Greenstone Blog EU Commission adopts final ESRS sustainability reporting standards

The European Commission has adopted the first set of 12 European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), and large and listed EU companies will be required to use these standards from January 2024, as part of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The European Commission together with the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) have been working to ensure that the ESRS take into account discussions with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to improve alignment between EU and global sustainability reporting standards and prevent unnecessary double reporting by companies, particularly in the area of climate-related disclosures.