Holtara has introduced a pioneering platform, Holtara.io, designed to streamline compliance with the CSRD ahead of the upcoming January deadline.
With over 15 years of expertise in sustainability, Holtara offers an integrated solution combining advisory services and technological innovation.
The launch of Holtara.io comes at a critical time, as the CSRD transforms how businesses across the EU must report on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. This new directive considerably broadens the scope and detail of required disclosures, compelling companies to answer up to 2,000 specific questions and include third-party audit verifications.
Holtara specializes in guiding companies through complex regulatory landscapes, leveraging deep domain knowledge to facilitate compliance and sustainability efforts. The company’s robust understanding of regulatory requirements and business processes underpins its advisory services, making it a trusted partner for businesses navigating the CSRD’s intricacies.
Holtara.io is engineered to support businesses in managing the enhanced reporting demands efficiently. The platform serves as both an ESG data lake and a compliance tool, ensuring that essential data is not only secure but also well-organized and easily accessible for reporting purposes. It simplifies the data collection process, provides visual cues for compliance tracking, and offers tailored workflow tools to enhance operational efficiency.
In addition to data management, Holtara.io boasts features that significantly reduce the workload involved in CSRD compliance. These include contextual help for each reporting question, dynamic forms that adapt based on previous inputs, and mechanisms for bypassing irrelevant queries with mandatory justifications. The platform also ensures that the final report outputs are audit-ready, further easing the compliance burden.
Further features enhancing the platform’s utility include user alerts for critical compliance tasks and workflow tools that streamline communications and reduce the need for extensive back-and-forth between stakeholders involved in the reporting process.
Gert-Jan van de Poll, head of CSRD at Holtara, highlighted the platform’s benefits, stating: “With the introduction of CSRD, many companies are struggling to meet expanded reporting demands, and that’s where our expertise comes in. Our thorough understanding of CSRD’s complexities has enabled us to develop a platform that is tailored to the market’s needs. By providing a streamlined reporting solution and unrivalled advisory services, we’re helping businesses comply with the new standards and turn sustainability efforts into a competitive advantage.”
Andy Pitts-Tucker, managing director at Holtara, also commented on the launch: “We’re proud to be launching Holtara.io at such a critical time for businesses. The platform offers unmatched ease of use, simplified data collection, and market-leading guidance to ensure a clear understanding of the reporting requirements. Our aim is to simplify complex ESG reporting to the extent that businesses can channel those efforts into achieving their sustainability and decarbonisation goals.”
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