Carbon accounting software with out of the box CSRD Reporting
Carbon accounting software with CSRD reporting for companies operating in the EU
Complex reporting made simple with Gaia
Overcome the unique challenges faced reporting on carbon emissions when operating in the EU
What the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive asks of you
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is the European Union (EU) regime for sustainability disclosure, and it reaches much further than the UK's Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR). SECR deals with energy and carbon. CSRD covers full environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure: emissions across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 (SECR stops at 1 and 2), climate risks and targets, workforce and supply-chain impacts, and how the business is governed. The disclosures align with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
It's mandatory for large EU companies that meet at least two of three tests: over 250 employees, turnover of €50m or more, or more than €25m in assets. EU-listed companies are in scope as well, with small and medium-sized enterprises being phased in.
The climate part of the disclosure follows the European Sustainability Reporting Standard E1 (ESRS E1), Climate Action. That's the report shown in the screenshot just below, and the one Gaia Carbon Accounting produces.
Run a UK company with significant EU operations? If you meet the thresholds you can be subject to both SECR and CSRD at once. Gaia produces SECR reports and CSRD disclosures from the same platform and the same data, so one round of collection covers both. For the full comparison, read SECR vs CSRD: What's the difference?
Comply with the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
Generate compliance reports, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) disclosures, at the click of a button. Gaia Carbon Accounting comes with built-in best practices as standard, allowing you to produce accurate, audit-ready reports quickly and easily, with data you can trust.
Configure the report to your chosen intensity ratios
Configure your CSRD report with relevant comparison years and select the material sustainability metrics required for reporting. Under CSRD, companies must disclose key ESG indicators, including climate-related data and impact metrics, ensuring compliance with double materiality and transparency requirements.
Supplier data without the chase
CSRD asks for Scope 3 emissions as well as Scopes 1 and 2, and those figures sit in your suppliers' records, not your own accounts. Left to email, that means months of reminders and half-finished spreadsheets. Gaia's supplier engagement tools collect emissions data directly from your suppliers. The numbers land in the platform instead of your inbox.
See the carbon accounting software for EU operating businesses in action
Climate data you can trust
The Gaia Carbon Accounting platform is aligned with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) methodology ensuring best practice. Gaia uses the leading industry standard data to calculate your carbon emissions, including the annual UK GHG conversion factors provided by DEFRA and DESNZ.
Faster data collection with AI
Save time by leveraging Gaia Carbon Accounting's AI to remove much of the admin burden associated with collecting and reporting on carbon emissions.
Twelve months of records, made reportable
The slow part of a CSRD cycle is usually turning a year of invoices and meter readings into figures you'd put your name to.
Document extraction
Anomaly detection
Data completion
Accounting integrations
Ready for the auditor before they ask
CSRD reporting doesn't end when you file. You report your data, then appoint an independent auditor to verify it. Gaia keeps the evidence behind every number ready for audit, and the audit pack view gathers it in one place. Assurance starts with a handover rather than a reconstruction of last year's spreadsheets.
Common questions about CSRD reporting
Does CSRD apply to UK companies?
It can. A non-EU company must comply if it generates over €150m of revenue within the EU and has a large EU subsidiary or branch. A UK company with shares listed on an EU stock exchange is in scope too.
When do we need to start reporting?
There's no single date. The EU is rolling the directive out in stages depending on company type: a large EU company may have needed to start reporting its 2024 data in 2025, while a non-EU business with some EU operations may not be required to report until 2028. It's worth confirming where you sit early. Don't assume you have years in hand.
What is a double materiality assessment?
It looks at sustainability from both directions: how your company impacts the world, and how the world impacts your company. CSRD requires one.
Can Gaia help with the targets CSRD expects?
Yes. The decarbonisation strategy builder lets you set reduction targets, attach the actions behind them and model different scenarios, and emissions forecasting shows where your current course takes you.
What does Gaia cost?
Pricing starts at £300 + VAT per month, and there's a free trial. Full details are on the pricing page.
Cut the admin in CSRD reporting
See an ESRS E1 Climate Action report produced end to end, from data collection to the audit evidence behind it.