The Case of Vodacom Group

In 2009, the King Report on Corporate Governance in South Africa provided local companies with guidelines on how to develop an Integrated Report. Since 2010, Integrated Reporting has become compulsory for all companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited. Given the diffusion of Integrated Reporting in South Africa, this chapter aims to illustrate the structure of the 2013 Integrated Report of Vodacom Group, a South African private telecommunications company. The analysis is based on the content elements and guiding principles proposed by the Consultation Draft released by the International Integrated Reporting Council in April 2013. In doing so, this chapter compares the Integrated Report of Vodacom with the international recommendations on Integrated Reporting in order to explore their adaptability to a private company in the telecommunications industry.