17th January 2004 - Trucost Briefing - New Non-Financial Reporting Regulations in Germany

This Trucost briefing analyses the new German regulations which mean that 780 German companies will have to report on environmental issues as part of their company accounts from 1st January 2005.

Briefing Highlights:

- 'Bilanzkontrollgesetz' (BilKoG) and the 'Bilanzrechtsreformgesetz' (BilReG) move German financial reporting towards International Accounting Standards (IAS/IFRS)

- BilReG contains the requirement to report on non-financial performance indicators, such as environmental issues, and applies to listed German companies from the 1st January 2005

- BilKoG will come into force on the 1st July 2005 as a two stage enforcement process

- The new legislation will improve access to international financing – what are the implications for German companies?

For more information contact:
Richard Mattison
T: +44 207 321 3833.
info@trucost.com

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