{"id":5632,"date":"2026-08-02T15:40:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T15:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keyknowledge.com\/?page_id=5632"},"modified":"2026-08-03T07:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:16:40","slug":"csrd-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keyknowledge.com\/en\/csrd-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources csrd research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ==================================================================\n     KEY KNOWLEDGE \u2014 RESOURCE\n     How Nordic companies are preparing for the CSRD\n     Suggested slug: \/resources\/csrd-research\/\n     Paste into ONE full-width (12\/12) Custom HTML block on a new page.\n     Hide the WordPress page title; this block has its own heading.\n     Category colours (same values as the course pages):\n       AI   #27398B \/ tint #eaf0fb\n       GDPR #F5A337 \/ tint #fdf3e5\n       ESG  #1E7256 \/ tint #e6f2ec\n     ================================================================== -->\n\n<div class=\"kk-r\" style=\"--c:#1E7256; --tint:#e6f2ec;\">\n\n  <section class=\"kk-band kk-hero\">\n    <div class=\"kk-wrap\">\n      <span class=\"kk-kicker\">ESG &amp; Sustainability<\/span>\n      <h1>How Nordic companies are preparing for the CSRD<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"kk-sub\">Research into how companies are building the capability to report under the sustainability reporting rules.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"kk-band kk-body\">\n    <div class=\"kk-wrap\">\n      <p class=\"kk-lead\">The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive requires companies in scope to report sustainability information against the European Sustainability Reporting Standards. This research examines how Nordic companies are organising themselves to meet that requirement.<\/p>\n\n      <h2>What the Directive asks for<\/h2>\n      <p>Reporting follows a double materiality perspective: both how sustainability issues affect the business, and how the business affects people and the environment. The resulting information is subject to assurance, so it must withstand external scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n      <h2>What the research examines<\/h2>\n      <p>The study looks at where responsibility sits internally, how data is gathered across functions, and which parts of the reporting cycle create the most difficulty in practice.<\/p>\n\n      <h2>The recurring obstacle<\/h2>\n      <p>Reporting depends on data held outside the sustainability team, in procurement, operations, finance and legal. Companies that treat it as a reporting exercise alone tend to struggle. 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