Kerry Group’s annual report and accounts set a world-class standard

Others would do well to emulate it, writes Michael Murray

Kerry Group headquarters Pic: Fennells

Over the past 40 years, I have reviewed and analysed corporate accounts in one capacity or another. Ten days ago, Kerry Group’s annual report arrived on my desk. Its content in terms of its detail and transparency looks unrivalled, given the sheer granularity and comprehensiveness of its disclosures on so many aspects.

Its human and physical resources and operations; the detail of the financial performance metrics; the disclosures on strategy; its sources of ...