Sustainability Reporting

Corporate responsibility reporting is going through a period of transition as the EU Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) obliges an increasing number of companies to submit statutory sustainability reporting. Although statutory sustainability reporting so far only applies to listed companies, large companies, as well as listed SMEs, the sustainability requirements indirectly affect the entire SME sector via the supply chains of large companies.

CSRD compliant Sustainability Reporting

The EU Sustainability Reporting Directive harmonizes corporate responsibility reporting across the EU and brings responsibility reporting closer to corporate financial reporting. Rantalainen provides services for reporting in accordance with the EU Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) by, for example, preparing the Double Materiality Assessment required by the directive, which is used to determine the scope of the customer’s sustainability report. In addition to Double Materiality Assessments, we also provide support for other phases of the CSRD reporting process.

SME sustainability reporting

Requests for information on business responsibility directed at SMEs are increasing, as larger customer companies require reporting of responsibility-related information from their suppliers and subcontractors. Responsibility reporting not only helps to meet the information needs of large companies, it also brings a number of other benefits to SMEs; it can contribute to accessing funding, act as a distinguishing factor, and support the strategic development of sustainability.

Rantalainen offers SMEs support services related to sustainability reporting, for example, for the production of a sustainability report in accordance with the voluntary VSME standard (Voluntary standard for non-listed SMEs). The scope of the assignment can always be flexibly agreed and tailored according to the customer’s needs and preferences.