15 November 2024

CSRD costs expected to exceed €100,000 for most companies, Novata survey finds

Most (51%) companies said they spend or expect to spend over €100,000 a year on CSRD compliance, according to a survey by New York-based sustainability technology company Novata.

In particular 29% said it will cost between €100,000 and €250,000 per year, whilst 22% said it will cost over €250,000 annually.

Amongst companies with over 1,000 full-time employees, 77% said they expect to spend over €50,000 on data collection and management fees, 88% said they would spend that much on assurance, and 58% said they expect to spend that much on the double materiality assessment.

Notably, amongst the companies with less than 1,000 full-time employees, less than a quarter said they expect to spend €50,000 on any of particular aspects of CSRD compliance.

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