Corporate Social Responsibility and Integrated Reporting: A Case Study of AGL Energy

Report

Table of content
 Introduction
 Company background
 Newspaper story
 Discussion of CSR framework
 Integrated reporting
 Choice of theory
 Relevancy of theory
 Description of theory and its predictions
 Literature which covers predictions that are directly related to news story
 Reason behind addressing social, technical, accounting problems identified in the
news
 Comments to existing financial framework
 Conclusion

Introduction
Corporate social responsibility can be defined as an approach which contributes in
sustainable development by delivering social, environmental and economic benefits
for all the stakeholders such as customers, employees, investors etc. Under this
approach business entities promise to spend a fixed percentage for welfare of
society (Butler, 2014). The organisation which is selected for this report is AGL
Energy which is an Australian Listed Public company. This report is based upon a
newspaper article in which it is being mentioned that AGL Energy is one of the
largest polluters in Australia. Various topics are covered under this assignment such
as newspaper story, CSR framework, integrated reporting etc.

Company background
AGL Energy is an Australian company which is involved in the
activities of generating and retailing electricity and gas for commercial
as well as residential uses. In October 2006 two companies were
merged and created two new company which are AGL Energy Ltd. and
restructured Alinta Ltd. Those organisations were Australian Gas Light
Company and Alinta Ltd. AGL is listed upon Australian Stock
Exchange. In year 2012 AGL acquired two business entities, Loy Yang
coal mine and Loy Yang A Power station.