The DBT’s Modernisation of Corporate Reporting Review should be coming our way soon. Claire explains how you can influence it; and gives an update on Trust me, I’m listed for the age of AI.
Read MoreThe FT’s Sustainable Views is back again, covering our AI campaign
To disclose or not to disclose? That is – or was – the question discussed at our January webinar on the responsible use of generative AI in corporate reporting. Clearly a popular one, given not only the attendance, but also the coverage! Claire summarises it here.
Read MoreWebinar blog: The responsible use of generative AI in corporate reporting #2: Should companies disclose the use of generative AI in reporting, and if so, how?
A hot topic in our focus groups with companies and investors was the value, or otherwise, of disclosing the use of generative AI in reporting. In the second of our four-part webinar series, FW founder Claire Bodanis hosted a discussion with research partner Diana Rose who gave an update on AI tools, Martin Blaxall, Director, Corporate Brand and Communications, AstraZeneca, who talked about the results of their trials of AI tools in reporting; and Freddie Woolfe, Jupiter Asset Management, who gave his perspective as an investor on what he would want to know.
Read MoreWhy we should all step up for the Maus in the house
Claire sees warnings for our corporate world and wider democracy in the horrific attacks on and daily experiences of our Jewish neighbours – but takes inspiration from imagining the role we could all play in 2026 to change that.
Read MoreAn FW present that’s not just for Christmas: a new model for corporate reporting
Claire offers a handmade Christmas present to all reporters, and the Department for Business and Trade’s corporate reporting review team. Says Claire: ‘Enormous thanks to the 50+ FTSE companies, technical and regulatory experts, auditors and investors, whose contributions greatly improved my own handiwork.’
Read MoreWebinar blog: The responsible use of generative AI in corporate reporting #1 – What might reporting look like in an AI-enabled future?
In the first in our new, four-part webinar series, FW founder Claire Bodanis and research partner Diana Rose of Insig AI discussed FW’s new proposal for the reform of reporting, and how to make best use of AI, with Jonathan Labrey, who leads the IFRS Foundation’s integrated reporting effort ; and Ida Woodger, Group Company Secretary of FTSE 100 company, Intertek. FW’s proposal will be sent to the UK Government ahead of the launch in the new year of the consultation on its ‘Modernisation of Corporate Reporting’ review.
Read MoreIs the UK SRS snail picking up speed?
This month, guest blogger Hilary Eastman welcomes long-awaited developments in sustainability reporting, as they inch towards the finish line…
Read MoreLife is for living – a letter from Scotland
Claire reports from Dumfries, Scotland, where she is taking time out until November to recuperate, gently and screen-free, in the company of her mother; with help from gardening, music and ancient landscapes.
Read MoreAre the stars aligning? Rethinking reporting for the age of AI
With thanks to the IR Society for commissioning a version of this blog for the Summer edition of their magazine, Informed.
Awash with reporting consultations and discussions, and with AI marching swiftly on, Claire believes the time is right to rethink reporting from first principles – to ensure that it achieves its purpose for investors and other stakeholders, while making it much simpler and easier to produce. Claire’s gathering support for her proposal, so if you’re interested in supporting or hearing more, please contact her – claire@falconwindsor.com.
Read MoreHot news! ‘Trust me, I’m listed’ for the age of AI
Claire reports live from the UK Chartered Governance Institute’s Annual Conference, where she was, unsurprisingly, talking about AI and reporting. She did not expect to be announcing this particular news, however!
Read MoreWebinar blog: Your Precocious Intern – How to use generative AI responsibly in corporate reporting
Following the publication of Your Precocious Intern in May, Claire Bodanis was joined by Diana Rose, Head of ESG Solutions at our research partner Insig AI; John Elkington, Founder and Chief Pollinator at Volans, who wrote the report’s foreword; and Sam Mudd, Chief Executive Officer of Bytes Technology Group. They discussed the research findings and recommendations, and the debate ranged far and wide, prompted by many questions from the audience.
Read MoreThank you, The Standard, for writing Claire’s blog! (About AI of course)
The Falcon Windsor/Insig AI team are very grateful to London Standard columnist, Chris Blackhurst, who interviewed Claire and wrote the following piece on Your Precocious Intern. For print geeks, it was particularly exciting since it was a double-page spread in the 29 May edition! The online version is available here, but you can read the full text below. The issues Chris raises will certainly be on the agenda at our webinar on 12 June, with sustainability guru John Elkington, and Sam Mudd, CEO of FTSE 250 company, Bytes Technology Group. Please sign up for that here. We do hope you will join us!
Read MoreWhat Friday Night Dinner taught me about gen AI
Yesterday, the Falcon Windsor/Insig AI team published ‘Your Precocious Intern’, our research and practical recommendations for how to use generative AI responsibly in corporate reporting, based on our project with FTSE companies and investors. In today’s blog, prompted by the unexpected appearance of generative AI in her personal life, Claire cross-examines her own motives, and invites you to share your thoughts too.
Read More‘I’ve found my people!’ Welcoming sustainability reporting expert Hilary Eastman to the FW network
The FW blog doesn’t usually share its own news, but Claire felt that this one passed the ‘readership interest’ test – as well as, perhaps, being a useful case study for anyone trying to recruit the right person for their team!
Read MoreIs the EU giving up sustainability for Lent?
On the day when Christians the world over start their Lenten fast, Claire wonders what the EU may be giving up this Lent, through the first of its promised ‘Omnibus packages of simplification measures’, which set out how it aims to ‘cut red tape and simplify the business environment’.
Read More‘Fight the good fight with all thy might’
In a dark month for truth, Claire finds inspiration for FW’s reporting work from an unlikely pair: a Victorian hymnwriter and a modern day CEO.
Read MoreAn early Christmas present – 5 points on how to report well against the new sustainability standards
Claire shares her ‘super insightful’ pointers for dealing with ESRS and IFRS S1 and S2, in a special bumper Christmas blog.
Read MoreA golden opportunity to rethink reporting – thank you FRC!
Our response to the FRC consultation – opportunities for future digital reporting.
Read MoreReporting from the sickbay: a convalescent’s reading list
From the depths of her duvet, Claire issues this communiqué on the power of the written word to comfort and restore. In view of the quantity of Strepsils being consumed by Claire at the moment, there will be no audio version of this month’s blog.
Read MoreCould adoption of generative AI put companies’ net zero targets at risk?
Our AI/reporting research project with Insig AI is well under way, and the insights from companies are fascinating in many ways. However, one subject that seems conspicuously absent from internal corporate debates about adopting generative AI technologies is energy…
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