{"id":1918,"date":"2021-10-07T04:53:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T04:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/?p=1918"},"modified":"2021-10-09T04:59:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T04:59:30","slug":"from-brr-to-brsr-way-forward-for-sustainability-reporting-by-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/from-brr-to-brsr-way-forward-for-sustainability-reporting-by-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"From BRR To BRSR: Way Forward For Sustainability Reporting By Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/From-BRR-To-BRSR-Way-Forward-For-Sustainability-Reporting-By-Businesses.jpeg\" alt=\"From BRR To BRSR Way Forward For Sustainability Reporting By Businesses\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/From-BRR-To-BRSR-Way-Forward-For-Sustainability-Reporting-By-Businesses.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/From-BRR-To-BRSR-Way-Forward-For-Sustainability-Reporting-By-Businesses-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/From-BRR-To-BRSR-Way-Forward-For-Sustainability-Reporting-By-Businesses-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/From-BRR-To-BRSR-Way-Forward-For-Sustainability-Reporting-By-Businesses-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/From-BRR-To-BRSR-Way-Forward-For-Sustainability-Reporting-By-Businesses-230x230.jpeg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any entity which is incorporated with an objective to earn profit has certain responsibilities towards itssuppliers, customers, investors, lenders, employees, and other stakeholders. According to their requirements, they are interested to track the developments in the entity which can be best informed to them by means of formal disclosures. These disclosures are broadly of two kinds: financial and non-financial. Financial disclosures include profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flow statement, etc., whereas non-financial disclosures can be corporate social responsibility reporting, Board\u2019s Reports, and applicable Corporate Sustainability Reporting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the last few years, sustainability reporting has become a vital part of Integrated Reporting, which unites financial and non-financial parameters or disclosures incorporating an outline of a company\u2019s ecological, commercial, and social impacts, owing to routine business operations &amp; endeavors. (Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/does-registering-your-company-enhances-your-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Does Registering Your Company Enhances Your Business?)<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/from-brr-to-brsr-way-forward-for-sustainability-reporting-by-businesses\/#Business_Responsibility_Reporting\" >Business Responsibility Reporting<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/from-brr-to-brsr-way-forward-for-sustainability-reporting-by-businesses\/#BRR_to_BRSR\" >BRR to BRSR<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.akgvg.com\/blog\/from-brr-to-brsr-way-forward-for-sustainability-reporting-by-businesses\/#Construction_of_the_BRSR_structure\" >Construction of the BRSR structure<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Business_Responsibility_Reporting\"><\/span><u>Business Responsibility Reporting<\/u><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Business Responsibility Report (\u201cBRR\u201d) emphasizes the Company&#8217;s efforts towards the creation of value, in an accountable manner, for all its stakeholders.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BRR_to_BRSR\"><\/span><u>BRR to BRSR<\/u><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The committee constituted by MCA introduced Business Responsibility &amp; Sustainability Report (BRSR) by replacing the Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR). This change has been made to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>enhance the scope of the Report,<\/li>\n<li>to transmit the thrust and sustainability and business responsibility more accurately.<\/li>\n<li>By doing so, the Regulatory Authority has unfurled their support to all corporate to go global by sharing non-financial data along with financial data. Now, it is Value v\/s Values to place corporate in the global arena.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Construction_of_the_BRSR_structure\"><\/span><u>Construction of the BRSR structure<\/u><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Description of the BRSR is more vigorous as compared to BRR and hence provides parameters on a minute basis which is expected by stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BRSR structure intensifies on the basic and the fetching elements of sustainability and responsibility reporting. The BRSR formats have been constructed to assist as a single source of sustainability information reporting for companies beyond the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Some key observation that makes the concept of current BRSR attracted are as follow:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Initially, \u201cEssential\u201d &amp; \u201cLeadership\u201d are the categories that prepare for the requirements. It is other statutory requirements that are examined as an obligation and always disturb corporate. Market leaders got an opportunity with this for sharing their ESG performance &amp; appear why they should be preferred as \u201cMarket Leaders\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Top Management, Finance, HR, EHS, CSR, Purchase to Marketing are the processes of an organization from which it encompasses data. Consequently, the organization which is placing BRSR activity as their core business will ensure sustainability in the future to come.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The \u201clite-er\u201d version of the BRSR was also issued by the authority. It helps and allows the unlisted companies to match with the global requirements. Frequently these institutes are in the Value Chain of the Companies, with BRSR as mandatory requirements, as well as having clients outside India. So, in conserving the growth of the business, fulfilling the requirements of the \u201cLite-er\u201d version can help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\u201cA company cannot grow in a silo\u201d which comes into force with the inclusion of \u201cValue Chain\u201d referred to as one\u2019s responsibility to execute ESG Parameters. The suppliers must develop apace with these market leaders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>It grants privilege to the leaders to classify their achievements in the right proportion because it is in Qualitative as well as Quantitative mode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>This non-financial reporting will infiltrate more and may be given for all listed companies as well as unlisted companies sooner or later. We can say so because it is in execution for the last few years and has come from 100 listed companies to 1000 listed companies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>BRSR is drafted to utilize as a platform for corporate to provide a more definite manner in India\u2019s Journey to meet SDG by 2030. It is not meant to be merged with mere legal obligations, or CSR obligations, or ISO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The format of BRSR will be acquired by every company baring no one. Although the clauses shall not befit equally to all industries like Health Care, Tourism, Entertainment, Transportation, IT Sector, Hotels, etc. still we should accept the format of BRSR on its initial stage. So, to resolve this limitation \u201cSector-Specific Format\u201d will be published for more industry-specific data in far-future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Any entity which is incorporated with an objective to earn profit has certain responsibilities towards itssuppliers, customers, investors, lenders, employees, and other stakeholders. According to their requirements, they are interested to track the developments in the entity which can be best informed to them by means of formal disclosures. 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