Sustainability
For companies to succeed in the 21st century, sustainability and social responsibility must be at the heart of their business model.
CSRD: challenging new EU rules
In July 2022, new regulations on corporate sustainability reporting will be adopted in the EU. Mazars’ sustainability expert Jana Ružická explains the ambitious changes that businesses need to be aware of.
What is the CSRD?
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is the long-awaited update of the existing Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), which in 2014 had already created reporting and transparency obligations on sustainability issues for several European companies.
The CSRD expands the scope of companies subject to sustainability reporting obligations and aims to improve the quality of published information by imposing the mandatory use of European sustainability reporting standards and the mandatory auditing of sustainability reports produced by the CSRD.
What has been announced?
On 22 June 2022, the European Council and Parliament, after political negotiations, reached a provisional agreement on a slightly revised version of the original CSRD proposal made by the European Commission in April 2021.
The final text is still to be made public in a few days or weeks, and particular attention should be paid to the details of the final provisions. Here are the highlights of the compromise that you need to know today.
Why does ESG matter?
Over the last 18 months at Mazars, we have witnessed a significant wave of interest from organisations on how to improve their approach to ESG and enhance their social value outcomes.
Preparing for the CSRD
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is now in force across the EU, with Member States given 18 months to adopt it into national law. The highly-anticipated directive requires a number of companies operating in the EU to publicly disclose and report on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. This means businesses will need to be prepared to comply with more demanding...
ESG: Where are you on the journey?
As environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues rise in global importance and increasingly dominate the business narrative, the Mazars report ESG: Where are you on the journey? sets out choices and pathways for companies of all sizes and sectors as they look to embark on the transition to a more sustainable business model.
How is ESG perceived by companies in Slovakia?
How do large companies operating in Slovakia cope with the opportunities and questions that the topic of ESG offers? We reveal the answers in a Mazars study with company leaders and executives, carried out in cooperation with the research agency Ipsos Slovakia.
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
In April 2021, the European Commission adopted the draft Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, or CSRD, which significantly strengthens the current sustainability reporting requirements of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) and expands the scope of companies concerned.
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Martin Dolinský Manager, Sustainability - Bratislava
