CORPORATE REPORTING
2008
| 05 December |
Governance Magazine - One Microsite or Two?Henry Sanford of Black Sun looks at how to get the best out of using microsites for corporate reporting. |
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| 26 November |
Black Sun celebrates success at IRS best practice awardsBlack Sun's client work won two of the most coveted awards at the Thomson Reuters Extel/IRS UK Investor Relations Awards ceremony. Held on 25 November at the Royal Hospital Gardens, Chelsea, these awards honour those companies that lead the way in th |
| 21 November |
CFO Europe - Natural LightFusing CSR information into financial reporting might be illuminating for some stakeholders, but it is often a challenge for companies to do. |
| 14 October |
Finance Week - Adding value to corporate reports through online imaginationOnline corporate reporting often does not take full advantage of the technology's features. Louise Ross of CIMA argues that the directors' reports and financial statements can be enhanced. |
| 10 October |
International Governance - Corporate reporting - two extremesBest practice continues to improve and the best reports are getting better. However, some reports have fallen behind by continuing to use old reporting models. |
| 10 October |
Chartered Secretary Magazine - The Great DivideThe chasm between best and worst reporting practice is widening, reveals latest research by Black Sun. |
| 10 October |
Accountancy Age - Gulf in corporate reports revealedThe gap between the best and worst FTSE 100 company reports is widening, according to a leading research company. |
| 10 October |
Three Black Sun clients shortlisted for awardsThree of Black Sun’s clients have been shortlisted in two categories for a best practice award at the Investor Relations Society’s annual awards ceremony. |
| 10 October |
IR Magazine - Fall in number of stand-alone CSR reportsThe number of FTSE 100 companies producing stand-alone CSR reports has fallen for a second consecutive year, according to new research from Black Sun, a corporate reporting consultancy. |
| 05 September |
HTML Annual Reports on the increaseThe number of FTSE 100 companies producing HTML Annual Reports has increased by nearly 30% (over 40% amongst survey respondents) since 2006 according to research by Black Sun Plc. |
| 01 September |
Shorter, better, simpler, lessIn July, the Financial Reporting Council launched a new initiative with the aim of reviewing the complexity of corporate reports. So, what's wrong - and how should companies and regulators change? |
| 31 July |
Tenable or tangential?Latest research conducted by Black Sun finds growing divide between best and worst practice in FTSE 100 corporate reporting. |
| 24 July |
Accountancy Age - Accountants and the crisis: CSR - man overboardThere has been a ‘substantial increase’ in the number of companies producing CSR reports, says consultancy Black Sun, which compiled the report. |
| 25 June |
KPI reporting improves under new disclosure regime.Latest findings from Black Sun’s annual year-on-year analysis of FTSE 100 corporate reporting trends reveals twice as many companies are specifically indentifying key performance indicators within their Annual Report in 2007 than they did in 2005. |
| 18 June |
IR Magazine - Scandinavian IROs lag behind the UK in business reportingKey performance indicators (KPIs) are sorely lacking in the majority of Scandinavian companies. |
| 22 May |
Accountancy Age - Sustainability reports should be independentThe top 60 FTSE companies have been criticised for not having sustainability reports independently verified by a ‘recognised’ accounting firm |
| 30 April |
Preliminary findings reveal 77% of companies identify KPIs in annual report.Black Sun's latest narrative reporting research builds on the year-on-year findings from "The Complete 100" – a comprehensive survey of the reporting practices within the FTSE 100. In preparation for the publication of the full report in June, we are |
| 18 February |
Data Strategy - Employee satisfaction leads non-financial KPIsA look at the findings of Black Sun's research on Key Performance Indicators detailing an analysis of annual reports from FTSE 100 companies with financial years ending from January to July 2007 |
| 12 February |
Only 3% of companies align sustainability to overall business strategyNew Black Sun research reveals only 3% of FTSE 60 companies are aligning sustainability to overall business strategy in both their annual report and their sustainability report. |
| 29 January |
Print Buyer - Death of reports is greatly exaggeratedArticle looking at the effect of the Companies Act on plc Annual Report hardcopies, featuring work and comment by Black Sun |
| 15 January |
CorpComms Magazine - Worth a read?Excerpt from the latest article on trends in narrative reporting with comment from Sallie Cooke Pilot, Director of Corporate Reporting at Black Sun. |
2007
| 05 December |
Merged Taylor Wimpey appoints Black SunFollowing a competitive pitch, Taylor Wimpey plc has appointed Black Sun Plc to produce the 2007 Annual Report and Corporate Responsibility Report. |
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| 25 October |
Rank Group appoints Black Sun to produce 2007 reportsEuropean gaming business chooses Black Sun to produce the 2007 Annual Report and Annual Review. |
| 24 August |
Black Sun appointed to produce the TNS Annual ReportFollowing a competitive pitch, Taylor Nelson Sofres plc (TNS) has appointed Black Sun Plc to produce its 2007 Annual Report. |
| 23 August |
Black Sun appointed to digital accountTomorrow Communications appoints Black Sun to digital account. |
| 13 August |
IR Magazine - State of the artAdam Piore talks to companies and designers about this year’s best annual reports, including comment from Paul Edison, Creative Director of Black Sun |
| 09 August |
Real IR - Annual Report Review 2007Exert from Dawn Cowie’s review of annual reports featuring Black Sun research and comment from Sallie Cooke Pilot. |
| 19 July |
Data Strategy - Annual reports enter ‘new world’ with KPIsData Strategy profiles the findings of Black Sun's latest research pieces, 'The complete 100' and 'From the inside out', with comment from Sallie Pilot, Director of Corporate Reporting. |
| 05 July |
Accountancy Age - Glossing over the issueArticle examining business environmental awareness, featuring results from Black Sun's "From the inside out". |
| 04 July |
Black Sun wins at the HR Excellence Awards 2007Black Sun is proud to announce a win in the Growing Business category at the 2007 HR Excellence Awards. |
| 01 July |
Accountancy - UK narrative reporting improvesNarrative reporting in the UK is improving although further progress could be made, according to recent studies of the FTSE 100. |
| 20 June |
Black Sun highlights the benefit behind company reportingToday saw the launch of ‘From the inside out’, Black Sun’s research report examining the case for real business benefit behind the practice of company reporting. |
| 20 June |
Finance Talking - Black Sun highlights the benefit behind company reportingBlack Sun’s latest research report examines the case for real business benefit, behind the practice of company reporting. |
| 01 June |
IR Magazine - Reporting quality shoots up among top 100The past 12 months herald significant improvements: Clare Harrison highlights the findings of "The Complete 100", Black Sun's latest narrative reporting analysis. |
| 25 May |
Almost 80% of FTSE 100 report financial KPIsBlack Sun’s latest narrative reporting analysis, ‘The Complete 100: Where are we now?’ examines the most recently published reports of the FTSE 100 December year end companies. |
| 10 May |
Accountancy Age - Insider Business Club: annual reportsIs your annual report a useful business tool or a waste of paper and ink? Our experts discuss the issues. |
| 09 May |
Data Strategy - Companies slow to improve on KPI reportingFindings from Black Sun's research report, "The 37 to date" examined in the May issue of Data Strategy. |
| 24 April |
Black Sun sweeps corporate reporting categories at the IRS AwardsBlack Sun’s clients walked away from the 2007 IR Best Practice Awards with the two most coveted awards of the evening: FTSE 100 & 250 Best Annual Report: Most Effective Communication. |
| 10 April |
Where do we go from here?Following the recent upheaval in the corporate reporting environment, Black Sun present their findings from ‘The 37 to date’. |
| 29 March |
Black Sun re-designs Durrants’ corporate websiteBlack Sun have redesigned the Durrants corporate website to communicate more powerfully Durrants’ unique offering. Durrants is the UK’s largest media planning, monitoring and evaluation agency. |
| 19 March |
Black Sun retains United Utilities PlcFollowing a competitive pitch involving 5 corporate reporting agencies, Black Sun has retained United Utilities as a client for a further term of 3 years. |
| 18 January |
Accountancy Age - Call to highlight risks in company reportsPenny Sukhraj of Accountancy Age reports on the ASB report noting that companies are failing to highlight the subjects of most concern to them in their annual reporting. Black Sun research featured. |
| 16 January |
IR Magazine - Room for improvementCorporate reporting improving in quality but still lacks forward-looking information: with comment from Sallie Cooke Pilot of Black Sun Plc. |
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