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Industries with high sustainability risks and impacts to get EU sector-specific standards adopted as soon as ready

Commission’s proposal undermines transparency rules for corporate sustainability reporting

FAQ on the draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards

Civil society organisations urge the European Commission to adopt an ambitious set of sector-agnostic reporting standards

EU Commission’s advisory group publishes the first set of sustainability reporting standards. NGOs warn against reduction in ambition

The EU Parliament votes to confirm new transparency obligations for companies on sustainability and starts the clock for mandatory reporting

Frankly Speaking: New podcast with expert discussions on sustainability reporting

Letter to Commissioner McGuinness in defence of EU standards for corporate sustainability reporting

EU policymakers strengthen rules for companies’ sustainability disclosures with mandatory ESG standards, but delay its implementation

A route-map on how European and global sustainability standards for corporate reporting can and will converge

EU Parliament clarifies obligations for companies sustainability reporting but leaves all SMEs out of the mandatory framework

Reaction to the Council’s position on companies’ sustainability reporting

Media and policy impacts

Summary report: How are national authorities enforcing the disclosure obligations introduced by the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive?

Why investors want new EU sustainability reporting law and standards - and want them now

Interview: Investors support the European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and call for a broad scope of reporting companies and issues to build a complete end-to-end disclosure framework

Interview: The actions being pursued under the EU sustainable finance agenda and the EU Green Deal are a good example of how policies can promote the transition to a sustainable economy

First peek into climate indicators for companies to report under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards

Interview: The CSRD and reporting standards are challenging, but these efforts are necessary to increase the pace of transition

Interview: Sustainability standards are needed to ensure comparability and fair competition - so is the genuine commitment of key stakeholders to sustainability

Interview: New standards to significantly improve the quality of sustainability information from business

New data on companies’ climate and human rights disclosures: lessons for the EU reform

The business case is won - how the benefits of mandatory sustainability reporting by business, really do outweigh the costs – Part Two

The business case is won - how the benefits of mandatory sustainability reporting by business, really do outweigh the costs – Part One

Sustainability due diligence - what it means for companies and how EU sustainability standards can help

SMEs and the future of European sustainability reporting rules - Small businesses deserve to get clarity to address the sustainability challenge

Climate transition plans: How EU standards can help companies to focus on the right data

On the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (NFRD reform) proposal: most promising changes and caveats

The missing piece: corporate sustainability standards in the EU and how they fit with the investors’ disclosure regulation and taxonomy

Future EU sustainability standards: NGOs welcome the final recommendations of EFRAG’s Project Task Force for the European Commission

What needs to be reported on Governance (of ESG)

Countdown for the reform that will overhaul companies’ sustainability reporting obligations in Europe

Changing the rules of the game: leading NGOs and the European Parliament call for mandatory reporting obligations and standards for companies on sustainability issues

New data shows some, yet insufficient progress in companies’ climate and environmental disclosures at a turning point for sustainability reporting in Europe

The time is ripe for EU policy reforms and standards on corporate sustainability reporting

Launch event for the project’s research gathers key actors to discuss future reform of EU legislation

Landmark research on 1000 European companies shows troubling poor quality of reporting on sustainability issues

The State of Corporate Sustainability Reporting in the EU

The European Commission responds to NGO statement on corporate sustainability reporting

Companies failing to report meaningful information about their impacts on society and the environment

The Alliance for Corporate Transparency project presented at major events

Presentation of initial results: the state of corporate sustainability disclosure under the EU NFR Directive conference

EUKI Research 2020

Analysis of the climate, environmental and governance reporting of 300 companies in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe.

Explore results

EUKI Database 2020 EUKI Research Report (PDF)

EU Research 2019

The largest study to date on the information disclosed by 1000 European companies on their environmental and societal risks and impacts pursuant to the EU legislation