Database launched to showcase good sustainability reporting practices

Frank Bold says the resource will ‘help companies approach sustainability reporting strategically’

A new database has been launched containing analysis of corporate sustainability reports from 2025 and 2026.

The free resource is run by Frank Bold, a law firm and NGO, and seeks to identify and explain good emerging practices among European firms.

“Each entry includes Frank Bold’s expert commentary on what makes a disclosure effective, areas of improvement and where exactly to find the relevant information in the report,” it said in a statement announcing the launch.

Topics covered include climate transition plans and risk assessments, double materiality assessments, management of material sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities, and disclosures on due diligence and governance.

Last year, Real Economy Progress ran the world’s first awards for disclosures made under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.

Nominations were made across Double Materiality Assessments, Structure, Climate Transition, Stakeholders & Human Rights, Biodiversity, and Water.

Shortlists were judged by 18 experts, including senior representatives from government, finance and civil society.

Each judge explained what they liked and didn’t like about the reports in the shortlists, and Stellantis, Maersk, L’Oreal and Danone were among the winners.

You can read the analysis of each report here, by clicking on the category headings.

Susanna Arus, Frank Bold’s public affairs manager said the purpose of its new database was “to help companies approach sustainability reporting strategically: using it to identify their exposure to climate and social risks and future-proof their business model.”

“Whether a company is preparing its first CSRD-aligned report or refining an established disclosure process, seeing how peers and industry leaders handle complex topics — from human rights impacts to climate risk assessments — provides the concrete reference points that guidance documents alone cannot,” she added.