Double

‍materiality assessment

The double materiality assessment is the foundation of your CSRD reporting. Together with you, Pantarein carries out an assessment that is methodologically robust, supported internally and able to withstand external assurance.

Why a sound materiality assessment is crucial

The double materiality assessment determines which sustainability topics you need to report on and address strategically. An assessment that is too broad leads to an unworkable reporting burden. One that is too narrow underestimates risks. And a poorly documented assessment will not survive the audit.

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Under the European reporting standards, impact materiality and financial materiality must be assessed separately, stakeholder consultation must be demonstrable, and the reasoning behind every decision must be documented transparently.

Which businesses does this affect?

  • Companies carrying out a CSRD-compliant materiality assessment for the first time
  • Organisations that want to update or strengthen their existing materiality assessment
  • Organisations that expect external assurance and need a defensible methodology

Our approach

Our aim is not compliance alone. We also want to uncover strategic insights: which topics are genuinely decisive for your sector and your organisation? In line with the revised ESRS, we take a top-down approach. We start from your business model, strategy and value chain and derive the material topics from there, rather than scoring every impact and every risk bottom-up.

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We work in four steps:

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  1. Scoping and context analysis – Using a sector and environment analysis and an inventory of your activities, geographical presence and positions in the value chain, we determine which sustainability topics are relevant to your sector, your value chain and your stakeholders.
  2. Impact materiality assessment – We identify the actual and potential impacts of your activities on people and the environment – based on severity, scale, remediability and the extent of your organisation's involvement.
  3. Financial materiality assessment – We assess which sustainability risks and opportunities could have a material effect on your financial position, results or cash flows – in line with the definition set out in the ESRS.
  4. Documentation and stakeholder engagement – The assessment is fully documented for the audit: sources, weightings, stakeholder consultation and the reasoning behind every materiality decision.

What does it deliver?

  • A CSRD-compliant reporting basis: clarity about which ESRS standards and data points apply to you
  • Strategic prioritisation: insight into which sustainability topics are genuinely decisive for your business model and reputation; the materiality results form the starting point for your sustainability strategy and roadmap
  • Audit-proof documentation: an assessment that withstands external assurance
  • Stakeholder confidence: a demonstrable process showing that you take the stakeholder perspective seriously

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A sound double materiality assessment calls for methodological expertise, sector knowledge and experience with the ESRS requirements. We help you lay a solid foundation.

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