In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). In a groundbreaking study, mind RH analysed the social indicators published by nearly 200 companies based in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Denmark. These disclosures offer valuable insight into working conditions in major firms and could serve as a powerful tool to strengthen their social policies.
The task of compiling and publishing up to 200 indicators about companies’ own workforce — covering 17 areas such as employment, equality, training, social dialogue, and health and safety — is an unprecedented challenge under CSRD. For many companies facing these transparency requirements for the first time from 2025, the exercise may seem daunting. This comes amid mounting resistance to what some executives, lobbyists and politicians describe as excess ‘bureaucracy’, prompting Brussels to revi
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Article authors
Antoine Piel
Section Head at Mind HR
Aymeric Marolleau
Editor-in-Chief Data & Lab
Datajournalisme, économie et numérique. J’enseigne aussi le journalisme de données à l’EDJ de Sciences Po Paris.