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René Rumpelt

Social Reporting in Ireland and Germany - A Comparison

Diploma Thesis

Economy

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Social Reporting in Ireland and Germany - A Comparison

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ID 8187

René Rumpelt

Social Reporting in Ireland and Germany - A Comparison

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i TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of abbreviations iv

List of figures vi

List of tables vii

Abstract 1 Introduction 2 1. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 4

1.1 Historical Perspective 4

1.1.1 The Origin 4

1.1.2 The changing scope of Corporate Responsibilities 5 1.1.3 The introduction of the term ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ 5

1.2 Definition 6

1.2.1 Different schools of thought 6 1.2.2 Carroll’s Model of CSR 7

1.3 Stakeholder Approach 9

1.3.1 The Business Environment 9 1.3.2 Framework of Stakeholder Pressure 10

1.4 Summary 13

2. SOCIAL REPORTING 15

2.1 Why Social Reporting? 15

2.1.1 What does accountability mean? 15 2.1.2 Limitations of traditional accounting 16 2.1.3 Justifications for additional disclosures 17 2.2 Definition of Social Reporting 22 2.2.1 Systematic corporate social accounts 22 2.2.2 The internally and externally focussed approach 23 2.2.3 Principles of a reporting system 24 2.3 Operational Models of Social Reporting 26 2.3.1 International reporting and accountability initiatives 26 2.3.2 European reporting and accountability initiatives 30

2.4 Summary 32

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ii 3. PRINCIPLES OF IRISH REPORTING 34

3.1 Legal Regulation 34

3.1.1 Summary of company law 34 3.1.2 Summary of Accounting Provisions of Legislation 36 3.1.3 Additional legislation influencing the content of published accounts 39 3.2 Irish Accounting Profession 39 3.2.1 Organisation of the Accounting Profession 39 3.2.2 Auditing requirements 39

3.2.3 Audit Reports 40

3.3 Form and content of published financial statements in Ireland 41

3.3.1 General overview 41

3.3.2 Directors’ report 42

3.4 Irish Stock Exchange 44

3.5 Summary 45

4. PRINCIPLES OF GERMAN REPORTING 47

4.1 Legal regulation 47

4.1.1 General Accounting Rules 47 4.1.2 The purpose of annual accounts 50 4.1.3 The German Accounting Standards Committee 52 4.1.4 Additional Legislation influencing the form and content of published

accounts 53

4.2 Supplementary Reports 55

4.2.1 The management report 55 4.2.2 The interim report 57 4.2.3 The Segment Report 58 4.2.4 The Cash-flow Statement 59 4.3 The German Accounting profession 59

4.3.1 The Wirtschaftsprüfer 59

4.3.2 Audit of the individual accounts and group accounts 60

4.4 Summary 61

5. ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL REPORTING PRACTISES IN IRELAND 64 5.1 Overview of Fyffes plc 64 5.2 Analysis of the Annual Report 65

5.3 Conclusion 68

6. ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL REPORTING PRACTISES IN GERMANY 70 6.1 Overview of Douglas Holding AG 70 6.2 Analysis of the Annual Report 71

6.3 Conclusion 73

7. CONCLUSION 75

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iii

Reference 78

Further Reading 84

Appendix A 85

Appendix B 89

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iv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AA1000 AccountAbility 1000

ACCA Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

AktG Aktiengesetz (Joint Stock Corporation Act) APB Auditing Practices Board

ASB Accounting Standard Board BörsG Börsengesetz (Stock Exchange Law) BörsZulV Börsenzulassungsverordnung

(Stock Exchange Listing Requirements Order)

CA Company Act

CFC chlorofluorocarbon (FCKW)

CSR Corporate Social Responsibility DRS Deutscher Rechnungslegungsstandard

(Standard developed by the GASC) DRSC Deutsches Rechnungslegung Standards

Committee (see GASC)

DVA “Douglas Value Added”

EC European Community EEA European Economic Area EMAS Environmental Management and Audit

Scheme

EStG Einkommensteuergesetz (German Income Tax Law) EU European Union

EURAP European Retailers Environmental Protocol FRS Financial Reporting Standards

GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GASC German Accounting Standards Committee GoB Grundlagen ordnungsmäßiger Buchführung

(Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)

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v GRI Global Reporting Initiative

HGB Handelsgesetzbuch (Commercial Code) HR Human Resources

IAS International Accounting Standards ICAI Institute of Chartered Accountants in

Ireland

ICPAI Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland

IdW Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer in Deutschland e.V.

ISE Irish Stock Exchange

ISEA Institute of Social and Ethical Accountability

KonTraG Gesetz zur Kontrolle und Transparenz (Law for Control and Transparency in Companies)

NGO Non-governmental-organisation PublG Publizitätsgesetz (Publicity Law) SA8000 SocialAccountability 8000

SAI Social Accountability International SAS Statements of Auditing Standards SR Social Reporting

SRI Socially Responsible Investing

SSAP Statements of Standard Accounting Practice TransPuG Transparenz und Publizitätsgesetz

(Law for transparency and publicity) UN United Nations

UK United Kingdom

US United States

WpHG Wertpapierhandelsgesetz (Stock Trading Law)

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