IRC Annual Conference 2024

Integrated Reporting and Layering Sustainability Disclosures

The Integrated Reporting Committee (IRC) of South Africa held its IRC Annual Conference 2024 on Wednesday 30 October 2024. International and local speakers shared the latest developments in integrated and sustainability reporting with practical insights and information.

Webcast

To view a webcast of the conference, please click here.

Speaker profiles

To access the speaker profiles, please click here.

Conference Programme and speaker presentations
(The presentations of the speakers are available for download by clicking on the blue links.)

9:00 – 9:05 (5) Welcome from the IRC
Leigh Roberts – CEO – IRC
9:05 – 9:10 (5) Welcome from the JSE 
Itumeleng Monale, Chief operating officer – JSE 
9:10 – 09:30 (20) Keynote address: The Governance of reporting
Professor Mervyn King, Chair – IRC 
9:30 – 10:10 (40)  Update from the IFRS Foundation and the ISSB

Interactive panel with Professor Suresh Kana Deputy-chair – IRC and
IFRS Foundation Trustee and Dr Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien Member – ISSB
10:10 – 11:00 (50)  Using a layering approach to sustainability reporting
Interactive panel discussion with:

  • Mohamed Adam General Counsel and GM Regulation – ArcelorMittal
  • Corli Le Roux Independent Sustainability Consultant
  • Desiree Jones, Managing Director – Alchemy Creative Studios
  • Ronel Fourie Partner Corporate Reporting Services – PwC
  • Shaheed Osman Partner Africa ESG Reporting and Assurance – KPMG

Hosted by Zanele Salman Vice President Investor Relations – AECI
11:00 –11:20 (20)  Tea break 
11:20 – 12:20  (60) How we’re doing it: Four companies

  • Feroz Koor Group Sustainability Officer – Woolworths Holdings
  • Johan Thyse Vice-president Sustainability & Reporting – Sasol
  • Joshila Ranchhod Company Secretary – Life Healthcare
  • Lee Swan, Head of Sustainability – Alexander Forbes Group

Hosted by Corli Le Roux Independent Sustainability Consultant
12:20 – 1:00 (40)  Latest on integrated reporting around the world

Hosted by Leigh Roberts CEO – IRC
1:00 – 1:40 (40)  Lunch and networking
1:40 – 2:20 (40)  Technology in corporate reporting
Interactive panel discussion with:

  • Benjamin Joannou CEO – Bastion Group
  • Carolynn Chalmers CEO – The ESG Exchange
  • Erwin Groenendal Founder – Tangelo Software
  • Logan Tait Sustainability Reporting Strategist – Ince

Hosted by Mark Hoffman Partner Assurance Services – Deloitte
2:20 – 3:00 (40)  Latest on sustainability assurance and readiness

  • Professor Yvette Lange Adjunct Professor – Wits School of Accountancy;
  • Fikile Zwane Assurance Director – SNG Grant Thornton;
  • Jameel Essop Partner ESG Assurance – PwC;
  • Jyoti Vallabh Partner Assurance Services – Deloitte;
  • Mohsin Nana Associate Partner Assurance – EY;
  • Shaheed Osman Partner ESG Reporting and Assurance – KPMG
3:00 – 3:10 (10)   Thanks and closing remarks
Leigh Roberts CEO – IRC

WITH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:

 

Previous conferences

The IRC has hosted Annual Conferences since 2013.

To access the presentations and webcasts from the 2023 IRC conference, click below: