{"id":4030,"date":"2024-08-07T09:06:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T09:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verso.de\/blog\/why-the-csrd-is-more-than-just-a-bureaucratic-obligation\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T09:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:14:21","slug":"why-the-csrd-is-more-than-just-a-bureaucratic-obligation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verso.de\/en\/blog\/why-the-csrd-is-more-than-just-a-bureaucratic-obligation\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the CSRD is more than just a bureaucratic obligation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"snk-articleStage snk-section snk-bg_1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 snk-articleStage-imgCol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-articleStage-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Blog-Cover-neu-1.webp\" alt=\"Sonnenstrahlen brechen durch Wolken hindurch \u2013 Symbolbild f\u00fcr die Chancen, die die CSRD bringt, auch wenn sie erst einmal wie belastende B\u00fcrokratie wirkt\" title=\"Blog Cover neu (1)\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 snk-articleStage-contentCol\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-articleStage-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-articleStage-date\">07.08.2024<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"snk-h2\">Why the CSRD is more than bureaucracy<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDespite the many requirements, working on the CSRD report creates a profound awareness of genuine sustainability.\nEven if the CSRD is primarily a bureaucratic obligation, it also conceals valuable opportunities for business.\nRead this article to find out what these are.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\"> <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first companies have already published their CSRD report, and many more have yet to do so. In Germany alone, around 15,000 companies are affected by the new EU directive on sustainability reporting. And if we look a little further: Across Europe, a total of around 50,000 companies will have to report in accordance with the CSRD in the coming years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">What is the aim of the CSRD?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The CSRD is primarily intended to improve the <strong>transparency and comparability of sustainability reports<\/strong>, but also to close gaps in previous reporting obligations. To understand this, it helps to look back at the past of sustainability reporting. Sustainability reporting used to be voluntary for companies, was subject to no or only a few rules and often ended up as a kind of marketing brochure.<\/p>\n<p>The first EU directives then put a stop to this. However, the CSRD now goes one step further. On the one hand, a whole host of companies are affected by the new reporting obligation, from small and medium-sized enterprises to large corporations. Across Europe. And in some cases even beyond the EU.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, there are stricter rules: <strong>All disclosures must now be verifiable and signed off by auditors.<\/strong> The CSRD also requires <strong>significantly more and more in-depth quantitative and qualitative data<\/strong>. This should make the reports more comparable.<\/p>\n<p>In this way, the EU wants to <strong>drive forward the sustainable transformation of the economy<\/strong>.<br \/>\nAt the same time, the CSRD is a sensible response to the growing expectations of investors, customers and society as a whole. Companies are increasingly being held accountable for their sustainability performance &#8211; and more and more often, sustainability efforts also form the basis for economic success.<\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell: CSRD makes sustainability transparent and comparable, creating the basis for us to steer our economy towards a more sustainable future in a targeted manner. &#8220;That sounds all well and good,&#8221; you may be thinking, &#8220;but what&#8217;s the point of all the pink clouds if I&#8217;m sitting here at my desk and can&#8217;t see sustainability for all the data?&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_slim\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"snk-h3\">Overwhelmed by the CSRD?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Make CSRD as easy as possible: Our new CSRD Suite provides tools and support for every stage of CSRD compliance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-buttons snk-buttons_noGap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"snk-btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/en\/csrd-reporting-obligation\/\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Get to know the CSRD Suite<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">Awareness arises from bureaucracy<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.de\/de\/nachhaltigkeit\/global-csrd-survey-2024-ergebnisse-fuer-deutschland.html\">PwC<\/a> recently published a study according to which the majority of the companies surveyed were confident: Yes, we will be ready for our new reporting obligations by the deadline. The respondents were mainly listed companies with an annual turnover of over one billion. However, we know from our own experience that <strong>small and medium-sized enterprises in particular are groaning<\/strong> in the face of the work involved in preparing and implementing the CSRD.<\/p>\n<p>They tend to have mixed feelings about the CSRD. &#8220;The CSRD is just another useless bureaucracy that will create a burden, stress and work and tie up considerable resources, but ultimately won&#8217;t change anything at all.&#8221; This and similar criticism of the new directive is often voiced. And yes &#8211; of course there is <strong>a lot of bureaucracy<\/strong> behind the new laws and reporting obligations relating to sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of data has to be collected, a lot of time is spent on preparation and implementation and a lot of employees are involved. However, in our work with our customers, we see time and again that anyone who writes sustainability reports and takes an in-depth look at the topic of sustainability also recognizes the <strong>potential of CSRD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_slim\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"snk-h3\">Practical guide: Fit for the first CSRD report<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our practical guide with checklist makes it easier for you to get started and prepare for the CSRD and ESRS.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-buttons snk-buttons_noGap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"snk-btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/en\/?page_id=5566\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Practical guide to CSRD<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\">More than just a bureaucracy monster: 6 potentials of CSRD for your company<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite (or perhaps because of!) the many requirements, working on the CSRD report creates a profound awareness of genuine sustainability. So even if the CSRD is primarily a bureaucratic obligation, it conceals valuable insights and potential. And let&#8217;s take a look at them now.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. the CSRD promotes a better understanding of one&#8217;s own risks and opportunities<\/h3>\n<p>Before the actual CSRD report is prepared, the double materiality analysis is carried out. Here you determine: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do sustainability aspects influence your company?<\/li>\n<li>What impact does my company have on the environment and society?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Background: The ESRS, the CSRD framework, lists over 1,000 possible data points for the report. In the end, however, only selected data points such as ESRS 2 and those whose associated impacts, risks and opportunities (IROs) you have determined to be material are required to be reported. On the one hand, the double materiality analysis gives you clarity as to what belongs in your CSRD report. On the other hand, it also gives you a very helpful picture of <strong>how your company relates to the environment and society<\/strong>. You also get a crystal-clear overview of <strong>the risks your company<\/strong> could <strong>still face<\/strong> &#8211; where <strong>undiscovered opportunities<\/strong> for the future of your company lie dormant &#8211; and how your company is developing. Find out more in our article <a href=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/en\/blog\/mastering-csrd-challenges-the-double-materiality-analysis-in-seven-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The double materiality analysis in 7 steps&#8221;.<\/a> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_slim\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"snk-h3\">The ESRS standards at a glance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the CSRD, the EU is also introducing uniform European standards.<br \/>\nThe European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) are intended to make sustainability reports more meaningful and comparable.<br \/>\nAll information can be found in the whitepaper.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-buttons snk-buttons_noGap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"snk-btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/content.verso.de\/whitepaper-alle-informationen-zu-den-esrs\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Whitepaper on the ESRS<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. the CSRD brings economic benefits, supports innovation &#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>The majority of decision-makers surveyed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noerr.com\/de\/insights\/esg-studie_unternehmenstransformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noerr study<\/a> assume that ESG will bring about change in the company. However, the transformation of business models in turn requires comprehensive adjustments to product development, internal processes and management.<\/p>\n<p>This is where the wealth of data you collect and analyze for CSRD provides useful insights. Where are resources still being wasted without this being noticed? Which processes that &#8220;we&#8217;ve always done this way&#8221; could be optimized &#8211; and thus promote not only sustainability but also efficiency? Where do we need to rethink in order for the sustainable transformation to succeed? These are just a few situations in which <strong>ESG data management lays the foundation for a sustainable future<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the best case scenario, you don&#8217;t just write your CSRD report for the sake of it, but take something away from it for the success of your company.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. &#8230; and strengthens the resilience of your company<\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a concrete example: ESRS E1, the &#8220;climate change standard&#8221;. Here you have to report, among other things, <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>how your company has a positive and negative impact on the climate,<\/li>\n<li>which climate protection measures you implement,<\/li>\n<li>what risks and opportunities arise from climate change,<\/li>\n<li>and how to adapt your company to climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The smaller the company, the greater the likelihood that the issue of climate change will not necessarily be a high priority due to time constraints &#8211; i.e. it will be postponed for the time being without the CSRD. However, the first consequences of climate change are already making themselves felt. And will occur more frequently in the future. Heavy rain, floods, heatwaves, droughts and fires can paralyze production facilities, lead to staff absences, cause supply chain delays or destroy transport routes. 55% of managers surveyed in Germany in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/insights\/research-library\/investment-trends-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capgemini study<\/a> estimate that climate change will cause the majority of operational disruptions in the coming years. So it only makes sense to look at what climate change means for your company and how you can counteract it. And in the course of CSRD, you approach such and similar <strong>considerations in a very structured way<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_slim\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-banner-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"snk-h3\">CSRD: 10 tips for successful data collection<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CSRD presents companies with new challenges &#8211; and this starts with data collection. Our article gives you 10 tips for efficient processes. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-buttons snk-buttons_noGap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"snk-btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/blog\/csrd-10-wertvolle-tipps-zur-erfolgreichen-datensammlung\/\"  target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>To the blog post<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\"> <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>4. solid sustainability reports create trust<\/h3>\n<p>Investors and other stakeholders are now looking very closely at what is happening in your company in terms of sustainability. Sustainability reports are a great way to <strong>communicate<\/strong> your <strong>status quo and your ambitions in this area<\/strong>. The best way to do this, however, is with a reporting standard that specifies uniform requirements for all companies concerned in order to ensure maximum comparability. As we wrote at the beginning, CSRD transforms sustainability reports into transparent and, above all, verifiable documentation of your sustainability journey.<\/p>\n<p>And if we want to look at things from a negative perspective: Intentional and grossly negligent errors in the CSRD report are punishable by, among other things, <strong>&#8220;naming and shaming&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; i.e. public disclosure. If your company violates its CSRD reporting obligations or attempts to falsify data, this can <strong>ruin its reputation and trust<\/strong>. In this respect too, it is therefore worth seeing the CSRD as an opportunity and implementing it conscientiously. You can find more information on the possible sanctions in our article <a href=\"https:\/\/verso.de\/en\/blog\/the-cost-of-mistakes-in-reporting-and-implementing-sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The cost of mistakes in reporting and implementing sustainability.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"snk-section-headline\"> <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>5 The CSRD report as a repository for fact-based sustainability communication<\/h3>\n<p>Once you have identified stakeholders, determined opportunities and risks, set up strategies and collected ESG data from all possible areas as part of your CSRD obligation, you have one thing in addition to the report: a very useful repository of information. This, in turn, is ideal for any <strong>sustainability communication outside of the report.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After all, this is also becoming increasingly important. Here we would like to quote a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20-06_9880_Sustainability-in-CPR_Final_Web-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capgemini survey<\/a> once again: 77% of consumers surveyed are changing their purchasing behavior in favor of more sustainability. 66% are even specifically looking for sustainable products. Conversely, 36% of the companies surveyed also stated that Our customers are not interested in sustainability! This shows a major <strong>perception gap<\/strong> that needs to be closed.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to do this is with <strong>comparable reports<\/strong> that are checked by a third party (you guessed it: the CSRD&#8230;). This is what 34% of consumers surveyed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deloitte.com\/uk\/en\/Industries\/consumer\/research\/sustainable-consumer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deloitte study<\/a> would like. Fact-based sustainability communication is also beneficial when it comes to recruiting talent and employee satisfaction. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eib.org\/de\/press\/all\/2023-123-81-of-young-germans-say-the-climate-impact-of-prospective-employers-is-an-important-factor-when-job-hunting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EIB Climate Survey 2023<\/a>, 56% of people surveyed value an employer that thinks and acts sustainably. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2023-12-05-gartner-hr-survey-finds-84-percent-of-employees-believe-their-organization-lacks-a-strong-sustainability-culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gartner survey<\/a>, a strong ESG culture even boosts employee engagement by up to 43%.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_noBtn\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>6 ESG data facilitates access to credit<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just investors and the public who are demanding ESG measures, but also banks and credit institutions. Just as a disability insurer is interested in whether you prefer to solve crossword puzzles or skydive in your free time when taking out insurance, <strong>financial institutions are now increasingly looking at ESG risks when granting loans<\/strong>. The list of questions is based on the CSRD, among other things. This means that if you are already collecting ESG data for the CSRD anyway, you will have it to hand more quickly when applying for financing. 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