On September 25th 2015, 193 world leaders will commit to 17 Global Goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. End extreme poverty. Fight inequality & injustice. Fix climate change. The Global Goals for sustainable development could get these things done. In all countries. For all people.

2. What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
The Sustainable Development Goals, otherwise known as
the Global Goals , build on the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs), eight anti-poverty targets that the world
committed to achieving by 2015. The MDGs, adopted in
2000, aimed at an array of issues that included slashing
poverty, hunger, disease, gender inequality, and access
to water and sanitation. Enormous progress has been
made on the MDGs, showing the value of a unifying agenda
underpinned by goals and targets. Despite this success, the
indignity of poverty has not been ended for all.

7. “Integrated Reporting builds on the practice of financial
reporting and
ESG [sustainability] reporting. It equips companies to manage
Operations, brand and reputation strategically and to manage
risks that may compromise the long-term sustainability of the
– Professor Mervyn King, Chairman, IIRC and Chairman for the King
Committee on Corporate Governance
“Integrated Reporting emphasizes the importance of integrated
thinking
within the organization.”

8. At the heart of integrated reporting are six tenets of
better reporting which, when adopted, will create a
multiplier effect in terms of the benefits to
businesses, investors and society.
These six straight forward ideas are:
1. Communication about value creation
2. Concise and clear communication
3. Articulation of strategy

9. 4. Connectivity of information
5. Future orientation
6. Understanding the external environment

10. The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) is a global
coalition of regulators, investors, companies, standard setters, the
accounting profession and NGOs. The coalition
is promoting communication about value creation as the next step in
the evolution of corporate reporting.
Mission
The IIRC’s mission is to establish integrated reporting and thinking within
business practice as the norm in the public and private sectors.
Vision
The IIRC’s vision is to align capital allocation and corporate behaviour to wider goals
financial stability and sustainable development through the cycle of integrated

12. The IIRC recognizes that many organizations help support global adoption
of <IR> through endorsement, advocacy and profile-raising within their
networks. In fact, the global reach of our work, and the resulting momentum
in <IR> adoption, would not be possible without this valuable support.
We have signed memorandums of understanding with a number of our partners
out our shared vision.