The thirtieth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) has held in Geneva on 6-8 November 2013. The meeting focused on the role sound corporate reporting infrastructure plays in promoting investment, financial stability and development. The main agenda items were country feedback on the ‘Accounting Development Tool’ being developed by ISAR, human resources development challenges in achieving high quality corporate reporting, and a review of good practices in sustainability reporting.