{"id":26721,"date":"2020-08-13T06:15:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T06:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=26721"},"modified":"2020-08-13T06:15:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T06:15:49","slug":"report-of-the-committee-on-business-responsibility-reporting-brr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/report-of-the-committee-on-business-responsibility-reporting-brr\/","title":{"rendered":"Report of the Committee on Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) released the \u2018Report of the Committee on Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR)\u2019. It recommended a new reporting framework called as the \u2018Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR)\u2019 to better reflect the intent and scope of reporting on non-financial parameters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It recommended two formats for disclosures: one \u2018comprehensive format\u2019 and the second a \u2018Lite version\u2019. The implementation of the reporting requirements should be done in a gradual and phased manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also recommended that the BRSR be integrated with the MCA21 portal. 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