In doing so, delegates were able to freely debate and discuss the most pressing challenges that they face within their roles, as well as some of the more innovative developments that are becoming established in this space.

Naturally, there was plenty of coverage of some of the more established issues around Reporting, namely stakeholder engagement, articulating your business’s positive contribution to society, and how to establish which topics are the most important on which to report (i.e. Materiality Assessment).

However, as a reflection of the fast-moving times in which the CSR community lives, delegates were also treated to a series of insightful presentations on such innovative topics as harnessing Big Data for CSR reporting, understanding the seemingly irreversible shift towards Integrated Reporting, and using Human Rights reporting as a way of enhancing a business’s social performance.

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