In June 2011, Black Sun hosted their annual conference – the UK’s only exclusively focused corporate reporting conference. The day provided the forum for many insightful discussions of the current hot topics in corporate reporting and was enjoyed by more than 100 delegates representing the FTSE 100, FTSE 250, investor, legal and accounting bodies as well as the media. Throughout what was an interesting and interactive afternoon, the conference lived up to its title: ‘Corporate Reporting: Exploring the business benefit’ and the panellists and audience provided much food for thought. This magazine provides a summary of the key themes and topics discussed during the conference sessions and provides interesting results from the polling questions we asked our audience to gauge their opinions. Contents Introduction Exploring the business benefit of reporting 2 Keynote address The corporate reporting challenge 3 Session one Session two 4 Material simplification: A material world Session three 10 All above board Full disclosure: 16 Integrated reporting: A framework for the future www.blacksunplc.com © Black Sun Plc 2011 1