IRC Annual Conference 2025

Achieving a Concise Integrated Report

The Integrated Reporting Committee (IRC) of South Africa held its IRC Annual Conference 2025 on Wednesday 22 October 2025.

International and local speakers shared the latest developments in integrated and sustainability reporting and their practical experience.

Webcast

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

Speaker profiles

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

09:00-09:05 Welcome from the IRC
Leigh Roberts – CEO, IRC
9:05 – 9:10  Welcome from the JSE 
Vuyo Lee – Director: Marketing & Corporate Affairs, JSE
09:10-09:40 Why reporting matters

  • Professor Mervyn King – Chair, IRC
  • Professor Suresh Kana – Deputy-Chair, IRC
09:40-10:10 International developments from the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Sue Lloyd – Vice-Chair, ISSB
10:10-10:40 International developments from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Carol Adams – Chair, Global Sustainability Standards Board, GRI
10:40-11:05  Tea and networking
11:05-12:00  Panel discussion: How to Achieve a Concise Integrated Report

  • Karin Ireton – IRC Working Group and Sustainability Lead, FTI Consulting
  • Shaheed Osman – IRC Working Group and Partner, KPMG
  • Abby Paulus – IRC Working Group and Associate Partner, EY
  • Charmane Russell – IRC Working Group and Managing Director, R&A Strategic Communications

Host: Corli le Roux – IRC Working Group and independent sustainability consultant;
12:00-12:30  Panel discussion: Doing Double Materiality

  • Lynelle Bagwandeen – Group Company Secretary, Naspers
  • Tracy Wessels – Group Head Investor Relations and Sustainability, Sappi

Host: Tina Playne – IRC Working Group and Divisional Head Sustainability, Trialogue
12:30-13:15  Lunch and networking
13:15-14:00  Panel discussion: How we’re handling our sustainability journey

  • Amelia Beattie – Head of Business Efficiencies, Property and Sustainable Impact, Standard Bank Group
  • Ursula Mpakanyane – Head of ESG, Redefine Properties

Host: Zihle Nonganga – IRC Working Group and Investor Relations Executive, The Spar Group
14:00-14:40 Panel discussion: Integrated thinking in practice

  • Jenita Bhowani – Principal specialist, Vodacom
  • Lee Swan – Head of Sustainability, Alexforbes
  • Bruce Thomas – Finance Executive: Reporting, Nedbank

Host: Desiree Jones – IRC Working Group and Managing Director, Alchemy Creative Studios
14:40-15:10 AI in reporting: The good and the ugly

Hilary Eastman – Reporting consultant, Falcon Windsor
15:10-15:15  Close

Leigh Roberts – CEO, IRC

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