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  • The IRC’s latest FAQ covers the link between the integrated report and the King V Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa, released in October 2025.
  • The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) in South Africa has adopted the new International Standard on Sustainability Standard (ISSA) 5000 General Requirements for Sustainability Assurance Engagements. The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) [...]
  • The updated and simplified version of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards was released on 3 December 2025 by EFRAG. The suite of standards is still in draft form. The final version is expected in the [...]
  • Congrats to overall winner Nedbank, and all the other winners in their sectors: Exxaro Resources, Redefine Properties, Attacq, Industrial Development Corporation SOC and SAICA. Full results here.
  • Congrats to all the companies making it onto the Excellent list and in the Top 10, and well done to the winning reports from Nedbank, followed by Redefine Properties and Vodacom. For the full results [...]
  • The King VTM Code on Corporate Governance for South Africa 2025 was released by the Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) on 31 October. It simplifies King IV and includes updates for sustainability reporting, technology [...]

IR Resources

  • The IRC’s latest Information Paper looks at how to achieve a concise integrated report with eight practical considerations for organisations. The Paper completes the trilogy comprising A Global Comprehensive Corporate Reporting System (2023) and Integrated Reporting and using a Layering [...]
  • This IRC Information Paper offers practical considerations in applying a layering approach to sustainability reporting set in the context of the organisation’s governance, integrated thinking, and its integrated report. The Paper complements our previous Paper on The corporate reporting suite: [...]
  • This information Paper from the IRC, A Global Comprehensive Corporate Reporting System, sets out some approaches to structuring your corporate reporting suite, centring on the integrated report and integrated information and considering sustainability reporting.
  • The revised version of the Integrated Reporting Framework (the International <IR> Framework) was released on 19 January 2021. This version supersedes the original Framework of 2013.. Note that the International <IR> Framework is today more commonly [...]
  • These Information Papers cover the various Content Elements (information areas) of the integrated report, offering explanatory information and key considerations:                                [...]

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King V and Reporting

The King V Code of Corporate Governance was released on 31 October 2025 and, like its predecessor, it firmly entrenches the integrated report and integrated thinking. Principle 4: The governing body ensures that external reports [...]

International developments

Getting Started

If you're just setting out on your Integrated Reporting journey, we have some documents that will help get you up to speed and guide you through the process.


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