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CSRD

The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.

Executive summary

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD, Directive (EU) 2022/2464) modernises EU sustainability disclosure. In-scope companies report annually under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) with double materiality, mandatory assurance, and digital tagging.

Directive (EU) 2022/2464, adopted in December 2022, expanding sustainability reporting requirements to approximately 50,000 companies operating in the EU.

Key concepts

Double materiality

A topic is disclosed if it is financially material or has a material impact on people or the environment.

ESRS

Twelve mandatory standards — two cross-cutting, five environmental, four social, one governance.

Assurance

Limited assurance from launch, moving to reasonable assurance once feasibility is confirmed.

Digital tagging

Reports tagged to a common ESRS XBRL taxonomy for machine readability.

Glossary terms

Frequently asked questions

Who is in scope of CSRD?+

Large EU companies (meeting two of: >250 employees, >€50m turnover, >€25m balance sheet), listed SMEs, and non-EU parent companies with substantial EU activity.

What is double materiality?+

Companies must assess both how sustainability issues affect their financial performance (financial materiality) and how their activities affect people and the environment (impact materiality).

When does CSRD reporting begin?+

First reports were due in 2025 for financial year 2024 by the largest companies already subject to NFRD. Other groups phase in through 2029.

Related regulations

  • CSRDDirective (EU) 2022/2464

    The directive itself.

  • ESRSDelegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772

    Adopts the first set of ESRS.

  • Omnibus2025 CSRD Omnibus proposal

    Proposed adjustments to scope and timing under discussion at EU level.

Industry-specific guidance

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