ESG & Sustainability Advisory
EU regulation is making ESG reporting mandatory for a growing number of Irish businesses. We help you meet your obligations with practical, audit-ready systems — not glossy brochures.
What Is ESG Reporting — and Why Now?
ESG reporting means measuring and disclosing how your business performs on environmental, social, and governance factors. Until recently, this was largely voluntary. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) changed that — making structured, auditable ESG disclosure a legal requirement for thousands of European companies, with obligations cascading through supply chains to Irish SMEs.
This is not about brand positioning or marketing. CSRD reporting follows the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), requires independent assurance, and carries real consequences for non-compliance. The businesses that prepare now build systems that are efficient and commercially useful. Those that wait face rushed, expensive catch-up work under pressure.
Key Deliverables
Double Materiality Assessments
Identify the ESG issues that materially affect your business and the impacts your operations have on people and the environment — the foundation of CSRD-compliant reporting.
CSRD / GRI / VSME-Aligned Reporting
Structured sustainability reports built to meet European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), GRI frameworks, or the simplified VSME standard for SMEs in large-company supply chains.
Climate Risk Assessments
Evaluate physical and transition risks to your business from climate change — regulatory shifts, supply chain disruption, asset exposure, and market changes.
Governance Structuring & Stakeholder Engagement
Establish board-level ESG oversight, define roles and responsibilities, and build structured processes for engaging employees, customers, investors, and communities.
ESG Strategy Development
Move beyond tick-box compliance. We help you set measurable targets, define action plans, and build ESG into business operations where it drives real commercial value.
Who Needs ESG Reporting
CSRD has a wide reach — and it extends well beyond the companies directly in scope.
Companies caught by CSRD
Large undertakings with 250+ employees or €40M+ turnover are directly in scope for mandatory sustainability reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
Supply chain of reporting entities
If your customers report under CSRD, they will request ESG data from you. Having your reporting in order protects existing contracts and wins new ones.
Companies seeking investment or procurement
Institutional investors, banks, and public procurement bodies increasingly require ESG disclosures as a condition of funding or contract award.
Companies building competitive advantage
Businesses that report transparently win trust with customers, attract better talent, and identify operational efficiencies that improve margins.
How Clearscope Helps
We provide end-to-end ESG advisory — from initial assessment through to a completed, assurance-ready report and the systems to maintain it.
Materiality & Gap Analysis
We assess where you stand today against CSRD and ESRS requirements, identify gaps, and prioritise the work needed to get reporting-ready.
Data Collection & Systems
We design practical data collection processes that fit your existing operations — no unnecessary complexity, just the metrics you actually need to report.
ESRS-Compliant Reports
We draft your sustainability report to meet European Sustainability Reporting Standards, structured for assurance readiness from day one.
VSME Reporting for SMEs
For smaller companies in the supply chain of CSRD reporters, we use the Voluntary SME standard — proportionate, practical, and sufficient to meet customer demands.
Integration with Existing Systems
ESG reporting works best when connected to your ISO management systems, carbon accounting, and financial reporting — not run as a separate project.
Training & Handover
We build internal capability so your team can maintain ESG reporting independently after the initial setup, with ongoing support available when needed.
Get your ESG reporting right the first time.
Whether you're directly in scope for CSRD or responding to supply chain requests, we'll help you build a reporting system that's practical, compliant, and commercially useful.