Charl de Villiers is an expert on Integrated Reporting; Professor of Accounting, the University of Auckland, New Zealand; a professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa; an adjunct professor at several other universities; and a research fellow at the Centre for Sustainability Management, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany. Pei-Chi Kelly Hsiao is a lecturer at the School of Accounting, Finance, and Economics, the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Her research interests include corporate disclosure, sustainability accounting, integrated reporting and investment decision-making. Warren Maroun is a professor at the School of Accountancy, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He has served on integrated reporting working groups for the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors and Integrated Reporting Committee of South Africa.
Integrated reporting and the prospect of integrated thinking has attracted huge interest amongst practitioners, researchers and policy setters. It is a potential game changer. This book is a must for all those captivated by the prospect of a reporting framework that influences what organisations focus on - from profit to creating value that encompasses overall well-being and to seeing the organisation as part of society. The book provides critical reflection on the framework, discusses the practicalities of implementation, considers future directions for integrated reporting and assurance and areas for further research. Its authors are leaders that have implemented integrated reporting in their organisations, leading technical experts and leading academic researchers and thinkers. - Carol Adams, Integrated Reporting Expert, Non-executive Director, Professor of Accounting, Durham University, UK and Swinburne Business School, Australia