Companies are failing to communicate
effectively with investors on how their organisations are governed,
potentially raising questions about the quality of board oversight,
according to a report by PwC UK, CIMA and communications
consultancy Radley Yeldar.
The report, Corporate Governance: Simple,
practical proposals for better reporting of corporate
governance, favours integrating governance with the company’s
personal strategy, performance and prospects rather than with a
regulatory compliance approach.
PwC UK corporate reporting director Mark
O’Sullivan said too much reporting is aimed at fulfilling legal
requirements rather than enlightening the reader.
“With an integrated approach to reporting, organisations can turn
governance documents into real communication that easily engages
the reader with the information that they need,” he said.
CIMA head of corporate reporting Nick Topazio
added: “Regulation can go so far in highlighting important areas of
reporting but real improvement in the quality and relevance of
information in company reporting, is about the commitment of the
company, not checklists.”
The report said that investors should be
provided information on quality in addition to views on the market
environment, strategic priorities, risk management and the business
model.
