{"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

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  1. Public interest entities<\/strong> which, on the balance sheet date, exceed the following criteria:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. which, on the balance sheet date, exceed the following criteria: employees<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. total assets of over 20 million euros<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. net turnover exceeding 40 million euros<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Public interest entities include:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. publicly traded companies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. banks;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. insurance and reinsurance companies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. financial institutions;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. other entities defined by law as having significant public interest.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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