View from the bridge

Insights and links
These are our insights, or those of others we want to share, and also bridges to sites of interest, importance or further insight.
We produce thought-leadership articles on topics that we are working on or that have caught our eye. If there is something that you would like us to have a look at for a View from the Bridge piece, get in touch and we will give it our attention.
The purpose of Purpose: an existential statement or conflicted virtue signalling?
We are less than convinced that many of the stated Purposes are what they need to be: they seem to be something else. This article is intended to stimulate thinking and conversation around this business-critical issue.
Working in collaboration with JLC Investor Relations
14 November 2024
Tis the season…….for Annual Reports
Despite the significance of the Annual Report, the sheer complexity of what is being presented can often leave readers questioning its coherence, or even its relevance. We discuss some things to think about in order to produce a narrative that is compelling, fair, balanced and understandable.
Working in collaboration with JLC Investor Relations
16 October 2024
Best practice in annual reporting
Part of the problem with 'best practice' is that many preparers of annual reports are pathologically risk averse, time-pressured and have a day job to do. This, when short of expert advice and assistance, is a recipe for very average, rather than best, practice reporting.
Working in collaboration with CBG:together
08 August 2024