Greenativity DMA Guide
This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the Double Materiality Assessment (DMA) process, a crucial component of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
The guide covers the following topics:
What is a Double Materiality Assessment: It explains the concept of DMA, including impact materiality (inside-out) and financial materiality (outside-in), and provides examples to illustrate the difference.
When and how often to perform a DMA: It offers guidance on when to start the assessment, how long it typically takes, and how often it should be repeated.
Why perform a DMA: It outlines the benefits of conducting a DMA, such as identifying material topics for reporting, uncovering impacts, risks, and opportunities, and guiding the disclosure of material information.
How to perform a DMA: It provides a step-by-step approach to the DMA process, including understanding the business context, identifying stakeholders, creating a long list and shortlist of topics, assessing impacts, risks, and opportunities, and analyzing results.
What is mandatory to disclose: It explains the mandatory disclosure requirements under the ESRS, including strategy, dependencies, and topical standards.
The guide also includes practical insights, tips, and examples to help companies effectively conduct a DMA and comply with the CSRD.