Alexforbes and CIPIC released the results of their national survey in South Africa in July 2025. The survey covers the appetite for reporting as well as the frameworks and standards currently used. The King IV Code of Governance and the Integrated Reporting Framework came out tops as the most used frameworks, followed by the SDGs, GRI Standards… Read more »

The JSE has kept its voluntary sustainability guidance as is after a review last year. The guidance was first issued in June 2022. The guidance covers general sustainability and specific guidance on climate change.

The long-awaited International Sustainability Standard on Assurance  (ISSA) 5000 General Requirements for Sustainability Assurance Engagements has been released. The standard from the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) is the global standard for sustainability assurance and can be applied to any sustainability standard or framework and by any assurance practitioner.

The ISSB has released educational guidance to help companies with ‘the fundamental task of identifying and disclosing material information about sustainability-related risks and opportunities that could reasonably be expected to affect their cash flows, their access to finance or cost of capital over the short, medium or long term’.

Absa was named as overall winner. The category winners include Exxaro Resources,  Redefine Properties, Attacq,  IDC, City of Cape Town and GEMS.

Winners of the EY Excellence in IR Awards 2024: Nedbank, Redefine Properties and Absa.

Interested in knowing more about the ISSB S1 and S2 Sustainability Standards? This link is a recording of the webinar held on 1 August 2024 hosted by the JSE and SAICA.

Double materiality, impact materiality, financial materiality … If you’re wondering what the terms mean take a look at our new FAQ – Explaining Materiality in Corporate Reporting. The FAQ outlines the terms and where they are used, in the overall context of the integrated report.

In May 2024, the EU’s EFRAG released EFRAG IG1 Materiality Assessment. It’s a really useful read explaining double materiality and how it can be implemented […]

Congrats to Exxaro Resources, Nedbank, Redefine Properties, Pan African Resources, Sea Harvest, GEMS, DBSA and SAICA for winning their categories in the CGISA/ JSE Integrated Reporting Awards 2023. View the full list of winners and the judges’ report.