The pdf download on this page is our CR Dialogue on Assurance in CR Reporting. Assurance helps companies to improve management and reporting systems so that reports are based on more relevant and reliable information. It should also help companies to address the issues that matter the most, in a balanced way.
But is it successful in building trust in CR reporting and business practices? Critics continue to complain that CR reports are often unbalanced and fail to reflect stakeholder concerns fully. In this paper, we share our experiences over four years or reporting assurance.
This is the second of Vodafone's CR Dialogues and we aim to stimulate debate and new ideas to help improve our assurance. Please send us your comments, opinions or ideas.
Initially we would like to propose four discussion themes:
- What is the prime role of assurance? To guide companies towards good management or to increase the trust that stakeholders have in company CR reports?
- Is formal assurance more or less effective than informal reviews by highly regarded independent individuals or panels?
- Is there a role of stakeholders in assurance? Should they be part of the formal assurance process?
- What should be assured: data, systems, issues, or the complete report?
Please do send us your views. We will publish insightful comment on this site.
