Course Details

The EU has enacted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) which requires large companies to include disclosures alongside their financial statements accross environmental, social and governance topics. These disclosures need to be made using the European Sustainability Reporting Standards or “ESRS”. Listed companies and PIEs will first report in 2025 with other large companies due to report in 2026. Accountants and finance professionals will play a key role in the reporting process with many organisations integrating sustainability reporting into existing financial reporting processes and teams. If companies are not in scope for CSRD due to their size they will still have to provide data and narrative information to other large companies who are suppliers and customers in their value chain so should upskill in this area to be able to respond to such requests.

 

Orla Carolan covers the following topics during this course: 

  • Overview of EU Regulatory Landscape on Sustainability
  • Objectives, Scope & Timelines of the CSRD
  • Overview of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards
  • Understanding Double Materiality (a key concept of the CSRD)
  • IFRS Equivalents, Future EU Standards & Timelines

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CPD Course Speaker

Head of Consulting

Orla Carolan

Orla Carolan – Head of Consulting Orla joined Future Planet in May 2024 as Head of Consulting. Prior to this Orla was an Advisory Director in Grant Thornton Ireland. From 2019 Orla was Head of Finance Advisory leading out on advisory projects with large banking, insurance and asset management clients in financial reporting, risk and regulatory related projects. More recently Orla initiated and led out on a newly established CSRD service offering within the sustainability advisory practice. As part of this role Orla worked with large clients across multiple sectors (financial services, retail, technology) on CSRD scoping, training, double materiality assessments, gap analysis and implementation planning. Previous to joining Grant Thornton Orla gained 15+ years’ experience in financial services and held a senior management position with JPMorgan Bank Ireland as Head of Financial Reporting for its hedge fund administration business in Ireland. Orla holds a B.A. in Business and Economics (TCD), is a Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and is also a Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD). Orla is also a qualified Executive Coach & Trainer (QQI Accredited).