Corporate disclosure and transparency offer numerous benefits—both internally and externally - especially when they provide a comprehensive view of the company, highlighting how it creates value across all forms of capitals, not just financial, and for all key stakeholders, not just investors.
How to Use Create & Assess
The Create & Assess tool offers practical guidance on key topics that companies should address in their communications with investors and other stakeholders, including their annual reports.
It outlines the main content elements of a model annual report, structured around a company’s strategy, governance, and performance.
Why Use the Self-Assessment Tool?
Annual reports are critical in communicating your company's performance, governance, risk management, and strategic direction to investors and stakeholders. Ensuring these reports are comprehensive, transparent, and aligned with industry standards not only builds trust but also enhances the overall credibility of your company. This self-assessment tool helps identify strengths and areas for improvement, ensuring your annual and/or sustainability reports align with good international practice in sustainability and climate reporting.
What Does the Self-Assessment Involve?
The self-assessment covers various aspects of annual reporting, including governance, strategy, risk management, performance metrics, transparency, compliance, and stakeholder engagement, and helps identify strengths and areas for improvement.
Each section includes detailed questions and good practice guidelines to help you evaluate your report on a scale from 1 (Poor) to 5 (Excellent). The tool also provides recommendations and links to further resources for improvement to help you navigate the evolving sustainability reporting landscape.
The Annual Report Self-Assessment Tool was developed with support from the World Bank Group SDG Partnership Fund.