CSRD Introductory & Awareness (Mar 25)
Category: Law & Regulation and Compliance | Duration: 1hr | Tag: VODIRE2516 | Type: Video | Course Level: Foundation | Speaker: Orla Carolan | Date: 20/03/2025 11:30
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
CPD Course Speaker
Glas Consulting & Training Limited
Orla Carolan
Orla is a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) and Managing Director of Glas Consulting & Training Limited, a consulting company that provides sustainability services including training, compliance and sustainability reporting advisory services to large organisations and SMEs.
As part of this role Orla works with the Sustainability Reporting Institute as acting Head of Technical Training. She is also a lecturer with Chartered Accountants Ireland, IOB and TUD in Sustainability reporting. Orla has also worked with the EFRAG secretariat on the programme of updates to the ESRS reporting standards in 2025 both in a PMO and technical capacity.
Orla previously held senior roles at Future Planet, Grant Thornton and JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services in consulting, sustainability and financial & regulatory reporting.
Orla is a qualified trainer (QQI accredited) and currently lectures for CAI, TUD and other CPD and training bodies in sustainability and sustainability reporting.
Orla holds a B.A. in Business and Economics (TCD), is an ACCA member and a Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD) and member of the IFDA working group on sustainability.
As part of this role Orla works with the Sustainability Reporting Institute as acting Head of Technical Training. She is also a lecturer with Chartered Accountants Ireland, IOB and TUD in Sustainability reporting. Orla has also worked with the EFRAG secretariat on the programme of updates to the ESRS reporting standards in 2025 both in a PMO and technical capacity.
Orla previously held senior roles at Future Planet, Grant Thornton and JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services in consulting, sustainability and financial & regulatory reporting.
Orla is a qualified trainer (QQI accredited) and currently lectures for CAI, TUD and other CPD and training bodies in sustainability and sustainability reporting.
Orla holds a B.A. in Business and Economics (TCD), is an ACCA member and a Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD) and member of the IFDA working group on sustainability.