{"id":7403,"date":"2025-04-18T09:53:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T07:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auditeco.ro\/?p=7403"},"modified":"2025-05-13T09:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T07:50:47","slug":"ce-este-un-raport-de-sustenabilitate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auditeco.ro\/en\/ce-este-un-raport-de-sustenabilitate\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Sustainability Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
Companies have an impact on the environment, on the economy and on society, regardless of their field of activity. A Sustainability Report is in this context a strategic tool to assess this impact. This type of report reflects an organization's commitment to sustainable development and transparency in its actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Definition of a <\/strong>R<\/strong>eport of <\/strong>S<\/strong>ustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A Sustainability Report is an official document through which a company or public institution communicates information about the impact of its activities on the environment, society, and the economy. It includes data on resource consumption, carbon emissions, social and governance policies, economic performance, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The main purpose of this report is to provide transparency and enable stakeholders\u2014customers, investors, employees, authorities\u2014to understand how the organization manages sustainability challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Romania, according to the legislation in force (in particular Ministry of Finance Order No. 1938\/2016 and subsequently Order No. 3456\/2018), the following categories of companies are legally required to prepare and publish a Raport de Sustenabilitate<\/strong> (raport nefinanciar):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Who is responsible for developing a <\/strong>R<\/strong>eport of <\/strong>S<\/strong>ustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What should the sustainability report contain?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The non-financial report must contain information relating to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n European regulations (updated):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the new European Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSRD \u2013 Directiva privind raportarea privind sustenabilitatea corporativ\u0103<\/strong>), starting with 2024<\/strong>, gradually, reporting obligations become applicable to all large companies and listed companies, as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Subsequently, listed SMEs will also be gradually included in this obligation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Structure<\/strong> of one <\/strong>R<\/strong>eport of <\/strong>S<\/strong>ustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A Sustainability Report usually includes the following components:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why is it important to have a <\/strong>R<\/strong>eport of <\/strong>S<\/strong>ustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The importance of a Sustainability Report cannot be underestimated in the current context, where investors, customers, and authorities demand ever greater transparency and accountability from companies. This report allows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, a well-prepared sustainability report can support companies in accessing green financing and in their relations with institutional partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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