In recent years, sustainability reporting has transitioned from a peripheral concern to a central pillar of corporate strategy as well as a minimum requirement from investors and insurance providers.The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is designed to bring sustainability reporting up to the same quality and control standards in Europe as financial reporting, requiring companies to comply with a new level of rigor in their ESG reporting. Learn more about CSRD and how it will affect companies headquartered or doing business in Europe in this article for Raymond James Investment Banking by Matt Howard, The Water Council vice president of water stewardship, and Joe Ferrara, The Water Council’s senior European consultant. (Article found on page 13).