Corporate Disclosures - Legislation-wise
The providers of capital have a need to know how responsibly their funds were utilized and the goods and services provided to the society are justified by the inputs taken by the perpetual entity, viz.., the company. Corporate disclosures on the website/annual reports ensure transparency and accountability in this regard. The main aim of corporate disclosure is “to communicate firm performance and governance to outside investors” (Haely and Palepu, 2001). Besides reporting, managers also communicate information in a less formal way, for instance by press conferences, by announcement on websites and so on. In accordance with the Companies Act, all companies are required to provide details with regard to the board and its committees in the board’s report (which is mandatory under the Companies Act and is to be presented by the board to the shareholders at the general meeting). The board’s report includes, inter alia, directors’ responsibility statement and...