{"id":3682,"date":"2024-08-23T12:04:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T10:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csr-tools.com\/uncategorized\/understanding-and-using-iros-the-key-to-materiality-analysis-csrd\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T12:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T10:24:56","slug":"understanding-and-using-iros-the-key-to-materiality-analysis-csrd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csr-tools.eu\/en\/blog-en\/understanding-and-using-iros-the-key-to-materiality-analysis-csrd\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding and using IROs: The key to materiality assessment (CSRD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3682\" class=\"elementor elementor-3682 elementor-2906\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de35e76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de35e76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a6554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27a6554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the introduction of the <a style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem; background-color: #ffffff; outline: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.com\/en\/csrd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)<\/a><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">companies are faced with the challenge of disclosing not only their financial, but also their environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts in detail. A central element of this reporting is the <a href=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.com\/en\/materiality-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">double materiality assessment<\/a>. So-called IROs &#8211; Impacts, Risks &amp; Opportunities    <\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">&#8211; to be identified and evaluated.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550675f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"550675f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3><p data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"373\">IROs (<em data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"150\">Impacts, Risks &amp; Opportunities<\/em>) are at the heart of the Materiality Assessment. They help companies systematically identify and evaluate sustainability issues, from positive and negative impacts to risks and opportunities. <\/p><ul data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"935\"><li data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"444\"><p data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"444\"><strong data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"387\">Impacts<\/strong>: Effects of business activities on people and the environment.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"558\"><p data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"558\"><strong data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"456\">Risks<\/strong>: Sustainability-related risks for the company (e.g., regulatory risks, climate risks).<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"732\"><p data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"732\"><strong data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"578\">Opportunities<\/strong>: Potential through sustainable strategies (e.g., cost reduction, new markets).<br data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"658\">The assessment is based on the principle of <strong data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"729\">double materiality<\/strong>:<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"829\"><p data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"829\"><strong data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"773\">Impact Materiality (Inside-Out)<\/strong> \u2013 The company&#8217;s impact on the environment &amp; society.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"935\"><p data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"935\"><strong data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"875\">Financial Materiality (Outside-In)<\/strong> \u2013 Influence of sustainability issues on the company.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"1250\">With clear categorization and evaluation (extent, scope, reversibility, probability), companies can not only report IROs but also use them strategically. Tools such as <strong data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1185\">Excel templates, AI prompts, or specialized software<\/strong> facilitate the process and make the results auditable. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a24ba7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a24ba7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92a1d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f92a1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IRO Abbreviation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f2154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1f2154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">The abbreviation IRO stands for &#8220;Impacts, Risks &amp; Opportunities&#8221;. It was introduced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.com\/en\/esrs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)<\/a>  <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">These terms describe the key aspects that a company must take into account with regard to sustainability. It is not only about the potential negative effects that a company has on people and the environment, but also about the opportunities and risks that arise for the company. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9113d4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9113d4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d12118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d12118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are IROs in the CSRD context?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d01d0a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d01d0a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IROs, are central concepts in the context of sustainability reporting. These three elements form the basis for materiality assessment in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and help companies to identify and systematically assess their material sustainability issues. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2937d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2937d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Impacts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff9d28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dff9d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">The impacts of a company refer to the positive or negative effects that it exerts on people and the environment through its business activities, products or services. These effects can be immediate, long-term, direct or indirect. As part of the CSRD, companies must record, evaluate and report both the negative and positive impacts.    <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">In addition to the company&#8217;s own activities, the activities of the upstream and downstream value chain must also be taken into account.  <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">An <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"><b>example<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"> of a <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">negative impact<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"> would be pollution from industrial waste, while a positive impact could be the creation of high-quality jobs in disadvantaged regions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29bae37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29bae37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Risks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46ebd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e46ebd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Risks include the potential negative financial, legal, environmental or social consequences that a company could suffer as a result of sustainability issues. These risks can arise from the company&#8217;s own business practices or the practices of the upstream and downstream value chain, from changes in legislation or from market conditions.   <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Risks for the company can often be derived from the negative effects. In addition, an interface between risk management and CSRD or materiality assessment makes sense, as risks from the risk management system should also flow into materiality assessment and, conversely, the material risks from the analysis should also be fed back into risk management. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">A classic example of a financial risk is the transition risk arising from stricter environmental regulations, which can result in higher costs for compliance with new regulations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f8e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8f8e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Opportunities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19eb5f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19eb5f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Opportunities describe the positive potential that a company can realize through proactive measures in the area of sustainability <\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">or through environmental changes<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\"> <\/span><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">These opportunities can include both financial benefits and reputational gains.  <\/span><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Opportunities for the company can also often be derived from the positive effects.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">For example, a company that invests in renewable energies at an early stage could not only reduce its operating costs, but also strengthen its market position and gain new customers who value sustainable products and services.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488f994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"488f994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Double Materiality Assesment &amp; IROs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde7807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cde7807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The identification and evaluation of IROs takes into account the <a href=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.com\/en\/blog-en\/double-materiality-explained-simply\/\">principle of double materiality<\/a>. This principle distinguishes between financial materiality (outside-in perspective) and impact materiality (inside-out perspective). <\/p><ul><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Impact materiality<\/span>: This perspective looks at how the company impacts the environment and society through its business activities. This includes both negative and positive effects, such as the reduction of CO2 emissions through more efficient production processes. <\/li><li><strong>Financial materiality<\/strong>: This concerns the question of how sustainability issues can affect a company&#8217;s financial performance. For example, climate change could have a negative impact on business results through higher insurance premiums or disruptions in the supply chain. <\/li><\/ul><p>By carefully analyzing their own impacts, risks and opportunities, companies can not only improve their reporting, but also <a href=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.com\/en\/blog-en\/csrd-materiality-analysis-strategic-tool-for-companies\/\">develop targeted strategies<\/a> and take measures to drive forward their sustainable development and achieve long-term success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be1d8fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3be1d8fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.csrd-widget {\n    display: flex;\n    justify-content: space-between;\n    padding: 10px;\n    background-color: #27963C;\n    color: #fff;\n    border-radius: 10px;\n  }\n\n  .csrd-widget-content {\n    width: 60%;\n    padding: 20px;\n  }\n\n  .csrd-widget-content h2 {\n    color: #fff;\n    font-size: 32px;\n  }\n\n  .csrd-widget-image {\n    width: 40%;\n    padding: 10px;\n    display: flex;\n    align-items: center; \/* Damit das Bild vertikal zentriert wird *\/\n  }\n\n  .csrd-widget-image img {\n      max-height: 100%;\n      width: calc(100%); \/* Ber\u00fccksichtigt den 5px Padding auf jeder Seite *\/\n    border-radius: 10px;\n  }\n\n  .csrd-button {\n    padding: 10px 20px;\n    background-color: #fff;\n    color: #000;\n    border: none;\n    cursor: pointer;\n    border-radius: 5px;\n    margin-top: 15px;\n    text-decoration: none;\n  }\n\n  @media (max-width: 768px) {\n    .csrd-widget {\n      flex-direction: column;\n    }\n\n    .csrd-widget-content, .csrd-widget-image {\n      width: 100%;\n      padding: 10px;\n    }\n    \n    .csrd-widget-image {\n    order: -1; \/* Das Bild wird an den Anfang gesetzt *\/\n    }\n  }\n<\/style><div class=\"csrd-widget\"><div class=\"csrd-widget-content\"><h2>Wesentlichkeitsanalyse Vorlage<\/h2><p>Dieses Excel Template zur Durchf\u00fchrung der doppelten Wesentlichkeitsanalyse f\u00fchrt Sie Schritt-f\u00fcr-Schritt durch den Prozess und erstellt automatisiert Ihre Wesentlichkeitsmatrix.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.com\/en\/materiality-analysis-template\/\" class=\"csrd-button\">Mehr erfahren<\/a><\/div><div class=\"csrd-widget-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesentlichkeitsanalyse-matrix.png\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb36a82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb36a82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afeaa40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afeaa40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Difference between IROs and Topics or Sub-(Sub-)Topics?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab9100f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab9100f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a689f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7a689f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ESRS require companies to systematically assign their IROs to the various sustainability topics defined in the standards. These topics include climate change, biodiversity, the company&#8217;s workforce and corporate governance. The full list of topics and sub-topics can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/xbrl.efrag.org\/e-esrs\/esrs-set1-2023.html#d1e3467-3-1\">ESRS AR 16<\/a>.    <\/p><p>Each sub-(sub-)topic can contain several impacts, opportunities and risks (IROs). Each IRO must be considered and evaluated separately. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe818c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe818c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b17e42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b17e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does an IRO Assessment Work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb1c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eeb1c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IRO categorization<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3108f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3108f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An IRO can be categorized according to the following topics:<\/p><ul><li><b>Materiality<\/b>: Is the IRO an impact materiality or a financial materiality?<\/li><li><b>Impact<\/b>: Does it have a positive or negative impact or does it represent a financial opportunity or risk?<\/li><li><b>Status<\/b> (only for impact materiality): Does the IRO have an actual or potential impact? <\/li><li><b>Value chain<\/b>: Assignment of whether it concerns the company&#8217;s own activity or activities in the upstream or downstream value chain<\/li><li><b>Time horizon<\/b>: differentiation between short (&lt;1 year), medium (1-5 years) and long term (&gt;5 years)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3e7cef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3e7cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IRO Rating<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f48db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f48db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following aspects must be assessed for the IROs:<\/p><ul><li>Scale<\/li><li>Scope<\/li><li>Reversibility<\/li><li>Probability<\/li><\/ul><div>The specific aspects to be assessed depend on the categorization of the IRO. The following graphic shows how the IRO scores can be calculated. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.com\/en\/materiality-analysis-template\/\">materiality assessment Excel template<\/a> does this work for you and shows which aspects need to be assessed for each IRO and also automatically calculates the materiality score.  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234532f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"234532f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IRO-Bewertung-1024x333.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3384\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IRO-Bewertung-1024x333.png 1024w, https:\/\/csr-tools.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IRO-Bewertung-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/csr-tools.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IRO-Bewertung-768x249.png 768w, https:\/\/csr-tools.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IRO-Bewertung-1536x499.png 1536w, https:\/\/csr-tools.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IRO-Bewertung-2048x665.png 2048w, https:\/\/csr-tools.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IRO-Bewertung-600x195.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ddff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1ddff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The reason for the respective valuation should be documented so that it is comprehensible internally and for the auditor during the <a href=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.com\/en\/blog-en\/csrd-audit-everything-about-the-audit-of-the-sustainability-report\/\">CSRD audit<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6160c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6160c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are Examples of IROs?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b813c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b813c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Impacts, opportunities and risks should be clear, differentiated, comprehensible and assessable. The following IRO examples are taken from the<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deutscher-nachhaltigkeitskodex.de\/media\/4ijpazw4\/dnk_iros-impacts-risks-and-opportunities.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DNK<\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">&#8216;s <\/span> &#8220;IROs &#8211; <span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Impacts, Risks <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">and Opportunities<\/span>&#8221;  guidelines<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">:<\/span> <\/p><ul><li><strong>Financial risk<\/strong> |<b><i> E1 Climate change &#8211; climate protection <\/i><\/b>Financial risk, as working hours have to be changed or shortened due to extreme weather conditions (heat, heavy rain, etc.), thus jeopardizing the smooth running of work processes<\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">Financial risk<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">| <i>E1 Climate change &#8211; adaptation to climate change<\/i><\/span>: Political decisions due to climate change are tightening regulatory requirements for companies. This is accompanied by rising costs that have to be incurred in order to meet the new requirements (transition risk). <\/li><li><b>Potential negative impact | <i>E4 Biodiversity and ecosystems &#8211; Impacts on the extent and condition of ecosystems<\/i><\/b>: Raw material extraction and land consumption\/sealing can weaken or destroy ecosystems.<\/li><li><b>Actual positive impact | <i>E3 Water and marine resources &#8211; Water &#8211; Water consumption<\/i><\/b>: The use of service water and rainwater contributes to the conservation of water resources.<\/li><\/ul><div><b>Note<\/b>: <span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Measures established to reduce a negative impact <\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\">are not positive impacts.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3daaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd3daaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af5442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9af5442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Practical Guidance is Available for Identifying and Evaluating IROs?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e477d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e477d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following tools and tips are helpful in identifying and evaluating IROs:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/materialitymaster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Materiality Master<\/a><\/strong>This software solution specializes in double materiality assessment and guides its users step-by-step through the process of identifying and evaluating IROs and is supported by AI.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.com\/en\/materiality-analysis-template\/\"><b>Materiality assessment Excel template <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Our popular template makes it easy to categorize and evaluate IROs.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/csr-tools.com\/en\/blog-en\/the-12-best-materiality-analysis-ai-prompts\/\"><b>AI prompts<\/b><\/a>: In this blog post you will find helpful prompts for materiality assessment to identify impacts, risks and opportunities.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/konbriefing.com\/de-software\/esg\/ai-test-02-iro.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>AI prompt to determine the IRO longlist: <\/b><\/a>This prompt instruction lets the AI ask you questions so that it has all the relevant information to create a comprehensive IRO longlist for your company.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutscher-nachhaltigkeitskodex.de\/media\/4ijpazw4\/dnk_iros-impacts-risks-and-opportunities.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRO document of the DNK: <\/a><\/strong>The German Sustainability Code provides guidance on the description, identification and formulation of 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