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url: https://www.eurocovers.eu/glossary/csrd
term: CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive)
definition: EU Directive 2022/2464 requiring large companies to report on sustainability metrics including water use, emissions, and resource consumption.
updated: 2026-05-25
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# CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive)

EU Directive 2022/2464 requiring large companies to report on sustainability metrics including water use, emissions, and resource consumption.

The **CSRD** (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, EU 2022/2464) requires large EU
companies to publish standardised sustainability reports under the European Sustainability
Reporting Standards (ESRS). Water consumption, withdrawals, and discharge are explicitly in scope.
Floating cover deployments produce measurable, auditable reductions in these metrics — directly
contributing to CSRD compliance for industrial operators.