Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) consulting

Prepare for the future with CSRD compliance: we guide you towards transparent and comprehensive sustainability reporting, ensuring you meet the latest EU regulations.

Prepare for CSRD compliance

CSRD double materiality assessment

Supply chain data collection

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Get guidance towards your CSRD compliance.

Support in meeting all CSRD requirements, from the double materiality analysis to full reporting of your mandatory components.

Assistance with data collection within your organisation and supply chain, providing practical advice to seamlessly integrate the CSRD.

We offer a combination of in-house developed CSRD software and software from our partners. This ensures that the software fully meets your needs.

Use the momentum of obligatory reporting to really take your next steps towards becoming a future-proof organisation.

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What you can expect.

Double materiality assessment

We identify the relevant ESG indicators (from the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)) for your organisation.

Gap analysis

We assess what is required to develop a CSRD-compliant sustainability report.

CSRD roadmap

We create a step-by-step plan with clear actions, responsibilities, and KPIs, while developing a future-proof ESG strategy.

CSRD software

We offer software tailored to your organisation, ensuring efficient execution of the Double Materiality Assessment and CSRD implementation.

We prepare you for the CSRD: transparency and sustainability.

Every organisation and product requires a unique approach. With experience across a wide range of sectors, we are quick to adapt. Our extensive sustainability expertise ensures that we can offer the right solution for your organisation.

We have in-depth knowledge and expertise in quantifying social and environmental impact. Towards your CSRD-compliance, we collaborate with registered accountants.

From strategy to success: real-world applications

Testimonial client

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- Lead name, Company

"We definitely learned a lot from the LCA. An LCA makes sustainability “real”; you get the facts instead of lingering in a sort of feeling or assumptions."

Jonne Gorter
Dille & Kamille

“The collaboration with Hedgehog went fairly effortlessly; it was easy working with the team. The experts explained LCA’s and the process in an easy-to-understand way."

Markus Sadaka
Myzel Organics

"We have been monitoring scope 1 and 2 emissions for years. With the support of Hedgehog, we now also have insight into a large part of the scope 3 emissions. Thanks to a detailed report from Hedgehog, NO&B can develop its environmental policy."

Julie Fuchs
Nationale Opera & Ballet

"We experienced Hedgehog to be very accessible, co-operative and flexible in its approach to our collaboration. Hedgehog’s knowledge and experience regarding carbon footprint assessment and analysis will definitely help us reaching our net-zero targets for the future!"

Rebecca Wörner
PMT

Frequently asked questions

Check out our FAQs or ask us anything that is not fully covered by sending us a message.

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a European directive requiring companies to report in more detail and with greater transparency on their sustainability performance and impact.

Adopted by the EU in November 2022, the CSRD replaces the previous Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). This new directive broadens its scope to more companies, imposes stricter reporting requirements, and introduces standardised reporting frameworks such as the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).

The CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) replaces the NFRD (Non-Financial Reporting Directive), significantly expanding the reporting requirements set by the previous legislation.

Starting from the 2025 financial year, the CSRD will apply to companies already under the NFRD, such as large listed companies and public interest organisations (banks and insurers).

From the 2026 financial year, the CSRD will also apply to companies meeting 2 of the following 3 criteria:

-More than 250 employees
-A turnover exceeding €50 million
-A balance sheet of over €25 million

By 2027, it is expected that the CSRD will apply to listed SMEs, and from 2028, also to all EU companies with more than 10 employees, including non-EU companies with a turnover exceeding €150 million.

Smaller companies will be indirectly involved as stakeholders of larger organisations (who need to comply) in sharing sustainability information, such as your carbon footprint.

From 1 January 2026, the CSRD applies to listed SMEs. A lighter or voluntary version of the CSRD may be introduced for smaller SMEs in the future. The CSRD also provides SMEs with a good framework to structure and make ESG and sustainability transparent within their organisation.

A key aspect of the CSRD is the principle of 'double materiality'. This requires organisations to report on the impact of their business activities on people and the environment. For example, the impact on biodiversity loss or human rights violations in the supply chain.

In addition, organisations must report on the financial risks associated with ESG-related issues. These could include financial risks arising from resource scarcity, extreme weather events, and transition risks.

Under the CSRD, organisations must map and report on all impacts, risks, and opportunities (IRO) related to ESG: Environment, Social, and Governance.

Specifically, this may include topics such as environmental protection, carbon emissions, human rights practices in supply chains, anti-corruption, diversity within the organisation (e.g. gender, age), circularity KPIs, biodiversity impact, water use and pollution, and much more.

In total, there are over 1,000 data points, policies, documents, and KPIs that may need to be reported. In the first phase of our collaboration, however, we narrow this down to the topics that are relevant to your organisation and supply chain.

The time it takes to comply with all requirements depends on the size and complexity of your organisation. For a relatively straightforward, average-sized Dutch company, the process can be completed within 9 months.

A rough timeline is as follows:

-Preparation and planning (1-3 months)
-Double materiality analysis and gap analysis (3-6 months)
-Developing an action plan (3-6 months)
-Implementation and reporting (3-12 months)

This depends on your organisation. In some cases, you may find all the data within your organisation. In other cases, you may need to request it from your suppliers (for raw materials or semi-finished products).

We will provide you with a tailor-made datasheet to collect all the necessary data efficiently.

The CSRD will eventually be mandatory for all organisations. Failure to meet the reporting requirements could lead to legal actions, fines, sanctions, and reputational risks or negative reactions from investors, customers, and other stakeholders.

François

Our expert on
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

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