The expectations of companies to report on their sustainability efforts are set to become much more stringent. July 6 marks the deadline for EU member states including Ireland to transpose the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, or CSRD, into national law. Essentially the directive puts sustainability reporting on a similar footing as financial – bringing all the responsibilities that come with that. The CSRD, along with its sister law the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive, aims to make companies more accountable for their emissions and supply chains. Both are part of the EU Green Deal efforts under the current term of…

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