Environmental Sustainability Dashboard - non-financial ESG reporting tool
New legal obligations for businesses and the growing importance of sustainability issues are making non-financial ESG reporting increasingly challenging for many companies. To streamline the processes of data collection and monitoring and analysis of ESG indicators, we have developed the Environmental Sustainability Dashboard - a consulting service combined with an ESG reporting tool.
ESG reporting - is it your responsibility too?
The non-financial ESG reporting obligation was introduced under the CSRD. The legislation was enacted in 2022 and the from 2024, many companies will have to submit annual ESG reports developed in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards, the so-called ESRS.
The non-financial ESG reporting obligation already applies to almost 4,000 Polish companies. In the following years, it will be systematically expanded according to the schedule below:
- From 2024, so-called public interest companies with revenues of more than EUR 50 million and employing min. 500 people,
- from 2025, all large companies or parent companies of large groups meeting at least 2 of the following criteria: revenues min. EUR 50 million, more than 250 employees, balance sheet total min. EUR 25 million,
- from 2026 onwards, medium and small listed companies meeting a minimum of 2 of the following criteria: balance sheet total min. EUR 5 million and revenue min. EUR 10 million for small companies or balance sheet total min. EUR 25 million and revenue min. EUR 50 million for medium-sized companies.
In the environmental area, ESG reports will include, among other things, data on greenhouse gas emissions, how and to what extent the company is impacting the environment, and the status of the implementation of a circular economy.
Prepare for non-financial ESG reporting with the Environmental Sustainability Dashboard
The Environmental Sustainability Dashboard is a consultancy service with which you will prepare your company for mandatory ESG reporting. Our solution consists of an environmental impact assessment consultancy in relation to our client's needs, supported by an online platform.
With the Environmental Sustainability Dashboard:
- calculate your company's key environmental ESG factors for non-financial reporting,
- you will avoid financial penalties for failing to comply with ESG reporting obligations and reduce the risk to your company's reputation,
- you will identify in advance your company's data affecting the ESG assessment in the environmental area,
- you will gain time to implement measures that will improve your company's ESG rating and strengthen its position in the market,
- collect the data covered by the ESG report in a clear, digital Dashboard,
- you will gain the ability to continuously monitor your company's environmental KPIs,
- you will report ESG factors in a way that meets the needs of investors and counterparties of your company,
- you will reduce your company's impact on the environment.
Environmental Sustainability Dashboard - comprehensive environmental ESG consulting
A key element of the Environmental Sustainability Dashboard is the advising on the process of preparing and aggregating data for the ESG report. Due to the multiplicity and degree of dispersion of this information, self-selection and collection of this information can be time-consuming and can promote costly errors.
Interzero offers full support in understanding and implementing the ESG standards, as well as advice in the process of creating an ESG report: from the selection of the data scope to the preparation of the final document. To meet the highest reporting standards, the Environmental Sustainability Dashboard service consists of several carefully planned stages:
- Contextual analysis - preliminary study of the company's context and business environment,
- Data collection - collection and configuration of input data, support in the selection of environmental KPIs,
- Calculations - data entry into the tool and an opening report produced in accordance with the requirements of the EU taxonomy and the CSRD, and with the possibility to take into account other international reporting standards and industry guidelines,
- KPI assessment - risk mapping, critical performance review and multidimensional analysis of the company's actual environmental impact,
- Improving the environmental performance of the company - development of a corrective action plan, setting short- and long-term objectives,
- Support in the change process - consulting activities, ongoing adjustment of objectives, environmental consulting.
Methods for calculating ESG indicators in accordance with the CSRD
Your company's ESG and sustainability indicators are calculated in accordance with official international standards:
- Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (GRI),
- Greenhouse Gas (GHG Protocol),
- Cumulative Energy Demand (CED),
- Circularity Index (MCI). The data will be updated to the relevant ISO standard.
The methodology used is compatible with the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
Additionally we include a range of KPIs tailored to the needs of the client (emissions, energy, materials, waste, water).
ESD dashboard - a digital tool for ESG reporting
An integral part of the ESD service is a digital platform enabling tracking of KPIs, monitoring of ESG factors and generation of reports containing studies of the company's non-financial data. In the ESD platform dashboard, you will find dynamically published KPIs that can be displayed on multiple levels (management cockpit, key indicators, impact categories, KPI details).
The ESD dashboard allows employees to be assigned roles (C-level, executives, marketing, managers, technical staff) and levels of access to data to be defined.
Monitor your company's ESG and sustainability indicators
The Digital Dashboard consists of charts, graphs and tables containing: key environmental KPIs, information on impact categories and detailed information on KPIs.
The data available in the tool is presented in a clear, graphic form, which facilitates their analysis and critical review results achieved.
Create reports that meet ESRS standards
From the dashboard, you can generate reports including the development of KPIs:
- for a period of your choice,
- at group or country level,
- in .pdf or .xls format.
The scope of the report can be freely adjusted, e.g. by excluding certain sections of the reports for internal use or by creating a full ESG report for publication.
Grow your business with the Environmental Sustainability Dashboard service from Interzero
With the Environmental Sustainability Dashboard service, you will start to make informed decisions focused on the sustainability of your company and learn how to effectively manage environmental issues. Interzero experts will accompany you through the change process, facilitating the implementation of measures to improve your company's ESG rating.
What do you gain by choosing the Environmental Sustainability Dashboard?
- You will generate savings from implementing circular solutions, more efficient use of energy and other resources.
- You will gain new customers by expanding your portfolio of sustainable services and products,
- You will engage with new business partners by meeting ESG criteria.
- You will increase your goodwill and brand valuation.
- You will influence the perception of the company as a good employer, which will make it easier for you to attract and retain employees.
- You will provide your company with better access to external funding and the chance to receive preferential terms (e.g. lower costs) for loans or credits.
- You will improve investor relations.
Why Interzero?
We are one of the leading providers of integrated environmental services. For more than 30 years, we have been supporting businesses in meeting their legal obligations, taking the next responsible steps in environmental protection and business development. We advise, carry out environmental audits, take over reporting obligations and prepare environmental documentation.
Our greatest asset is our qualified team of experienced specialists operating in the areas of air emissions, water and wastewater management, waste management and packaging. Starting with the introduction of the ESG concept, focus on environmental sustainability criteria company and provide solutions that improve ESG indicators in this area and positively impact the company's overall ESG rating.
We have extensive experience in assessing the environmental impact of the company using an international, standardised methodology. In consulting, we support clients in planning and implementing sustainable operations and provide them with innovative digital tools that automate a range of processes and minimise the risk of errors.
In the future, our consultancy activities may be expanded with "S" and "G" componentswhich will enable the efficient production of comprehensive ESG reports.
Non-financial ESG reporting obligation in practice - the most common questions
Non-financial reporting is a new obligation for your company? Find out the answers to the most common questions about ESG in Poland.
ESG (Enviromental, Social, Governance) is a set of indicators relating to a company's environmental, social responsibility and corporate governance issues. They are the basis for ratings and non-financial assessments of companies, countries and other organisations (e.g. NGOs).
The individual ESG indicators and the overall ESG assessment of a company make it possible to check whether and to what extent an organisation is committed to sustainability, implements socially responsible business practices and brings benefits (mainly non-financial) to all its stakeholders. The analysis of a company's ESG strategy and reports are an important element in the assessment of a company's risks, carried out, for example, in M&A processes, by investors and, increasingly, by a company's potential counterparties.
An ESG report is an annual, non-financial report that provides information on a company's activities in 3 areas: environmental, social and corporate governance, and on the results of the activities carried out. A properly structured ESG report should be based on the guidelines contained in a number of legal acts (national, European and international), and organisational acts that include, among others:
- Accounting Act implementing the Directive on disclosure of non-financial information,
- Non-Financial Disclosure Directive (NFRD/CSRD),
- Financial Services Sustainability Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
- EU Taxonomy Regulation,
- recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
The ESG reporting obligation entered into force on 1 January 2024. From this date, almost 4,000 Polish companies have to submit annual mandatory non-financial reports. In the following years, the ESG reporting obligation will be extended to more and smaller entities operating in the EU.
From 2024 onwards, the non-financial ESG reporting obligation extended to large companies, so-called public interest entities or parent companies of large groups with more than 500 employees and meeting one of the following criteria: net turnover of more than EUR 40 million and/or total assets of more than EUR 20 million.
In the following years, the non-financial reporting obligation will also extend to smaller entities:
- from 2025 onwards, large entities or parent companies of large groups meeting two of the following criteria: more than 250 employees, net turnover of more than EUR 50 million, total assets of more than EUR 25 million,
- from 2026, small and medium-sized EU-listed entities meeting two of the following criteria:
- for medium-sized companies: more than 10 employees, net turnover of more than EUR 50 million, total assets of more than EUR 25 million,
- for small companies: more than 10 employees, net turnover of more than EUR 10 million, total assets of more than EUR 5 million (postponable until 2028),
- from 2028, certain non-EU entities with a net turnover in the EU of more than EUR 150 million and with an EU branch with a net turnover of more than EUR 40 million or an EU subsidiary subject to the CSRD.
ESG indicators (also known as ESG factors) can be divided into 3 main areas: environmental, social and corporate governance.
Examples of environmental ESG factors include:
- climate change mitigation,
- adaptation to climate change,
- protection and sustainable use of inland and marine waters,
- moving towards a circular economy,
- pollution prevention and control,
- protecting and restoring biodiversity.
Examples of social ESG factors include:
- working conditions,
- health and safety at work,
- Inclusiveness and diversity in the workplace,
- opportunities for development and training,
- the level of respect for human rights,
- relations with the community,
- the impact of the company/brand on consumers and end users.
Examples of ESG factors relating to corporate governance include:
- corporate culture and responsible business conduct,
- the use/functioning of corruption and bribery,
- the company's political influence and lobbying activities,
- relationships with suppliers and business partners,
- privacy and data security.
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