Delve into the technical foundations of data classification systems and digital reporting standards. Our taxonomy-focused content covers standard development methodologies, schema design principles, relationship engineering between reporting frameworks, and quality assurance practices.

Learn how taxonomies serve as the backbone of digital reporting ecosystems and drive efficiency across multiple regulatory environments.

The End of Filing Rules

The End of Filing Rules

Introduction My view is that most filing rules shouldn't exist; not in their current form, at least. The EDGAR XBRL Guide is 137 pages of PDF. The ESEF reporting manual is 54 pages of PDF. Every country with an XBRL filing programme has a filer manual, sometimes...

Digitising the EU Taxonomy

Digitising the EU Taxonomy

EU Taxonomy reporting To drive forward sustainability goals and define what is meant by sustainable activities, the EU taxonomy has been created. It lists company activities which: Contribute substantially to one or more of the EU’s environmental objectives Do no...

Digital Data Standards Case Study

Digital Data Standards Case Study

CoreFiling have been helping standards setters write taxonomies for more than a decade. Taxonomies are increasingly important as part of digital standards and are increasingly seen as a core part of the standard itself. We recently completed a project with a standards...

A Big Step to More Efficient Taxonomies

A Big Step to More Efficient Taxonomies

It is becoming common for data collection programmes to release versions of taxonomies with an expectation that external stakeholders will provide feedback on issues based on their own testing. Subsequent work and new releases allow the data collector to reach the...

What Do We Do When Taxonomies are Published?

What Do We Do When Taxonomies are Published?

New taxonomies are published by regulators for a variety of reasons, to fix issues, introduce new report types or to apply year-on-year changes. CoreFiling customers are used to being given access to new versions of reports well before they are required, but how do we...

Taxonomy Errors

Taxonomy Errors

In this age of digital reporting, hundreds of XBRL taxonomies are published every year. Our analysis at CoreFiling shows that there are a few common mistakes that repeatedly crop up in such taxonomies. These issues can limit their usefulness, slow down implementation...