De Gruyter Brill

CSRD | Double Materiality Analysis | Implementation

About the commissioning party

De Gruyter Brill is one of the oldest international publishing houses in the Netherlands. With a rich history in academic publishing, De Gruyter Brill is best known for its contributions to the humanities, social sciences and international law.  

About the project

De Gruyter Brill approached 2BHonest to map out its material ESG themes and reporting readiness, and to develop an action plan to meet the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in 2025.  

Activities

We assisted De Gruyter Brill with an internal and external analysis to map out the most important ESG themes in the sector. We then validated these themes through interviews with internal and external stakeholders, which culminated in a definitive shortlist..  

In workshops, we mapped and assessed the impact and financial materiality of the selected themes. We also analysed the reporting requirements and assessed the reporting readiness of De Gruyter Brill.  

Based on these comprehensive analyses, we devised an action plan prioritising the key courses of action needed in order to be completely ready forCSRD reporting in 2025. Finally, we defined CSRD governance as a way to clearly define roles and responsibilities within the organisation.

Result

Several ESG themes proved to be relevant for the international academic publisher, especially those concerning ethics, diversity and inclusion. These findings enable De Gruyter Brill not only to better assess its current state of affairs, but also to plan ahead and prioritise crucial steps for the future.  

“Het onderzoeken van onderwerpen die voor ons dubbel materieel zijn, en daarmee belangrijk voor onze financiele stabiliteit en onze impact op de maatschappij, heeft ons laten zien dat ESG centraal moet staan in onze bedrijfsstrategie. Het gaat ons bij de ESG analyse niet alleen om het voldoen aan de CSRD, maar om het nemen van de juiste beslissingen voor ons lange termijn perspectief. De hulp van 2BHonest heeft richting gegeven aan dit proces en helpt ons om dit verder vorm te geven.”

Dominique de Roo
Vice President Global Marketing & Communication bij De Gruyter Brill

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