{"id":5962,"date":"2021-05-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positive-impacts.com\/newsletter-may-2021\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T16:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:43:00","slug":"newsletter-may-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positive-impacts.com\/de\/newsletter-may-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2021 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"pi-newsletter\">\n<p><em>This article was originally shared in our <strong>Newsletter \u2014 May 2021<\/strong>.<br \/>\n  <a href=\"\/de\/subscribe\/\">Subscribe here<\/a> to receive future updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<header>\n<h1>Positive Impacts Newsletter \u2014 May 2021<\/h1>\n<p><strong>In this edition:<\/strong> CSRD proposal \u00b7 Impact measurement evolution \u00b7 Linking impacts to value \u00b7 Upcoming sessions<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section id=\"csrd-proposal\">\n<h2>CSRD Proposal \u2014 A New Era for Reporting<\/h2>\n<p>The European Commission published its proposal for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), marking a major milestone for corporate transparency. It expands the number of companies required to report and strengthens the link between sustainability and finance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mandatory sustainability reporting for nearly 50,000 EU companies.<\/li>\n<li>Audit requirement for reported information.<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of common European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PI supports the principle of mandatory reporting but recommends simplifying data collection and focusing on material impacts first.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"impact-measurement\">\n<h2>Impact Measurement \u2014 Moving from Narratives to Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Our work on impact quantification continues. The PI Impact Accounting Framework allows companies to measure both positive and negative impacts across key sustainability topics using one consistent logic.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Context-based thresholds define what is significant.<\/li>\n<li>Positive and negative impacts are monetized for comparability.<\/li>\n<li>Results can be aggregated across activities and portfolios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This ensures that sustainability performance can be managed with the same rigor as financial performance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"value-link\">\n<h2>From Impacts to Value \u2014 The Financial Bridge<\/h2>\n<p>The PI Value &amp; Risk Framework connects measured impacts to financial performance. It helps identify how sustainability affects profit, cost of capital, and risk exposure.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Translate impacts into revenue opportunities and avoided costs.<\/li>\n<li>Quantify how sustainability performance changes risk perception.<\/li>\n<li>Align sustainability metrics with enterprise value creation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sessions\">\n<h2>Upcoming Sessions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Webinar:<\/strong> \u201cDouble Materiality Explained\u201d \u2014 May 20 \u00b7 Online.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Workshop:<\/strong> \u201cImpact Accounting in Practice\u201d \u2014 May 26 \u00b7 Cologne.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For registration, email <a href=\"mailto:info@positive-impacts.com\">info@positive-impacts.com<\/a> or visit our<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/positive-impacts.com\/de\/events\/\">Events page<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<footer>\n<p><strong>Kontakt<\/strong><br \/>\n      <a href=\"mailto:info@positive-impacts.com\">info@positive-impacts.com<\/a> \u00b7 +49 221 95490139 \u00b7<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/positive-impacts.com\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> \u00b7<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/positive-impacts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally shared in our Newsletter \u2014 May 2021. 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