As previously seen on the CSRHub blog.
By Bahar Gidwani
Many sustainability reporting teams have asked us at CSRHub: “Which sustainability systems and regulations should we consider?” This is a tough question to answer — even with all the data we have at our disposal. Whether or not to share data under a given schema depends on factors such as:
- How much additional work would you need to do to comply?
- Would other teams such as accounting or legal need to support you?
- Does a particular regulatory regime apply to your industry and geography?
- Do you expect to continue reporting under a given regime, in the future?
We believe that an ideal way to research this issue is to examine how your peers behave. What regulations are they supporting? Which are they putting off until later?
Thanks to data from Corporate Register, the world’s most complete repository of information on sustainability reporting, CSRHub can deliver this information in just a few minutes for just $200. If your company has published a GRI report in 2025, you will be covered in our latest Corporate Register update. All of your peers who issued a GRI report will be in this data set, too. You can then find out who has reported under systems such as:
- AA1000 (one of the most-often used assurance approaches).
- ESRS — the new European Sustainability Reporting Standards.
- IIRC — the International Integrated Reporting Framework.
- IFRS 1 — the minimum level of reporting under the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting from the International Accounting Standards Board.
- IFRS 2 — a more extensive set of requirements from the International Accounting Standards Board.
- TCFD (the data on climate required by the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures, the TCFD has been superseded by the new IFRS 2 but companies continue to report against the TCFD framework because it is straightforward and meaningful).
- SASB — the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board materiality measure.
- SDGs — the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
- TNFD — the data on natural development required by the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures.
You can study your company and ten peers by going to the CSRHub Benchmark Report page. Put your company in at the top left as the “focus company.” Fill in the peers you want to compare to underneath on the left. Each time you enter a company name, our system will tell you if it is fully or partially rated and how many data sources we have that mention it.
Go to the right side and check the “Extract” button for Corporate Register. You’ll now see if there is or is not Corporate Register information for each of your peers. Adjust the list to suit your needs. This basic report will cost only $200. Turn off other Benchmark sections if you don’t think you need them, or get things like a detailed ratings comparison across your peer group (this would add another $1,500 to the total).
Put in your email and credit card info. CSRHub’s system will generate both a PDF and a PowerPoint version of your comparison report and send them to your email address. You can share these reports internally and help other groups in your firm understand why you feel a particular regulation is important or can be skipped for now.
This is a quick and affordable answer to a complicated question. We hope it will move your discussion forward. If you need more detailed info, let us know. We have ratings information from more than 1,000 sources on more than 60,000 entities. We should be able to help you find answers to almost any sustainability reporting question.
Bahar Gidwani is CTO and Co-founder of CSRHub. He has built and run large technology-based businesses for many years. Bahar holds a CFA, worked on Wall Street with Kidder, Peabody, and with McKinsey & Co. Bahar has consulted to a number of major companies and currently serves on the board of several software and Web companies. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree in physics and astronomy. He plays bridge, races sailboats, and is based in New York City.
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