South Africa is the first country to issue specific guidelines defining the content of an integrated report for listed companies. Integrated Reporting is now a stock exchange listing requirement for South African companies and will replace the old form of annual report which focused primarily on financial information and the short-term horizon. In a series of YouTube videos uploaded by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), Professor Mervyn King explains Integrated Reporting, at the launch of South Africa's new Framework for Integrated Reporting and the Integrated Report Discussion Paper. The SAICA is the foremost accountancy body in South Africa and one of the leading Institutes in the world. It serves the interests not only of the Chartered Accountancy profession, but also of society in general through its key objective of upholding professional standards and integrity.
