Double materiality assessment
Prioritize what truly matters in your ESG strategy and reporting.
A double materiality assessment is the starting point for defining the focus and boundaries of your ESG strategy and reporting.
Your ESG initiatives should prioritize what truly matters—identifying impact areas on nature and people caused by business activities.
As well as sustainability risks, and opportunities that influence the financial success of your business.
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Unlock your path to climate neutrality by partnering with Sustinere.
The comprehensive Double materiality assessment services provide the insights and strategies needed to make informed decisions and drive meaningful change.
Services
Materiality Analysis
We examine internal and external data, financial reports, and business processes to identify ESG issues that affect your organization’s performance and value creation.
Stakeholder Engagement
Engage with customers, suppliers, communities, and investors to ensure that the identified ESG topics are informed by stakeholder actions and expectations, resulting in materiality findings that genuinely reflect the interests of those your business affects and serves.
Regulatory and Industry Benchmarking
Assess your organization’s ESG profile against industry standards, regulatory frameworks, and best practices, ensuring preparedness for emerging directives such as the CSRD.
Prioritization Workshop
Conduct a facilitated session to rank ESG issues based on relevance, impact, and stakeholder importance. Establish a clear hierarchy of priorities to guide strategy, resource allocation, and action plans.
Who benefits?
Competitive Edge
SMEs can benefit by demonstrating a strong ESG management approach to B2B clients, value chain partners, banks, and investors.
Market Opportunities
Enhance market positioning and meet the sustainability expectations of larger partners.
Regulatory Compliance
All large companies meeting at least two of the following at the consolidation group level:
- 250+ employees
- €50+ million net turnover
- €25+ million total assets
CSRD Compliance
Mandatory under the CSRD for large companies and all companies listed on regulated markets in the EU (except micro-enterprises).
Efficient Resource Allocation
Companies aiming to allocate resources thoughtfully and avoid investing in sustainability issues that offer limited relevance or impact, ensuring their efforts focus on truly material topics.
Strategic Planning
Businesses seeking to integrate ESG considerations into their strategic planning effectively.
Why it matters?
Improve Transparency
Demonstrate commitment to sustainability to investors, clients, and partners.
Strengthen Relationships
Build trust with stakeholders by addressing the ESG topics that matter most to them.
Focus on What Matters
Allocate resources thoughtfully and efficiently to the most significant ESG issues.
Enhance Decision-Making
Make informed decisions based on a comprehensive understanding of material impacts, risks and opportunities.
Stay Ahead
Proactively manage sustainability issues to gain an edge over competitors.
Attract Investment
Appeal to investors seeking companies with robust ESG management.
Meet Reporting Requirements
Comply with EU regulations such as the CSRD by conducting a double materiality assessment.
Avoid Penalties
Reduce the risk of non-compliance fines and legal repercussions.
Double materiality assessment
by Sustinere
Sustinere offers comprehensive support in conducting double materiality assessments, ensuring that your ESG initiatives focus on what truly matters.
Services are tailored to meet the specific needs of your organization.
Additional services
Data Systems Integration
Support in selecting and configuring ESG data management tools to continuously monitor and track material ESG issues, ensuring your materiality assessment remains current and actionable.
Reporting Assistance
Translate materiality findings into clear disclosures aligned with recognized reporting frameworks. Integrate the results into existing ESG reports and communications for transparency and credibility.
Strategic Alignment Session
Incorporate material ESG topics into the organization’s overall business strategy. Identify and address potential conflicts or synergies between strategic objectives and priority ESG issues.
Stakeholder Engagement Training
Provide guidance on maintaining ongoing stakeholder dialogue and refining materiality over time. Equip internal teams with engagement techniques to keep pace with evolving regulatory contexts, market trends, and stakeholder interests.
Our process
1. Understanding the Context and Scope
Define Scope
Determine the breadth of the assessment considering your company’s value chain.
Information Gathering
Identify necessary input data and relevant stakeholders.
Engagement Planning
Plan how stakeholders should be engaged in the process.
Outcome
Clear understanding of why and how the assessment will be conducted.
2. Identification of Material ESG Impacts, Risks, and Opportunities
Topic Shortlisting
Create a shortlist of ESG topics that are truly relevant based on the identified potential impacts, risks, and opportunities.
Outcome
A focused list of ESG topics for further assessment.
3. Materiality Assessment from Two Perspectives
Impact Materiality
Assess the severity and likelihood of impacts on the environment and people caused by your business activities.
Financial Materiality
Evaluate sustainability-related risks and opportunities affecting the financial success of your business.
Materiality Map
Develop a materiality map with scores and explanations for each identified material impacts, risks and opportunitites.
Outcome
Comprehensive understanding of material ESG issues from both impact and financial perspectives.
The assessment is conducted using inputs from internal and external stakeholder engagement, reviews of available materials, interviews with management team members, and collaborative workshops.
Evaluations are based on industry standards and scientific materials.
After completing the double materiality assessment, a strategy can be developed to integrate material ESG aspects into your business strategy.
Additionally, disclosure points for reporting and gaps in complying with the EU’s ESG reporting standards can be identified.
We follow
EFRAG Guidelines
Implementation of guidelines provided by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) for double materiality assessment.
European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)
Adherence to the principles and requirements outlined in the ESRS.
Sustinere's Scoring Model and Templates
Utilization of proprietary scoring models and worksheet templates for assessing the impact and financial materiality of each ESG topic.
Why choose Sustinere?
Save Time
Expert Handling
Allow your team to focus on core business activities while Sustinere manages the complexities of ESG assessments.
Comprehensive Coverage
Ensure nothing is overlooked in meeting ESRS requirements and EFRAG guidelines.
Budget-Friendly
Cost-Effective
Bringing in skilled experts can be more cost-effective than allocating significant internal resources.
Team Involvement
Your team remains involved, gaining insights and building capacity for future assessments.
Leverage Extensive Experience
Proven Track Record
Over 20 ESRS-compliant double materiality assessments completed in the past 18 months.
Diverse Clientele
Experience with listed companies, state-owned enterprises, cross-border operations, and large local firms across various industries.
Efficient Processes
Apply a wealth of experience to ensure an efficient process and tangible outcomes.
Certified Expertise
Dedicated Team
Engage directly with experts holding MSc and PhD degrees in environmental and social disciplines, who have gained extensive experience working across both public and private sectors.
Personalized Support
Benefit from a team that speaks your language and is ready to answer all questions.
Collaborative Approach
Combine your industry insights with Sustinere’s expertise to form a strong partnership.
It all starts here!
Prioritize what truly matters in your ESG strategy and reporting.
Let Sustinere guide you through a comprehensive double materiality assessment.