Non-Financial Reporting
Financial and non-financial reporting provides shareholders and other stakeholders with a meaningful, comprehensive view of the position and performance of companies.
Large public-interest entities (listed companies, banks, insurance undertakings and other companies that are so designated by Member States) with more than 500 employees should disclose in their management report relevant and useful information on their policies, main risks and outcomes relating to at least
- environmental matters,
- social and employee aspects,
- respect for human rights,
- anticorruption and bribery issues, and
- diversity in their board of directors.
There is significant flexibility for companies to disclose relevant information (including reporting in a separate report), as well as they may rely on international, European or national guidelines (e.g. the UN Global Compact, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, ISO 26000, etc.).
- 15.01.2016
- The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the non-binding guidelines on methodology for reporting non-financial information following article 2 of Directive 2014/95/EU on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups. The purpose of this public consultation is to collect views from stakeholders. The consultation is part of the Commission work related to preparing non-binding guidelines on methodology for reporting non-financial information by December 2016.
- 2015-2016
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EU Member States should transpose the rules on non-financial reporting into national legislation by 06.12.2016. In this context, the European Commission is organizing transposition workshops to assist national authorities. The European Commission prepares non-binding guidelines on the methodology for reporting non-financial information by end-2016.
- 22.10.2014
- An amendment to the Accounting Directive was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups:
- 29.09.2014
- The Council of the European Union adopted the draft amendment to the Accounting Directive.
- 15.04.2014
- The plenary of the European Parliament adopted the draft amendment to the Accounting Directive.
Basic acts
- Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC (Directive 2013/34/EU) as amended by Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups (Directive 2014/95/EU)
Other acts
- Currently, there are no other legal acts yet.
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