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  1. Organizational overview and external environment

    Gujarat Fluorochemicals clearly evidences how it has embedded integrated thinking across the business and demonstrates how it fully considers stakeholders’ needs and interests, in accordance with paragraph 3.13 of the International <IR> Framework. Gujarat Fluorochemicals effectively uses a table format to describe its stakeholder engagement practices. For each stakeholder group, the company identifies the relevant…

  2. Organizational overview and external environment

    Mondi’s 2019 Integrated Report details how it maintains and nurtures its relationships with stakeholders, in line with paragraph 3.11 of the International <IR> Framework. For each stakeholder group, Mondi explains why it engages, describes its methods of engagement, and sets out the key issues discussed during the stakeholder engagement process. Moreover, for each stakeholder group,…

  3. Organizational overview and external environment

    ABSA’s 2019 Integrated Report ensures that a balanced view of the business is provided within the first few pages of the report. Specifically, the ‘Performance Snapshot’ provides a list of challenges adjacent to the company’s successes in the year. Each has a short outline, providing vital context to the reader before further detail is provided…

  4. Organizational overview and external environment

    Vodacom uses an infographic to show value created for its various stakeholders, including customers, employees and societies. A mix financial an non-financial elements supports the concept of balanced reporting and gives a clear overvew of what forms of value are relevant to each.

  5. Organizational overview and external environment

    Generali’s disclosure of its external context follows a unique approach in that it links this to risks and opportunities. Six primary contextual themes are identified, and for each, a discussion of the external context is provided together with the risk grouping to which it relates and Generali’s response to the identified risk (and opportunity).  

  6. Organizational overview and external environment

    Pages 14-15 of the 2017 Vodacom report offers a concise look at four key trends under the heading or “our operating environment”. Each brief explanation of the trend is followed by the strategic implications of those trends, providing connection to the company’s strategy.  

  7. Organizational overview and external environment

    Transnet provides an interesting overview of assurance in the opening pages of the Report which set the scene for the credibility of the ensuing information. Using a matrix format, Transnet outlines the areas of the Report that have been assured, the bodies who have provided the assurance and the resulting outcome. Usefully, Transnet also outlines…

  8. Organizational overview and external environment

    Starting with the section, “Macro economic situation in 2017” together with the section “Global Oil and Gas Market”, the discussion provides readers with a good understanding of what external factors are affecting the company. An aspect of this content element which is not often not addressed is that of the company’s market position, which is…

  9. Organizational overview and external environment

    Itaú Unibanco provides a clear insight into the company’s capitals. To guide readers, the report uses navigation icons, which represent the company’s capitals throughout.  The report also provides its own interpretation of the six capitals, based on the International <IR> Framework. Each features a dedicated section offering contextual information, key statistics and a succinct explanatory…

  10. Organizational overview and external environment

    Intercontinental Hotel Group’s (IHG) industry overview section provides information about the global hotel industry both now and in the future. The discussion opens with an overview of the markets in which the business operates. IHG details the different business models at play in the hotel industry and explains IHG’s approach as a branded hotel. Further…