Our 2026 Women in Business report explores the mid-market’s commitment to DE&I and gender diversity in leadership and the impact this has on business success.
This article breaks down how sustainability priorities vary across North America, South America, Europe, Asia‑Pacific and Africa, revealing why local realities shape strategy and how mid‑market firms can turn ESG into commercial advantage.
Mid-market firms are scaling sustainability for growth, not just compliance. Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR) 2025 report reveals how sustainability investments are driving profitability, resilience and global expansion — despite regulatory shifts and political uncertainty.
Three of the threats uppermost in the minds of business leaders in the mid-market were inflation, cyber attack, and economic slowdown.
Although there are signs of an improving global economic outlook, mid-market firms are under no illusions about the difficulties ahead.
Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, many international business leaders continue to see international trade, and particularly exports, as a key driver for growth.
Jessica Patel, Tax Partner at Grant Thornton UK speaks with tax partners and directors across the network to share their insights on the real estate market and some of the challenges.
The global IFRS team at Grant Thornton International Ltd have released their updated Example Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 2023
Working away from a company office temporarily has become the norm for many employees, and this transition presents a range of tax complexities for employers.
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has added to the transitional reliefs it already had proposed in relation to the adoption of its first two Sustainability Standards. In their first year of reporting, entities will only need to report sustainability risks and opportunities in relation to climate.
Green House Gas (GHG) emissions are classified into categories of Scope 1, Scope 2 or Scope 3. This is a way of grouping emissions between those created by the company and those created by its wider value chain.
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive revises the 2014 Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), extends the scope of covered companies and strengthens the reporting requirements for in-scope companies.
This year’s Women in Business report – The Push for Parity shows that globally, 32.4% of senior management positions are now held by women.
Progress on the overall number of women in senior leadership continues, but it’s concerningly slow.
Although positive, progress is slow. This year, women in mid-market companies hold 32.4% of senior management positions, up 0.5pp from last year’s 31.9%.
Grant Thornton research reveals big increases in the percentage of women occupying chief executive officer (CEO), managing director (MD), and chief information officer (CIO) positions.
Accounting is a language that does not live from being conceptually perfect, but from being generally accepted and understandable
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) confirms the effective date of its new Standards
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