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Veda Textiles Ltd, a listed company in Surat, has for years published only financial statements. Its board now wants to also report on environmental and social performance, tracing how disclosure moved from purely financial reporting. Which description best captures the broad direction of this evolution?

Reporting has evolved from financial-only disclosure to combined financial and non-financial disclosure covering environmental, social and governance impacts. Companies moved from philanthropy notes to triple bottom line, then integrated and ESG reporting, as stakeholders demanded information on long-term value and societal impact.

  1. AReporting has moved from financial-only disclosure toward combined financial and non-financial disclosure covering environmental, social and governance impactsCorrect
  2. BReporting has moved from sustainability disclosure toward financial-only disclosure to reduce compliance cost
  3. CReporting has remained unchanged because non-financial matters are never disclosed by companies
  4. DReporting has moved from mandatory ESG disclosure to purely voluntary financial disclosure

Explanation

Sustainability reporting evolved from financial-only reports, to CSR/philanthropy notes, to triple bottom line reporting, and then to integrated and ESG reporting. The other options reverse or deny this trend.

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