Digital-first means digital at the source — not digital as an add-on
Digital-first reporting isn’t a summary online report or adding reporting content to the corporate website. It’s reporting that’s created in a digital format, in native HTML delivering the data quality that AI needs. It’s one source of content that delivers multiple outputs: the full HTML report, the ESEF/iXBRL filing, the PDF and print-ready artwork.
Make your report the source AI trusts
Investors are increasingly using AI to research companies. Structured HTML and iXBRL make your approved, audited information easier for AI to find and understand — reducing reliance on third-party sources.
Digital-first is better for everyone — and faster to produce
Digital-first reporting means less duplication, fewer errors and greater efficiency for reporting teams, a more accessible and engaging experience for investors and higher-quality, compliant data for regulators.
Digital reporting has reached an acceleration point
AI creates a purpose for digital reporting standards that have existed for a long time but haven’t been easy to access and process. AI can now make the richness of digital information and data useful for decision-making.
And further change lies ahead
Significant change for digital reporting is expected via proposed changes in the Modernising Corporate Reporting consultation. Suggested changes include a new director sign-off to formally approve the digital tagging at the same time as everything else, and a new auditor sign-off on digital formatting.
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