This article was originally shared in our Newsletter — May 2022.
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Positive Impacts Newsletter — May 2022
In this edition: CSRD essentials · Impact Accounting progress · Value & Risk links · Training & events
CSRD Essentials — What Companies Need to Prepare
The CSRD is moving forward. Our short guide explains how to prepare without overspending on non-material data collection.
- Define governance: who owns materiality, data, and sign-off?
- Separate topics from management disclosures to avoid messy matrices.
- Document assumptions and thresholds for audit and comparability.
Impact Accounting — Progress & Next Steps
We refined the PI Impact Accounting Framework to consistently quantify positive and negative impacts across climate, nature, water, health, and social topics.
- Context-based thresholds to determine significance.
- Directional (positive/negative) and reversible/irreversible effects.
- Aggregation rules to avoid double counting.
From Impacts to Value & Risk
The PI Value & Risk Framework links impact results to financial effects — costs, revenues, asset values, and risk metrics — enabling strategy and investor communication.
- Identify which impacts alter cash flows or risk premiums.
- Prioritize actions by ROI and risk-mitigation potential.
- Integrate with budgeting and performance dashboards.
Training & Events
- Workshop: “Materiality Made Practical” — hands-on with topic taxonomy and effects mapping.
- Webinar: “Impact → Finance” — case examples for boards and CFOs.
For dates and registration, email info@positive-impacts.com.
