An Interview with Richard Howitt, IIRC CEO

Integrated reporting is gaining acceptance around the world as a way for businesses to provide investors and other stake-holders with a more holistic approach to reporting both financial and nonfinancial results. The CPA Journal recently interviewed Richard Howitt, CEO of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), the world's leading organization in driving the adoption of integrated reporting standards. He describes how the adoption of integrated reporting is building momentum across the globe; explains the differences between the IIRC, SASB, and GRI; and speculates about where integrated reporting is headed and young professionals' role in shaping its future. The following is an edited transcript of the editors' conversation with Howitt. A version of this interview will be featured in our Voices of the Profession online video series.