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Audit quality Practice Aid

The FRC has issued a Practice Aid to assist audit committees in evaluating audit quality in their assessment of the effectiveness of the external audit process.

Dynamic, results-orientated, real-time reporting

A new report from the Global Reporting Initiative looks at future trends in sustainability and corporate reporting and disclosure, examines the key topics decision-makers should consider and how disclosure and reporting should be shaped to support this process.

Human rights and corporate governance

Europe’s push for shareholder rights

Investors welcome relevant use of digital reporting

Reporting by smaller quoted companies

Digital know-how

Dona Roche-Tarry looks at what boards are doing to keep up to date with and make the most of new technology and stay ahead of the digital curve.

The End of the Beginning

Robert AG Monks gave the keynote address at the ICGN Annual Conference in London earlier this month.