S.L. 386.31 Art. 7Required information.

(1) The information referred to in regulation 6

shall contain:

(a) a brief description of the undertaking’s business model and strategy, including:

(i) the resilience of the undertaking’s business model and strategy in relation to risks related to sustainability matters;

(ii) the opportunities for the undertaking related to sustainability matters;

(iii) the plans of the undertaking, including implementing actions and related financial and investment plans, to ensure that its business model and strategy are compatible with the transition to a sustainable economy and with the limiting of global warming to one point five degrees Celsius (1,5°C) in line with the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted on 12 December 2015 and the objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 as established in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’), and where relevant, the exposure of the undertaking to coal-, oil-, and gas-related activities;

(iv) how the undertaking’s business model and strategy take account of the interests of the undertaking’s stakeholders and of the impacts of the undertaking on sustainability matters;

(v) how the undertaking’s strategy has been implemented with regard to sustainability matters;

(b) a description of the time-bound targets related to sustainability matters set by the undertaking, including where appropriate, absolute greenhouse gas emission reduction targets at least for 2030 and 2050, a description of the progress the undertaking has made towards achieving those targets, and a statement of whether the undertaking’s targets related to environmental factors are based on conclusive scientific evidence;

(c) a description of the role of the directors with regard to sustainability matters, and of their expertise and skills in relation to fulfilling that role or the access these directors have to such expertise and skills;

(d) a description of the undertaking’s policies in relation to sustainability matters;

(e) information about the existence of incentive schemes linked to sustainability matters which are offered to the directors;

(f) a description of:

(i) the due diligence process implemented by the undertaking with regard to sustainability matters, and where applicable, in line with Union requirements on undertakings to conduct a due diligence process;

(ii) the principal actual or potential adverse impacts connected with the undertaking’s own operations and with its value chain, including its products and services, its business relationships and its supply chain, actions taken to identify and monitor those impacts, and other adverse impacts which the undertaking is required to identify pursuant to other Union requirements on undertakings to conduct a due diligence process; and

(iii) any actions taken by the undertaking to prevent, mitigate, re-mediate or bring an end to actual or potential adverse impacts, and the result of such actions;

(g) a description of the principal risks to the undertaking related to sustainability matters, including a description of the undertaking’s principal dependencies on those matters, and how the undertaking manages those risks;

(h) indicators relevant to the disclosures referred to in paragraphs (a) to (g).

(2) Undertakings shall report the process carried out to identify the information that they have included in the directors’ report in accordance with regulation 6. The information listed in sub-regulation (1) shall include information related to short-, medium-and long-term time horizons, as applicable.

(3) Undertakings shall also include the disclosures required in terms of Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 as regards information on how and to what extent the undertaking’s activities are associated with economic activities that qualify as environmentally sustainable.