Overview EU legislation and regulations
An avalanche of European laws and regulations is coming our way, aimed at making our society more sustainable. Many of these new laws and regulations fall under the Green Deal, with the intermediate goal of Fit for 55.CircuLaw shows you how to apply these regulations and directives to the circular goals of your municipality or […]
Privacy Policy of Goal 17
1. Introduction Welcome to Goal 17. We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our clients’ personal information. This privacy policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our services and the choices you have associated with that data. 2. Information Collection 3. Use of […]
Getting Started with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directory (CSRD)
New legislation requires large companies to provide a sustainability report from 1 January 2025. Find out which requirements you need to comply with here.
We can also use capitalism to save nature, says environmentalist. ‘Put a price on our planet’
Interview in the Volkskrant, 12 August 2023 by Daan Ballegeer. Capitalism does not stand in the way of saving our planet, but is an ally to combat climate change. According to environmental activist Paula DiPerna, we need to put a higher price on the services provided to us by nature. The accusation goes that economists […]
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directory (CSRD)
What is the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directory (CSRD)? The CSRD requires large and/or listed companies to publish regular reports on the social and environmental risk they face and on how their activities impact the rights of people and the environment. To whom does the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directory (CSRD) apply? The CSRD applies to all […]
European Sustainability Reporting Standards
“European Sustainability Reporting Standards are not about reporting, but about transformation.” What are the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)? The CSRD is elaborated in the sustainability reporting standards, the ESRS. These standards contain standards and guidelines to which a sustainability report must comply. What are the ESRS requirements The sustainability report must be included as […]
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
What is the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)? The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) requires financial market participants and financial advisers within the EU to disclose how they integrate sustainability risks into their investment decisions and the impact of their investments on sustainability factors. The SFDR was introduced by the European Commission as part of […]
Global Reporting Initiative
What is Global Reporting Initiative? Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an independent, international standard-setting organisation that helps companies, governments and other organisations take responsibility for, and clearly communicate their impact on the world. GRI provides the world’s most widely used standards for sustainability reporting covering topics ranging from biodiversity to taxation, waste to emissions, diversity […]
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
What is the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)? The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) was established in 2011 as an independent organisation that develops and publishes sustainability-specific accounting standards for 77 industries. The SASB standards provide companies with guidance to publish financial material sustainability information in a standardised format. The SASB standards cover a wide […]
Science Based Target Initiative
What is the SBTi? The Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) is a partnership between Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The SBTi was established to promote ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling organisations to set science-based emission reduction […]