Our approach to reporting

In the production of the 2023/24 Annual Report and Accounts, the University has once again used Integrated Reporting as a reporting framework, bringing together the diverse but interconnected strands of reporting to demonstrate how we create value for our stakeholders.

By following this framework, we report a broader and more meaningful explanation of our performance, offering transparency on our use of, and dependence on, different resources. It also helps us to make better short and long-term decisions on how we create value now and in the future. Our value model highlights our access to multiple resources, the value we create from these and the resulting positive impact on the University, its stakeholders, our environment and wider society. The University of Edinburgh’s Strategy 2030 sets out our vision to make the world a better place. The value model in this year’s Annual Report and Accounts reflects the strategic performance framework of Strategy 2030.

The value of the University is influenced by these different types of resource:

  • People
  • Knowledge
  • Networks and relationships 
  • Natural resources 

Each resource creating value that is underpinned by: 

  • Finance 
  • Physical estate
  • Virtual infrastructure 

The University’s reputation is embedded in all value created by the University. In our future reporting, we will continue to advance the principles of integrated thinking and reporting as developed by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). 

More information:

Integrated Reporting

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