{"id":11024,"date":"2026-01-15T12:46:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empact.nu\/csrd-in-practice-when-reporting-becomes-strategic\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T22:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T20:47:38","slug":"csrd-in-practice-when-reporting-becomes-strategic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empact.nu\/en\/insights\/csrd-in-practice-when-reporting-becomes-strategic\/","title":{"rendered":"CSRD in practice: when reporting becomes strategic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a recent interview during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csrdday.nl\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSRD Day<\/a>, Martin de Jong, founder of Empact, spoke to the BusySeasonTalks podcast about how organizations get real value from sustainability reporting. His message? CSRD is not a monster to be tamed, but a tool to strengthen your business.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/empact.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CSRD-day-podcast-1.jpg\" alt=\"CSRD Day podcast with Martin de Jong\" class=\"wp-image-11018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empact.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CSRD-day-podcast-1.jpg 607w, https:\/\/empact.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CSRD-day-podcast-1-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A more mature conversation about sustainability<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What Martin notices in the conversations around CSRD: the language is changing. &#8220;The morality is going out,&#8221; he explains. &#8220;We&#8217;re talking more and more about what really drives a company and what it means for operations. Not only for people, nature and the environment, but also for the strategy itself.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also sees that shift with clients. In the podcast, he talks about <a href=\"https:\/\/empact.nu\/en\/insights\/customer-story-otto-work-force-makes-impact-with-empact-the-csrd-is-really-a-springboard\/\">Otto Work Force<\/a>, a labor migration company. &#8220;They were here today to talk about what <a href=\"https:\/\/empact.nu\/en\/csrd-advice\/\">CSRD reporting<\/a> has given them. The main message was not a nice annual report, but a better understanding of their own strategy. 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I feel like organizations sometimes forget that. Especially with all the focus on omnibus and simplification.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He invites organizations to look beyond compliance. &#8220;Sustainability is just important. Explore what that means for your organization, in what ways it creates or destroys value. If CSRD helps with that, do it. But don&#8217;t let it distract you from the fact that sustainability is an essential issue for almost all organizations.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full conversation is about what really drives organizations, not reporting requirements. About real strategic choices rather than low-hanging fruit. 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