Informa
Annual Report
and Accounts
2023
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Informa in 2023
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on its 2023 activities
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reporting to shareholders and other stakeholders.
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dedicated Review of 2023 hub for extra detail by following the
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Sustainability Report and Climate Impacts Report.
Business Review
page 40
Group Chief Executive’s Review
page 12
The Board’s year
page 96
Why invest
page 6
People and partnerships
page 32
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Annual Report and Accounts 2023
Strategic Report
About Informa
Informa at a glance 2
Business model 4
Why invest 6
Review of 2023
2023 highlights 8
Chair’s Introduction 10
Group Chief Executive’s Review 12
Position and opportunities
Market trends 18
Group strategy 20
FasterForward 22
People and partnerships
Introduction 28
Stakeholder snapshot 30
People and partnerships 32
Business Review
Business snapshot 40
Business Review 42
Key performance indicators 54
Risk management
Introduction and overview 56
Principal risks and uncertainties 60
Viability Statement 67
Financial Review
Introduction 70
Financial review 73
Task Force on Climate-related
Financial Disclosures report 84
Non-financial and sustainability
information statement 88
Governance Report
Informa’s Board
Board of Directors 91
Board review and activity
Chair’s introduction to governance 94
The Board’s year 96
Section 172 Statement 102
Compliance with the UK Corporate
Governance Code 103
Committee Reports
Nomination Committee 106
Audit Commit tee 111
Director’s Remuneration
Committee 121
Other governance information
Directors’ Report 140
Statement of Directors’
responsibilities 141
Company Information
Shareholder information 240
Advisers 242
Financial Statements
Independent Auditor’s report 144
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Income Statement 152
Consolidated Statement
of Comprehensive Income 153
Consolidated Statement
of Changes in Equity 154
Consolidated Balance Sheet 155
Consolidated Cash Flow
Statement 156
Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements 157
Parent Company
Financial Statements
Parent Company Balance Sheet 228
Parent Company Statement
of Changes in Equity 229
Notes to the Parent Company
Financial Statements 230
Other financial information
Audit exemption 235
Glossary of terms: Alternative
performance measures 237
Five-year summary 239
We include International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS) and
alternative performance
measures in this report.
Alternative performance
measures are defined in the
glossary onpages 237 and 238
and marked with an asterisk
thefirst time they are used.
All financial data is presented
onacontinuing basis unless
otherwise stated.
This Strategic Report was
approved by the Board on
7 March 2024.
John Rishton
Chair, on behalf of the Board
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