The FW blog doesn’t usually share its own news, but Claire felt that this one passed the ‘readership interest’ test – as well as, perhaps, being a useful case study for anyone trying to recruit the right person for their team!
Read MoreIs the EU giving up sustainability for Lent?
On the day when Christians the world over start their Lenten fast, Claire wonders what the EU may be giving up this Lent, through the first of its promised ‘Omnibus packages of simplification measures’, which set out how it aims to ‘cut red tape and simplify the business environment’.
Read More‘Fight the good fight with all thy might’
In a dark month for truth, Claire finds inspiration for FW’s reporting work from an unlikely pair: a Victorian hymnwriter and a modern day CEO.
Read MoreAn early Christmas present – 5 points on how to report well against the new sustainability standards
Claire shares her ‘super insightful’ pointers for dealing with ESRS and IFRS S1 and S2, in a special bumper Christmas blog.
Read MoreA golden opportunity to rethink reporting – thank you FRC!
Our response to the FRC consultation – opportunities for future digital reporting.
Read MoreReporting from the sickbay: a convalescent’s reading list
From the depths of her duvet, Claire issues this communiqué on the power of the written word to comfort and restore. In view of the quantity of Strepsils being consumed by Claire at the moment, there will be no audio version of this month’s blog.
Read MoreCould adoption of generative AI put companies’ net zero targets at risk?
Our AI/reporting research project with Insig AI is well under way, and the insights from companies are fascinating in many ways. However, one subject that seems conspicuously absent from internal corporate debates about adopting generative AI technologies is energy…
Read MoreHow ChatGPT cured this writer’s block
While struggling to marshal her thoughts for this month’s FW blog, Claire turned to an unlikely source for inspiration…
Read MoreWhy I love the FW team – might you like to join?
In FW’s 20th anniversary year, Claire gives thanks for all the associates who make up the FW network – and asks if you or someone you know might be interested in joining us, as we work with more companies who share our love of reporting well.
Read More‘Have faith, and God will do the rest.’ Really?
The Easter Sunday message prompts Claire to reflect on how we don’t need to be in positions of power to act powerfully: any of us can stand up for the truth by challenging false information.
Read MoreThe UK Government, AI and regulation: why not the FRC?
Claire comments on a gap in the UK Government’s strategy for developing a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation – namely, the lack of focus on corporate reporting. But fear not: our research in partnership with Imperial College London and Insig AI should help fill it!
Read MoreHold the front page! FT’s The Banker covers our AI campaign
Claire holds back her planned blog to bring you the exciting news that this week her campaign for the responsible use of AI in reporting was the subject of The Banker’s editorial.
Read MoreIf you can’t change your mind about AI…
Claire discusses the launch of her guidance for Boards and management on the responsible use of AI in corporate reporting. All blogs and documents referenced can be found in the new AI campaign section of our website.
Read MoreThe truth: why I signed the October Declaration
Claire reflects on the outbreak of violence in the Middle East and how it highlights the responsibility we all share to promote the truth in public discourse.
Read MoreResilience statement: no need to panic! (Thanks to Maria Kepa)
Claire takes heart from a conversation with Maria Kepa of EY, who explained that the new requirement on the horizon to include a resilience statement in the annual report needn’t be the nightmare we report writers thought it might…
Read MoreFighting for truth across the political divide
Can we reverse the tide of invective and untruth that threatens to overwhelm reasoned debate? Claire finds hope in an unlikely pairing.
Read MoreGot a view on AI in reporting? Here’s a chance to get your voice in Government’s ear
Claire gives an update on her proposal for regulating the use of AI in reporting, and invites all those interested to take part in an hour-long focus group discussing the topic. If you’d like to join what promises to be a lively debate, please email claire@falconwindsor.com.
Read MoreThe Venerable Bede – an unlikely poster child for the hard right
Claire is bemused by a new ‘controversy’ over an ethnonym that had been well understood in her undergraduate days…
Read MoreRegulating AI in reporting? Here’s how
Claire has drafted a proposal for how to regulate the use of AI in reporting, which she’s sharing with the FCA and FRC. You can read it here.
Read MoreReporting regulators: act now and save reporting’s soul from AI
Claire calls on all those involved in UK reporting regulation to prohibit the use of AI in reporting – right now.
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