The Corporate reporting pulse is a piece of research offering insight into the value of sustainability reporting through perspectives obtained from the international investment community in Australia, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.
The Corporate reporting pulse originated in 2002, when CPA Australia commenced its Confidence in corporate reporting survey as a means of capturing public attitudes to concerns triggered by the collapse of major international and local corporations.
Its focus has been adjusted annually to reflect topical corporate issues and to gauge levels of current economic confidence, in 2008 the research was rebadged as Corporate reporting pulse.
Corporate reporting pulse 2009 (1601.33 KB) - last updated Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Detailed findings on the emerging global frameworks for non-financial reporting and the readiness of markets to adapt to the requirements embedded in these frameworks.
Corporate reporting pulse 2008 (0.00 KB) - last updated
Deatailed findings on motivations and future drivers of sustainability reporting and related non-financial disclosure. The research has been conducted internationally for the first time in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Australia.
Confidence in corporate reporting survey 2007 (2053.58 KB) - last updated Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Detailed findings which predominantly focuses on sustainability issues. The survey explores the broad range of these issues, from levels of support for an emissions trading scheme, to the specifics of sustainability policy and reporting.
Confidence in corporate reporting survey 2006 (315.88 KB) - last updated Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Detailed findings, which surrounds two areas: confidence in capital markets, and perceptions of business leaders' performance and integrity.
Confidence in corporate reporting survey 2005 (223.65 KB) - last updated Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Detailed findings which reflect the growing debate surrounding corporate responsibility, and the desire for companies to take account of and be accountable to a much wider range of stakeholders and their interests.
Confidence in corporate reporting survey 2004 (217.95 KB) - last updated Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Detailed findings include investment decision making, business leader integrity, use of company annual reports, the annual general meeting, perceptions of auditor independence and confidence in Australian and overseas share markets.
Confidence in corporate reporting survey 2003 (520.93 KB) - last updated Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Detailed findings which researched the attitude of shareholders, the general public and other groups toward corporate reporting in the wake of high-profile corporate collapses in Australia.
