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What is Double Materiality? Definition and Context

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EFRAG / CSRD

"The cornerstone principle of EU sustainability reporting, requiring disclosure of both impact materiality (outward impact) and financial materiality (inward risk)."
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GRI

"The concept that sustainability reporting should address impacts on the environment/society as well as financial risks to the business."
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EcoVadis

"A strategic assessment methodology that helps companies prioritize ESG topics by looking at both operational risks and external supply chain impacts."

ExecutESG Consolidated Definition

Double Materiality

Double Materiality is the defining principle of the EU CSRD and ESRS frameworks. It dictates that companies must evaluate and report on sustainability topics from two distinct perspectives:

  1. Impact Materiality (Inside-Out): How the company's operations, products, and supply chains impact people and the environment (e.g., carbon emissions, worker safety).
  2. Financial Materiality (Outside-In): How sustainability-related factors and risks affect the company's financial health, cash flows, access to capital, or business viability (e.g., carbon taxes, physical climate risks).

SME Relevance & B2B Inbound Action:

A topic is considered material if it meets the threshold on either side. ExecutESG provides a structured, guided Double Materiality Assessment (DMA) module to automate the scoring and matrix generation for your firm. Start your DMA.

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