Past What’s New

August 23, 2010
WICI Comment on the proposed reform of the EU Transparency Directive
WICI Comment on the proposed reform of the EU Transparency Directive is submitted.

December 2, 2010
WICI symposium 2010 (Japanese only)
WICI symposium 2010 is held in Tokyo. Here we introduce part of our studies in each field.

November 25, 2010
Standard KPIs for All Industries developed by Gartner/EBRC KPI Initiative
Standard KPIs for all industries developed by Gartner /EBRC KPI Initiative are published.

October 26, 2010
Telecommunication Sector KPIs (Interim Version 1.0)
The Joint WICI Europe – EFFAS KPIs Task Force has identified and developed telecommunication sector KPIs.

June 23, 2010
The Journey to Better Business Reporting
KPMG Australia published a booklet about business reporting. It gives you a summary of why it is now business reporting and some examples of early adopters. Click here to download.

June, 2010
Examples of KPIs (DRAFT)
WICI Japan provides KPIs of three industries (pharmaceutical, automobile and electronic component) based on the idea of WICI Concept Paper. For any comments or inquiries please contact wici-japan-questions@wici-global.com.

June, 2010
Concept Paper on WICI KPI in Business Reporting ver.1
We think that it is important to provide KPIs as factors which impact the corporate value creation and integrate them into business reporting to make the data and information more accessible, comparable and credible. This paper introduces features of WICI KPIs and we will develop them based on this concept.

May 26, 2010
Japan-Europe Symposium on Business Reporting for Sustainability
Report of Japan-Europe Symposium held on the above date.

February 28, 2010
Comments on Exposure Draft ED/2009/6 Managemhent Commentary
WICI Comments on IASB Exposure Draft

February 12, 2010
ECRA Position Paper
This explains activities of ECRA, since WICI is a partial member of ECRA (European Combined Reporting Alliance)

February 12, 2010
Link to EC Workshops
Details of EC workshops are included here

February 12, 2010
Comments on EC workshops (Japanese/English)
WICI comments on EC workshops

September 18, 2009
Eisai’s Approach to Disclosure
Eisai’s presentation in EC workshop 1.

February 27, 2009
Why we must develop a 21st century business reporting model
WICI-Japan Open Meeting

February 27, 2009
A Perspective on WICI’s Past, Present and Future
WICI-Japan Open Meeting

February 26, 2009
Using KPIs in 21st Century Disclosure
Waseda Intellectual Capital Research Society

January, 2009
Focus Groups and MDA Proposed Disclosures
This paper investigates professional and nonprofessional investors’ use of the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) portion of the corporate annual report. The researchers investigated alternative structures for the MD&A, comparing the standard format currently used by companies to a “tagged” format that mimics XBRL. Please note that this is a draft or preliminary working paper.

January, 2009
Impact of information tagging in MDA on investors decision making
This study focuses on identifying the information requirements of both professional and non-professional investors with a specific focus on the information most desirable in enhancements to the MD&A. Please note that this is a draft or preliminary working paper

2009
Key Performance Indicators: A step in the direction of business reporting transparency
Grant Thornton

December, 2008
ICGN Statement and Guidance on Non-Financial Business Reporting
In this report, the ICGN calls for more integration of non-financial business information in financial statements as an important tool to enable well-informed investment decision-making.

November 19, 2008
WICI Symposium
Agenda for Nikkei Business Daily Forum 2008, “Value Creation Management and Interactive Data” held in Tokyo, Japan, November 19, 2008

November 19, 2008
Valuing corporate Value Creation in the 21st Century – Yes we can!
European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS), Nikkei Daily Forum/WICI Syposium 2008, Tokyo, November 19, 2008 Panel on 'Key Performance Indicators'

October 30, 2008
WICI-Japan
WICI-Japan was formed on this date to establish Promoting and Participating Parties relationships within WICI-Japan; maintain existing international WICI relationships; and develop and maintain XBRL taxonomies and KPIs.

October 16-17, 2008
Measurement, Reporting and Valuation of Intellectual Assets - the Investor View
European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS), OECD Expert Workshop on Knowledge Markets in Life Sciences at the U.S. Academy of Sciences, Washington DC, October 16-17, 2008 Panel 'What are the Forces and Incentives Facing Knowledge Markets?'

October 16, 2008
WICI Press Release
WICI, the world’s business reporting network, today announced that it has released its first version of a comprehensive information framework and XBRL taxonomy to help companies better communicate with their investors and other stakeholders about business strategy and performance. WICI also called for public comments from the business reporting community on the framework and taxonomy.

October 15-16, 2008
Values with a meaning - towards reporting of the 21st century
European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS), 18th XBRL International Conference on “Business Reporting for Better Decisions By Managers, Investors, Governments and Citizens,” Washington DC, Consumer Track - Panel on Key Performance Indicators

October 2008
OECD Experts Workshop
Measurement, Reporting and Valuation of Intellectual Assets - the Investor View

September 2008
CFA Institute, IASCF and EFFAS conference – XBRL for nonfinancial information
XBRL for investment professionals: What interactive data will do for you

Summer, 2008
Count me in - The readers take on sustainability reporting
KPMG and SustainAbility (conducted by GRI)

2008
Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors at Listed Companies – A Manual for Investors
CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity

2008
Key Performance Indicators for Environmental, Social and Governance Issues
DVFA-Society of Investment Professionals in Germany

2008
EBRC/Knowledge@Wharton Survey No. 1
EBRC/Knowledge@Wharton Survey No. 2
The Enhanced Business Reporting Consortium and Knowledge@Wharton at the Wharton School teamed up to study the information needs of investors and how they prefer to receive that information and how companies can improve the quality and delivery of their business reporting

2008
Principles for Effective Communication of Intellectual Capital
European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies, 2008

2008
Management incentives and strategy
Trends, business drivers and metrics across 20 sectors
JP Morgan

2008
Recasting the reporting model
PricewaterhouseCoopers

2007
Online reporting brochure
"Practical proposals for reporting corporate performance online"
Report Leadership

2006
Report Leadership brochure
"Main document summarizing what we have done and why we have done it"
Report Leadership

2006
Generico Annual Report
"Practical examples of how some of our thinking can be put into action"
Report Leadership