A key component in corporate reporting is an annual corporate report. What is an annual report? It is a comprehensive report intended to give information to shareholders and other interested people about a company's activities and financial performance throughout the preceding year. Most jurisdictions require companies to prepare and disclose an annual corporate report, and many require each annual report to be filed at the company's registry. Companies listed on a stock exchange are required to engage in corporate reporting at more frequent intervals (depending on the rules of the stock exchange involved). Typically, an annual report will include:
Annual company reports should also include financial report statements including:
Other information deemed relevant to stakeholders may be included in an annual report. This may include corporate reporting on operations for manufacturing firms or corporate social responsibility reporting for organizations with environmentally or socially sensitive operations. For many larger companies, the annual corporate report will usually be presented as a sleek, colorful, high gloss publication. Annual Financial Report Corporate Reporting Awards The Corporate Reporting Awards are presented annually during a gala evening hosted by the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Canada. Awards are presented for excellence in financial reporting, corporate governance disclosure, electronic disclosure and sustainable development reporting. CCGG Governance Gavel Awards
Canadian Coalition for Good Governance Announces the Recipients of the 2011 Governance Gavel Awards
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