The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Mandatory Sustainability Reporting: (Un)learnings from the first year of CSRD adoption
Tuesday 20 January 2026 12:00-13:30 CET
ENERGY ROOM
As mandatory sustainability reporting reshapes the corporate landscape, how can organizations move beyond compliance and show real commitment to create real, long-term value?
In this interactive, data-based session the Reward Value Foundation unpack early evidence of the top 100 EU companies applying EU’s mandatory sustainability reporting regime. Through comparative insights from 2023 and 2024 annual reports, the session will surface the successes, gaps, and unintended consequences of mandatory reporting. Participants are invited to confront their assumptions about sustainability reporting with what happens in practice, gaining insight into the alignment—or misalignment—between stated sustainability ambitions and actual commitments in corporate disclosures. Guided discussion and hands-on reflection will help participants translate these findings into actionable strategies, illuminating both the challenges and opportunities for corporates, institutional investors, and regulators. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how credible input measures, transparent reporting, and governance choices can strengthen trust, improve decision-making, and underpin long-term sustainable value creation in an era of increasing accountability.
with:
- Frederic Barge, Managing Diretor, Reward Value
- Florian Hoos, Professor of Sustainability and ESG Accounting, IMD
- Sara Ratti, Researcher, IMD
- Karl Schmedders, Professor of Finance, IMD
Please register your interest with frederic.barge@rewardvalue.org
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