European Commission adopts guidelines on the disclosure of non-financial information
Jun 26, 2017
The EU Directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by large companies and groups addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues entered into force on December 6, 2014. The European Commission (EC) has now adopted non-binding guidelines on the disclosure of non-financial information by companies. Their objective is to help companies fulfil the requirement to disclose relevant and useful information on environmental and social matters in a consistent and more comparable way.
The guidelines propose that any company should disclose relevant information on the actual and potential impacts of its operations on the environment, and on how current and foreseeable environmental matters may affect the company. Greater and more relevant transparency is expected to lead towards a major reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient growth and jobs.
The following documents are available on the EC website:
- Press release
- Frequently asked questions
- Guidelines on non-financial reporting (provisional version)