporate-information reporting that considers strategic, social, economic, and environmental aspects. This study synthesizes the knowledge of the use of integrated reporting as a source of information, and bibliometrically analyzes of 268 articles published in the Web of Science database in 2011–2019. Results show that 77.6% of the academic articles were from developed countries, and the five most influential countries are Italy, South Africa, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Results show that the development of this type of research is scarce in emerging economies. The most influential authors are García, Rodríguez, and De Villiers. A high level of interconnections is observed in used keywords, of which the most used are ‘sustainability’ and ‘management’. Lastly, this article contributes to the international discussion on integrated reporting by carrying out a structured review of the literature, highlighting previous research

Digital financial services and household accounting in rural Fiji

A major priority of the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) is to increase financial inclusion of rural peoples – i.e. provide rural dwellers with improved access to financial services. This issue is important because rural Fijians, who account for 49.2% of Fiji’s population, rely significantly on remittances from family and relatives working in urban areas or foreign countries. Indeed, these remittances may be the only source of income for some rural dwellers. Improving financial inclusion can reduce poverty and improve social welfare. While much has been written on financial inclusion in developed countries, scant literature exists regarding the success and efficacy of financial inclusion strategies in Pacific Islands Countries. This study contributes to the limited but growing literature on financial inclusion in the Pacific by examining rural dwellers’ perceptions of rural banking and Digital Financial Services in Fiji and identifying factors which enhance or impeded their uptake of these services. It will also examine how these services complement or substitute household accounting systems. The first stage of the study involved interviews with the Central Bank, Mobile Network Operators, Commercial Banks and other stakeholders. The second stage involves a survey and subsequent follow‐up interviews in rural areas of Vanua Levu. The findings may assist commercial banks and MNOs in designing DFS that better meet the needs of those living on Fiji’s outer margins. They may also inform government and the regulators on potential revisions to regulatory mechanisms for financial inclusion

The Valuable Consequences of Financial Reporting Convergence towards Integrated Reporting

This paper analyzed the consequences of financial reporting convergence towards integrated reporting in Iran's capital market focusing on agency cost and cost of equity capital. In order to measure the financial reporting convergence towards integrated reporting, a checklist has been used which designed based on the international integrated reporting framework. The agency cost measured using the efficiency criterion based on the ratio of operational expenses to operational revenues. The cost of equity capital estimated based on the expected rate of return using the capital assets pricing model. The research population includes 144 firms listed in the Tehran Securities & Exchange over March 2016 till March 2021. Multivariable regression models were used to test research hypotheses. The findings showed that increase in convergence level of firms’ financial reporting with integrated reporting framework has reduced agency cost and cost of equity capital. These findings suggested that focusing on the benefits of integrated reporting through transparency and completeness of information disclosure has weakened agency conflicts and reduced agency costs. In addition, integrated reporting has reduced the cost of capital in financing decisions due to the adoption of sustainable business model from integrated thinking and the reduction of information asymmetry due to greater transparency for more informed forecasting

Should we expect exemplary integrated reporting to increase organisational ESG ratings?

The aim of this chapter is to assess whether firms which have been recognised for exemplary integrated reporting () should see an increase in their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings, or indeed, whether firms that rate highly for their ESG performance manage to produce exemplary integrated reports. Studying 111 firms worldwide recognised for their excellent , the number of accolades awarded was estimated against their ESG ratings over six years from 2012–2017. The reverse relationship was also explored, together with regressions using the determinants of the CSR score; environmental, social and governance. Finally a necessary condition analysis (NCA) was carried out to ascertain whether having a good ESG score is a prerequisite for producing an exemplary integrated report (and vice versa). There appears to be no correlation between companies producing exemplary  and their ESG ratings; nor indeed the reverse. However, there was some evidence that firms producing exemplary  have higher governance scores and in turn, higher governance scores appear linked to more exemplary . There were no findings for the other two determinants of ESG (environmental and social). There was also no indication that having a good ESG score is a prerequiste for producing an exemplary integrated report based on the NCA. This chapter is of interest to practitioners and academics since it is the first study to consider whether there is a link between exemplary  and highly rated ESG scores. It is also the first study to use the novel methodology of NCA in this arena to determine whether one ( or high ESG scores) is a prerequisite for the other. Given the relative low numbers of firms using  the results may lack generalisability, however the results are positive in that firms are not constrained by having to produce an exemplary integrated report in order to increase ESG ratings, should this be a corporate objective.The aim of this chapter is to assess whether firms which have been recognised for exemplary integrated reporting () should see an increase in their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings, or indeed, whether firms that rate highly for their ESG performance manage to produce exemplary integrated reports. Studying 111 firms worldwide recognised for their excellent , the number of accolades awarded was estimated against their ESG ratings over six years from 2012–2017. The reverse relationship was also explored, together with regressions using the determinants of the CSR score; environmental, social and governance. Finally a necessary condition analysis (NCA) was carried out to ascertain whether having a good ESG score is a prerequisite for producing an exemplary integrated report (and vice versa). There appears to be no correlation between companies producing exemplary  and their ESG ratings; nor indeed the reverse. However, there was some evidence that firms producing exemplary  have higher governance scores and in turn, higher governance scores appear linked to more exemplary . There were no findings for the other two determinants of ESG (environmental and social). There was also no indication that having a good ESG score is a prerequiste for producing an exemplary integrated report based on the NCA. This chapter is of interest to practitioners and academics since it is the first study to consider whether there is a link between exemplary  and highly rated ESG scores. It is also the first study to use the novel methodology of NCA in this arena to determine whether one ( or high ESG scores) is a prerequisite for the other. Given the relative low numbers of firms using  the results may lack generalisability, however the results are positive in that firms are not constrained by having to produce an exemplary integrated report in order to increase ESG ratings, should this be a corporate objective