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Metrics in use for ESG Reporting

Here is a list of Metrics in use for ESG Reporting that companies can use to start communicating on the ESG issues. The metrics have been divided into four categories:

Each category contains recommended disclosure metrics (both qualitative and quantitative) that have been marked either as minimum disclosures (relevant to all companies) or additional disclosures (that might not be relevant to all companies).

The selection of recommended disclosure metrics has been informed by relevant regulatory initiatives i.e. the CSRD and the ESRS as well as the Warsaw Stock Exchange corporate governance code. Moreover, to address increasing investors’ data needs, they have been also aligned with the mandatory PAI indicators for corporate investments required by the SFDR (see mapping in the Appendix – Relevance of the Guidelines to investors). References have been added below each section to other frameworks and resources that companies may also consider (Appendix – Alignment with EU regulations and other frameworks).

It should be emphasized that the Guidelines do not provide an exhaustive list of indicators and topics. Rather they aim to offer less advanced companies a minimum set of carefully selected disclosure metrics that will help them to prepare for the upcoming requirements stemming from the CSRD and the ESRS and better respond to investors’ ESG data needs. Companies in scope of the CSRD should use the ESRS to prepare their disclosures on material sustainability topics.

Metrics in use for ESG Reporting – General information

General information metrics provide essential context to understand the company business activities and value creation model, it’s material ESG impacts, risks and opportunities, and how it is managing them.

General information

What should be disclosed:

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Business model

  • Short description of the company business model and value chain.
  • Whether the company is active in the following sectors: fossil fuel (coal, oil and gas), controversial weapons along with related revenues.

Companies may consider including the following characteristics when describing their business model: economic activities; products and services offered; markets of operation, company size (in terms of workforce, business locations, revenue, etc.)

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Sustainability integration

  • Whether and how sustainability matters are integrated in the company strategy and business model.
  • Resilience of the company strategy and business model(s) to material sustainability risks.
  • Policies and actions adopted to manage material sustainability matters.
  • Targets related to management of sustainability matters.

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Sustainability governance

  • Governance bodies roles and responsibilities with regard to sustainability matters (e.g. in relation to risk management, target setting, sustainability disclosure).
  • Whether governance bodies are informed about sustainability matters, and how they are addressed by administrative and/or management bodies.
  • Whether incentive schemes are offered to members of governance bodies that are linked to sustainability matters.

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Material impacts, Risk and Opportunities

  • The processes used to identify material impacts, risks and opportunities.
  • Sustainability due diligence process.
  • Outcome of the materiality assessment (identified material impacts, risks and opportunities).
  • How material impacts, risks and opportunities interact with the company strategy and business model.

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Stakeholder engagement

  • Description of the company main stakeholders, and how the company engages with them.
  • How the interests and views of stakeholders are taken into account by the undertaking’s strategy and business model.

Metrics in use for ESG Reporting- Environmental disclosures

Environmental metrics cover issues that arise from or impact the natural environment.

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Control of an economic resource

Control of an economic resource – This is all about: A present economic resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events. Two very simple examples to start with: Pat Co has purchased a patent for $20,000. The patent gives the company sole use of a particular manufacturing process which will save $3,000 a year for the next five years. This is an asset, albeit an intangible one. There is a past event, control and future economic benefit (through cost savings). Baldwin Co (the company) paid Don Brennan $10,000 to set up a car repair shop, on condition that priority treatment is given to cars from the company’s fleet. This cannot be classified as an asset. Baldwin Co … Read more

Primary users of general purpose financial reports

primary users of general purpose financial reports that are existing and potential investors, lenders and other creditors who use that to make finance decisions

Fair value

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The Role of Financial Reporting

The Role of Financial Reporting – How does financial reporting information fit into business? Financial reporting ultimately serves a number of different desired outcomes. One of these is economic growth. It does not promote growth directly; instead, growth is promoted through a number of subordinate outcomes. One of these could be described as good business performance. This in turn is promoted through subordinate outcomes that could be described as good business decisions and good management. Financial reporting information is one type of information that helps people understand whether desired outcomes are being achieved. Have good decisions been made? Have they been well implemented? Have they led to good performance? Good business decisions covers all business-related decisions by investors, lenders, managers, … Read more

What are IFRS Financial Statements?

What are IFRS Financial Statements – The objective of financial statements is to provide financial information about the reporting entity’s assets, liabilities, equity, income and expenses that is useful to users of financial statements in assessing the prospects for future net cash inflows to the reporting entity and in assessing management’s stewardship of the entity’s economic resources. A content page of IFRS Financial Statement may look similar to the following content listing: What are IFRS Financial Statements? Statement of Financial Position: This is also known as the balance sheet. IFRS prescribes the ways in which the components of a balance sheet are reported. This statement recognises assets, liabilities and equity. This comprises information about a reporting entity’s economic resources, claims … Read more

Stewardship and agency theory

Stewardship and agency theory – This part is a more detailed explanation of the revised Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting 2018 (Conceptual Framework) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) regarding Control as part of chapter 4 – The Elements of Financial Statements, section 4.25 on one party (a principal) engaging another party (an agent) to act on behalf of, and for the benefit of, the principal. The view of ‘stewardship’ given in the current Conceptual Framework mentions that management are accountable to the entity’s capital providers for the custody and safekeeping of the entity’s economic resources and for their efficient and profitable use, including protecting them from unfavorable economic effects such as inflation and technological changes. Management are … Read more