This paper discusses the evolution of sustainability reporting from voluntary to mandatory reporting under the European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive 2022/2464 (CSRD). The issues addressed are the evolution of sustainability reporting, the theoretical foundations that explain the...

The introduction of the CSRD represents the largest regulatory intervention in external reporting in decades. Sustainability statements now have to be issued in accordance with the ESRS, which include numerous Disclosure Requirements and datapoints, and prepared in a standardized,...

This work offers novel insights into how the introduction of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive in the European Union in 2014 affected firm value. Based on the theoretical discourse, it seems ex-ante unclear how this ESG disclosure directive is perceived by capital markets and affects firm...