Integrated reporting of global corporations: a content analysis based on integrated reporting examples database from 2011 to 2016

This study aims to reveal integrated reporting situation in the world. For this purpose, the study hasbeen done by using content analysis aimed at all reports which are recorded in integrated reportingexamples database on August 2017. While the reports examine, organization profile and general featuresof integrated reports were identified as two main criteria in the study. According to the data were obtainedfrom the database, total of 256 integrated reports were published by 150 organizations in the worldbetween the years 2011 to 2016. In most of the reports in the database, information about guidelinesprinciples and content elements that identified in the international integrated reporting frameworkdetermined as stated in the annual reports of organization. Corporate reports that published namely asintegrated annual reports have been found to be most in South Africa. Mainly integrated reports wereprepared by organizations which operate in the financial services sectors.