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 MoreClaire 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 MoreFollowing 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 MoreThe 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 MoreYesterday, 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 MoreThe 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 MoreOn 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 MoreIn 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 MoreClaire shares her ‘super insightful’ pointers for dealing with ESRS and IFRS S1 and S2, in a special bumper Christmas blog.
Read MoreOur response to the FRC consultation – opportunities for future digital reporting.
Read MoreFrom 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 MoreOur 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…
Read MoreWhile struggling to marshal her thoughts for this month’s FW blog, Claire turned to an unlikely source for inspiration…
Read MoreIn FW’s 20th anniversary year, Claire gives thanks for all the associates who make up the FW network – and asks if you or someone you know might be interested in joining us, as we work with more companies who share our love of reporting well.
Read MoreFW writer Tamara O’Brien digests the issues from Claire’s recent webinar on the uses and abuses of AI in sustainability reporting. Corey Walrod, from the ISSB’s technical staff, gave the inside track on the new IFRS sustainability standards; Diana Rose, ESG Research Director at Insig AI, explained the pros and cons of common types of AI and how corporate reporters should approach them; while Adrian Clark of Royal Bank of Canada explored the uses and limitations of AI in making judgement calls about potential investments.
Read MoreThe Easter Sunday message prompts Claire to reflect on how we don’t need to be in positions of power to act powerfully: any of us can stand up for the truth by challenging false information.
Read MoreClaire comments on a gap in the UK Government’s strategy for developing a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation – namely, the lack of focus on corporate reporting. But fear not: our research in partnership with Imperial College London and Insig AI should help fill it!
Read MoreClaire holds back her planned blog to bring you the exciting news that this week her campaign for the responsible use of AI in reporting was the subject of The Banker’s editorial.
Read MoreClaire discusses the launch of her guidance for Boards and management on the responsible use of AI in corporate reporting. All blogs and documents referenced can be found in the new AI campaign section of our website.
Read MoreClaire reflects on the outbreak of violence in the Middle East and how it highlights the responsibility we all share to promote the truth in public discourse.
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