{"id":2511,"date":"2025-01-28T14:27:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T13:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iris.instawp.co\/?p=2511"},"modified":"2025-04-17T15:25:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T13:25:45","slug":"iris-a-forerunner-in-sustainability-and-a-model-in-foresight-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/en\/actualiteit\/blog\/iris-een-voorloper-in-duurzaamheid-en-een-model-in-vooruitziendheid-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Iris: A Forerunner in Sustainability and a Model in Foresight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2511\" class=\"elementor elementor-2511\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b0172a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47b0172a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc75c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dc75c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an ever-changing world, Iris represents the image of a responsible company. Already since 2013, it has pioneered the voluntary publication of sustainability reports, well before it became a legal requirement. In 2022, Iris has already looked ahead to the Directive on Disclosure of Sustainability Information by Companies (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.ec.europa.eu\/capital-markets-union-and-financial-markets\/company-reporting-and-auditing\/company-reporting\/corporate-sustainability-reporting_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CSRD<\/a>) by incorporating certain standards of this new directive so that it can meet the required reporting requirements by 2025.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Early Commitment<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2013, Iris has not been idle in anticipation of mandatory regulations to take action. Her commitment to transparency and accountability has been abundantly clear for nearly a decade and has inspired other companies to follow her lead.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Dual Materiality Assessment<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iris transcends minimal legal requirements by deeply reflecting on her impact on both the environment and society. Her holistic approach allows her to gain a deeper understanding of her interactions with the world.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Stakeholder Matrix<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iris identifies critical trends through in-depth stakeholder analysis and optimizes value for its customers, shareholders and employees. These insights guide its sustainability efforts.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Progressive Approach<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iris takes a step-by-step approach to meeting the requirements of the CSRD, with a special focus on material topics such as \"Corporate Behavior,\" \"Climate Change\" and \"Own Employees.\" Iris has plans to gradually broaden its reporting area.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Next Steps<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iris is preparing to launch a merged report with both financial and non-financial data, is exploring external validation (with limited assurance), and is considering addressing additional sustainability themes.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iris serves as an example of a responsible and transparent company. Her early involvement, progressive approach and forward-thinking vision regarding the CSRD make her a role model for other companies that want to excel by making a positive impact on society and the environment.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/duurzaamheidsverslag_2023_NL_low_res1.pdf\">View our 2023 Sustainability Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">View\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/duurzaamheidsverslag_2023_NL_low_res1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0the 2023 sustainability report<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In een voortdurend veranderende wereld vertegenwoordigt Iris het beeld van een verantwoordelijke onderneming. Al sinds 2013 is zij een pionier geweest in het vrijwillig publiceren van duurzaamheidsrapporten, ruim voordat dit wettelijk verplicht werd. In 2022 heeft Iris al vooruitgekeken naar de Richtlijn inzake de openbaarmaking van duurzaamheidsinformatie door ondernemingen (CSRD) door bepaalde normen van deze [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":238,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"locatie":[5],"class_list":["post-2511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","locatie-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2511"},{"taxonomy":"locatie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iris.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/locatie?post=2511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}