The majority claim to be integrated reports but do not even mention any of the six capitals (see also Chen and Perrin, 2017). [...]for those hoping for a revival of intellectual capital disclosures through , the news is not good. [...]about 6000 European companies with 500 or more employees will now need to issue a non-financial report for the 2017 reporting year. [...]Volkswagen has needed to transform itself as a company to regain that trust. According to the latest Edelman trust-barometer report, people in Europe are generally distrustful of the four pillars of society - government, the media, non-government organisations, and of course, business.1 According to the Edelman report, trust is scored on a 1 to 100 scale with 100 as the highest level of trust.