Analysis of 14 company’s annual integrated reports by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) reveals that while there are clear opportunities in integrated thinking to help define purpose and understand value creation, the proliferation of reporting frameworks, recommendations and standards is making the task of writing an engaging and meaningful report more difficult.

The EU has set a goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and decided to raise its 2030 climate target to 55%. For this, the EU needs to transform its energy system. It is of paramount importance that it will become more efficient, affordable and interconnected. Hydrogen can play a pivotal role in the EU’s decarbonisation efforts and be at the centre of the energy system integration, supporting transport of renewable energy over very long distances and facilitating renewables storage from one season to another. 

Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission today

Today EFB had the chance to welcome European Commission’s Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis for the official opening of this year’s EFB- Summit.

With regards to the Commission’s strategy to support companies through EU recovery funds during the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, VP Dombrovskis pointed out that all upcoming European Commission measures will support for Family Businesses, SME´s and Entrepreneurs.

“With the EU Institutions actively working on specific legislation on this matter, the timing for presenting our interactive map could not have been better”, says Thomas Bauer, President of FIEC, announcing the launch of an interactive map showing the activities of third country state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the European procure- ment market.