The 13th edition of Reporting Matters – Embedding change, accelerating impact explores how companies can move beyond compliance and use sustainability reporting as a strategic tool to embed change and drive transformation. Developed by WBCSD in partnership with Radley Yeldar, this year’s publication is based on an in-depth review of 185 companies’ sustainability disclosures and features: Insights >>> read more
GRI has called on EFRAG to enhance impact materiality in the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) – to deliver the consistent and relevant corporate information needed by stakeholders on impacts, risks and opportunities. Responding to EFRAG’s public consultation on amendments to >>> read more
In a critical stage of the negotiations on the Omnibus Simplification package, EFAMA, Eurosif, and PRI join forces to call for a credible and proportionate voluntary sustainability reporting standard for companies with over 250 employees that will fall outside of >>> read more
A declaration calling on European policymakers to safeguard core sustainable finance rules is now backed by 323 organizations, reflecting widespread concern that the EU Omnibus may weaken legislation that is crucial to competitiveness and economic growth. The public letter emphasizes that the >>> read more
EFRAG publishes the revised and simplified Exposure Drafts of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), launching a to gather feedback from stakeholders across the EU corporate reporting ecosystem. This major step follows the European Commission’s Omnibus initiative and its formal request to >>> read more
EFRAG launches its new “EFRAG 2025 State of Play” portal — a live, interactive platform presenting key insights from its latest market study on the early implementation of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The >>> read more
GRI has been recognized during the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) as foundational for the global sustainability reporting system. Paragraph 34e of the ‘Compromiso de Sevilla’ – the outcome document of FfD4 – explicitly encourages UN Member States to >>> read more
EFRAG has published its Progress Report (as of 20 June) providing an update of the work performed so far and of the activated levers to simplify the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The update responds to a 5 May 2025 request from Commissioner Albuquerque, >>> read more
GRI has launched its Sustainability Taxonomy, a machine-readable version of the GRI Standards that enables faster data collection and improved comparability of sustainability disclosures through the use of XBRL – the global language for business reporting. The new GRI Sustainability Taxonomy helps organizations >>> read more
A survey of over 1,000 European companies reveals that companies are not as keen on weakening sustainability legislation as policymakers think. Conducted by #WeAreEurope — an apolitical collective of European professionals who carry the voice of businesses and citizens — >>> read more
GRI has written to EFRAG to provide recommendations on how ‘simplification’ of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) can be most effectively achieved – without undermining the quality and relevance of corporate reporting. EFRAG has been mandated by the European >>> read more
Following the publication of the Omnibus proposals on 26 February 2025, EFRAG received an specific mandate from the European Commission (EC) on 27 March to provide technical advice for the adoption of a delegated act to revise and simplify the existing European >>> read more