Newsletter by Piotr Biernacki
Weekly observations from the world of sustainable development.
Piotr Biernacki
ESG Reporting Partner, Co-founder of MATERIALITY
I invite you to join me for a weekly dose of news, commentary, and advice on sustainable development.
In the Newsletter, I write about sustainable development management, reporting, and seizing opportunities. I highlight the most important trends visible in the activities of companies undergoing sustainable transformation, among investors, and in EU and global regulations.
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We now have the final version of the ESRS standards. The Commission adopted them on July 3, 2026. And just three weeks later, EFRAG began [...]
July 27, 2026
Yesterday and today, Poland is experiencing the peak of the heat wave that has been affecting Western Europe in recent days. This is the perfect time to [...]
June 30, 2026
The ESG Ideas Fair, organized by the Responsible Business Forum, has come to a close. For me, it was an opportunity for countless interesting conversations, and [...]
June 22, 2026
Two important topics are finally being added to EFRAG’s agenda. The first concerns the anticipated financial impact of the risks and opportunities associated with sustainability [...]
June 15, 2026
June 2026 is packed with events worth checking out if you’re involved in sustainability. A training session on simplified ESRSs, the [...] Fair
June 8, 2026
The closer we get to the Commission's issuance of a regulation with simplified ESRSs, the closer we get to reporting companies deciding on a standard [...]
01 Jun 2026
Omnibus introduced the concept of value chain cap into the CSRD. This is a limit above which reporting companies cannot require the reporting of information [...]
25 May 2026
Polish science is inadequately funded. This state has persisted for years. Another initiative by the academic community is currently underway to change this. [...]
18 May 2026
On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the European Commission presented for public consultation a draft simplified ESRS and a standard for voluntary use [...]
11 May 2026
„As you create these standards, why don't you try to make a compliant report yourself!” - more than once I have heard such voices of frustration [...]
04 May 2026
Since November 2022, I have written more than 600,000 characters in 150 editions of the newsletter. That's about as many as are contained in the „Year of [...]
27 Apr 2026
EFRAG is not only involved in drafting reporting standards. A large part of its activities is to support companies in implementing existing rules [...]
20 Apr 2026
The omnibus was carried out under the slogan of improving the competitiveness of European companies. However, it is already apparent that a side effect (because I don't want to believe that [...]
13 Apr 2026
Simplified Taxonomy reporting rules came into effect in January. Just two months later, the Commission asked ESMA, EBA and EIOPA to [...]
30 Mar 2026
On March 19, 2026, six organizations of companies and financial institutions issued a joint recommendation. SEG, PIHRB, POLSIF, IZFiA, FOB and [...]
23 Mar 2026
It's pretty obvious that sustainability issues are complicated. But sometimes someone is able to simplify them. To find an easier methodology [...]
16 Mar 2026
It's pretty obvious that sustainability issues are complicated. But sometimes someone is able to simplify them. To find an easier methodology [...]
09 Mar 2026
In mid-February, ESMA, EBA, EIOPA and ECB issued their opinions on simplified ESRSs at the request of the European Commission. The conclusions [...]
02 Mar 2026
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