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Include in the consolidated management report information necessary to understand the group's sustainability impacts and how sustainability matters affect its development, performance and position

Addressee Parent undertakings of a large group that exceed 1000 employees on average, on a consolidated basisAct COM(2025) 81, 2025/0045 (COD)Article Art. 2(4), amending Art. 29a(1) of Directive 2013/34/EUClass Businesses

What changes

Parent undertakings of large groups below 1000 employees on a consolidated basis lose the consolidated sustainability-reporting duty entirely.

Prior rule vs new rule

Prior rule
Trigger

Parent undertaking of a large group under Art. 3(4)-(7) of Directive 2013/34/EU (no employee/turnover figure restated in this proposal's own text)

Obligation

Article 29a(1) of Directive 2013/34/EU requires parent undertakings of large groups to prepare and publish a sustainability statement at consolidated level.

New rule
Trigger

More than 1000 employees on average, on a consolidated basis, during the financial year

Obligation

Include in the consolidated management report information necessary to understand the group's sustainability impacts and how sustainability matters affect its development, performance and position

Who is affected

Addressee
Parent undertakings of a large group that exceed 1000 employees on average, on a consolidated basis
Class
Businesses
Sectors
No sector named — applies by size or activity
Applies
Once transposed by Member States (transposition due within 12 months of this Directive's entry into force)

Burden drivers

D5 — 1 of 7 marks fire on this provision.

Source text

Verbatim

Parent undertakings of a large group which, on their balance sheet dates, exceed the average number of 1000 employees, on a consolidated basis, during the financial year, shall include in the consolidated management report information necessary to understand the group’s impacts on sustainability matters, and information necessary to understand how sustainability matters affect the group’s development, performance and position.

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