{"id":8590,"date":"2025-07-31T11:28:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.way2global.com\/news-from-way2global\/report-di-sostenibilita-vs-piano-di-sostenibilita-differenze-essenziali\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T09:03:06","slug":"report-di-sostenibilita-vs-piano-di-sostenibilita-differenze-essenziali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/way2global.com\/en\/news-da-way2global\/sustainability-report-sustainability-plan-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability report vs. sustainability plan: key differences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sustainability reports<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>sustainability plans<\/strong>\u00a0are not synonymous, but rather two distinct strategic documents within the corporate ESG landscape. While both are essential for managing and communicating sustainability policies, they serve different purposes and target specific audiences. Understanding the\u00a0<strong>difference<\/strong>\u00a0between a sustainability report and a sustainability plan is crucial to navigating regulatory requirements, internal strategies, and stakeholder expectations effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Below, we analyse the main features of each document, clarifying their purpose, content, and applicable standards for effective management of corporate ESG communication.<\/p>\n<h2>Sustainability reporting: communicating ESG performance<\/h2>\n<p>A sustainability report is a document whose primary function is to\u00a0<strong>report on<\/strong>\u00a0a company&#8217;s environmental, social, and governance performance over a defined past period, typically the previous financial year. Its main purpose is to provide transparent disclosure of ESG achievements and demonstrate the company\u2019s tangible commitment to sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>This type of document is addressed to a broad and diverse audience:\u00a0<strong>internal and external stakeholders<\/strong>\u00a0including employees, customers, suppliers, local communities, public authorities, and investors. For this reason, sustainability reports\u00a0<strong>often adhere to internationally recognized frameworks<\/strong>, such as: the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative); the ESRS\/VSME of the new European directive CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive); the IR (Integrated Reporting) of IIRC | IFRS; the SABS framework (Sustainability Accounting and Benchmarking Standards). These standards help ensure consistency, reliability, and comparability of the information reported.<\/p>\n<p>A sustainability report primarily contains quantitative and qualitative data regarding environmental impacts (CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0emissions, natural resources consumption), social impacts (inclusion, corporate welfare, staff training), and governance impacts (business ethics, transparency, organizational structure). As a result, the final output provides an\u00a0<strong>accurate snapshot of the ESG performance<\/strong>\u00a0achieved during the reporting period.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Omnibus Decree has eased some CSRD-related obligations for specific types of companies, the sustainability report remains a vital accountability tool. 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