What do high-quality non-financial reports look like?

Transparency is key to move business towards a sustainable economy. Accountants can support companies in improving how they report, including on so-called non-financial information which covers sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Stakeholders need relevant, reliable and comparable reports as the basis for sustainable decision-making.

Our Members have been actively promoting high-quality NFI reporting for decades. Some organise annual awards to honour companies with high-quality sustainability reports. Check their winners from 2018/2019 below to get examples of high-quality sustainability reports.

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Belgium – Institute of Registered Auditors (IBR/IRE)  

Best Impact Sustainability Report 2018 | Press release

• Large organisations: Umicore – metal

Other organisations:

• Pro Natura – landscape management

Best First Sustainability Report – cross category:

• Elia – energy

Denmark – Danish Auditors (FSR)

CSR Awards 2019 – Sustainability Report | Press release

• Listed companies: P. Møller Mærsk – transport

• Other companies: Grundfos –  manufacturing

France - Institute of Statutory Auditors (CNCC) and The Order of Certified Accountants (CSOEC)

19è Trophee RSE et Performance Globale  | Press release 

Best Quality CSR Information:

• Compulsory disclosure: Valeo – automotive

• Voluntary disclosure: ICOM 21  – management consulting

Netherlands – The Royal Netherlands Institute of Chartered Accountants (NBA)   

Kristalprijs 2019 | Jury report in Dutch

Most transparent reporting:

• Royal Schiphol Group 

UK – Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)  

Finance for the Future 2019 – Communicating Integrated Thinking Award

• ABN AMRO – bank (applying the Core and More approach initiated in Accountancy Europe’s Cogito series)