How does it stack up? 2011

How does it stack up? 2011 Annual Reports

01 September 2011

The sixth-edition of our annual analysis of narrative reporting in FTSE 100 Annual reports

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  • How does it stack up? 2011 Sustainability Reports

    01 September 2011

    Our yearly analysis of narrative reporting in FTSE 100 Sustainability reports

    How does it stack up? 2011 AR reports cover

  • Changing how you file your tax return

    16 May 2011

    iXBRL and th HMRC: Changing how you file your tax return

  • Commitment beats compliance

    27 April 2011

    Why the code of conduct needs to be more than a book of rules

  • If it matters, prove it

    25 April 2011

    Best practice in sustainability communications

  • Trends in Online Sustainability Reporting

    06 April 2011

    A review of online GRI reporting - a joint research publication between Radley Yeldar and The Global Reporting Initiative

  • Release the power of social media

    01 April 2011

    Make the move from story telling to story sharing

  • What's the story

    01 April 2011

    Exploring best practice in FTSE 100 storytelling

  • The value of values

    10 December 2010

    This 130-page report examines the stated values of the FTSE 100 companies and draws a number of important conclusions.

    A pile of gold bricks with different values inscribed on them, and a bunch of tiny people carrying one of the bricks away from the pile...

  • How Does It Stack Up - Sustainability 2010

    12 September 2010

    An overview of the sustainability reports of the year 2009/2010. Our second survey of UK sustainability reports - our views on what good practice in sustainability reporting looks like in 2010 - both in terms of what companies are saying and how they're saying it.

    The cover of the How Does It Stack Up 2010 Sustainability publication.

  • How Does It Stack Up - Sustainability - Europe 2010

    12 September 2010

    European Sustainability reports 2010: Setting the direction for best practice in sustainability reporting

    The cover of the How Does It Stack Up 2010 Annual Reporting European publication.

  • How does it stack up? 2010

    01 September 2010

    Now in its fifth year, “How does it stack up?” analyses annual and sustainability reports from a UK and European perspective. It looks at the top 10 annual reports by FTSE 100 companies, the top 10 sustainability reports from UK companies (both public and private), best and worst reporting practice, the pros and cons of on- and off-line reporting, a review of the latest reporting trends, sector-specific reporting issues, and an review of recent reporting legislation.

  • Attacking the fungus of boiler-plate

    12 May 2010

    A whitepaper about the revised UK Corporate Governance Code

  • The Walker Report

    12 March 2010

    Portfolio companies and the Walker Report - disclosure choices. Our thoughts on the implications of the Walker Report.

  • Are people really your most important asset?

    12 January 2010

    Enhanced Business Review: Employee reporting issues. Many companies claim that employees are their most important asset…but how many actually live up to that claim?

  • Standing out from the crowd

    12 January 2010

    AIM investor communications. How can AIM companies make sure they stand out from the crowd? Good, clear annual reports really help.

  • Report Leadership – Online Reporting

    12 November 2009

    Practical proposals for reporting corporate performance online. Most online annual reports are very closely based on printed documents. In a printed document, it’s easy to flick between pages and move from one area to another. But it can be much harder to navigate an online document if it has been produced in the same way as a printed report.

    The cover of the Report Leadership Online Reporting cover.

  • Don't report - communicate!

    12 November 2009

    Bring corporate responsibility into the mainstream of corporate reporting. A lot of time, effort and investment goes into the process of producing a corporate responsibility report. As with any expense, companies should question whether a corporate responsibility report is delivering value for money.

  • Report Leadership - Executive Remuneration

    12 October 2009

    Simple, practical proposals for better practice in reporting executive reward. Executive remuneration is one of the most sensitive and heavily-scrutinised areas of corporate reporting. But all too many remuneration reports are framed to disclose no more than the law requires.

    A cover of the Executive Remuneration section of Report Leadership.

  • Report Leadership - Effective reporting

    12 September 2009

    Report Leadership is a multi-stakeholder group that aims to challenge established thinking on corporate reporting. The contributors to this initiative are the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and Radley Yeldar.

    The front cover of this publication, with the word "effective" written out on the black cover in a light grey.

  • BiTC - Taking Shape (the future of Corporate Responsibility Communications)

    12 July 2009

    This report is part of an ongoing collaboration between Business in the Community (BITC) and Radley Yeldar (RY). The objective of our collaboration is to help companies understand developments in corporate responsibility (CR), and to get more value from their investments in CR communications.

    The cover depicts a doodle of a telescope looking at the earth from afar.