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EFRAG publishes draft simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards

EU flags fly in front of the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarter on February 17, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.
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The EC is aiming to adopt this delegated act in late 2026, applying to in-scope entities in respect of financial year 2027.

On December 3, 2025, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) – an advisory body to the European Commission (EC) – published draft revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).

The draft revised ESRS propose significant departures from the current ESRS, including:

  1. reducing required datapoints (when material) by 61% and removing all voluntary disclosures;
  2. removing the