Our 2026 Women in Business report reveals the mid-market's commitment to DE&I and gender equality in leadership and the impact this has on business success.
Despite efforts to promote equity, real parity in business leadership in Latin America is not expected until 2051. This is revealed in the new report Mujeres que deciden, by Grant Thornton Argentina and Fundación FLOR, which warns of a persistent phenomenon: the “Drop to the Top”.
We have released the 2026 edition of our annual publication Navigating the Changes to IFRS, updated for the changes to IFRS Accounting Standards issued in 2025
Pride happens in June every year to mark the date of the Stonewall riots in New York, to show how far LGBTQIA+ rights have come, and how, in some spaces, there's still work to be done. We believe that positive visibility and recognition of the LGBTQIA+ community is important, and we support our member in celebrating Pride.
Finally, the fourth key insight from the data looks at how business leaders are working to increase productivity. Identifying the areas for investment that will be most effective for bringing about growth and allowing them to stay one step ahead of their competitors.
In order to respond to these threats effectively, firms will need the right teams in place but, as our third key insight demonstrates, hiring and retaining the right talent remains a challenge amid a widescale skills shortage and with inflation adding to firms’ labour costs.
The second area of key insight identifies how this adaptability allows leaders to be constantly looking for opportunities, even as they are faced by some very real threats. The research shows that prime among the issues weighing on their minds are economic uncertainty, inflation and the risk of cyberattack, but they will also be only too aware that current economic turbulence may create other threats.
Mid-market firms using international supply chains have faced significant disruption and headwinds as a consequence of the war in Ukraine, the long tail of COVID disruption, and wider geo-political tensions. However, despite ongoing economic uncertainty, many international business leaders continue to see international trade, and particularly exports, as a key driver for growth.
Entrepreneurial spirit maintains optimism as firms look past slowdown and plan for growth. Business leaders across the globe began this year with a sense of caution. According to data from the International Business Report (IBR), Grant Thornton’s global survey of mid market companies, optimism among business leaders had fallen to 59%, down from a recent high of 70% at the end of 2021.
Our Advisory team tells of its experience of collaboration with the National Ministry of Tourism and Sports in the execution of the Plan for Aid, Training and Infrastructure for Tourism (PACIT) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On May 9 and 10, the 11th edition of the CReCER Conference on Transparency and Accountability for Regional Economic Growth was held in São Paulo, Brazil. Grant Thornton was represented by Gabriel Righini, Audit Partner.
Mining is taking a leading role in the transition to sustainability and net zero, leading to the need for sustainable production cycles.
Every year Grant Thornton carries out, through its International Business Report (IBR), two large surveys: Women in Business and Global Business Pulse. Get to know this year's Women in Business results.
Since 2010, the 4th Thursday of April of each year the International Day of Girls in ICT is celebrated, with the aim of encouraging girls and women to study and develop in academic and professional roles related to Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
At its April meeting, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) decided to add to the transitional reliefs already proposed in relation to the adoption of its first two Sustainability Standards – IFRS S1 ‘General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information’ and IFRS S2 ‘Climate-related Disclosures’.
Our society is in the midst of ensuring that these principles of diversity, equity and inclusion are recognized and instituted, and businesses must respond as well, or they will lose opportunities to advance their business goals and attract and retain talent.
The latest Report to the Nations of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) has reported 2,110 confirmed cases of fraud in the world, with losses of US$ 3.6 billion.
Last November the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) voted to retain the impairment-only approach for goodwill accounting.
Green House Gas (GHG) emissions are classified into categories being Scope 1, Scope 2 or Scope 3 emissions. And this is a way of grouping emissions between those created by the company and those created by its wider value chain. Learn how your company can become more sustainable.