EU CSRD job market continues to grow

The Corporate sustainability Reporting Directive came into force to help investors and other stakeholders  access to the information they need to assess the impact of companies on people and the environment.  This year started to see the first wave of companies reporting against the CSRD and as a result, more and more organisations are starting to realise that they need additional skills in their ESG team to support CSRD reporting obligations.

ESG REC track the trends for different types of roles in different regions within the ESG jobs and Susttainability vacancies market to help companies make informed decision about their recruitment process and job hunters get an idea about the ESG jobs marketplace.

This August saw the continued rise in demand for CSRD skills with the numbers of vacancies in the European Union with CSRD being advertised on the platforms that ESG REC monitor having doubled since we started monitoring this metric in April 2024.  Whilst the numbers are still relatively modest in the grand scheme of things.  The trend is an obvious one with demand for CSRD expertise rising every month.

If you are hiring for your CSRD reporting requirements.  Here are our tips to help you fill your CSRD job:

• Start hiring now –  Demand is continuing to rise and the longer you leave it, the more competition for talent you will face.  Competition for skills normally means that it can get very expensive very quickly or that compromises in terms of skills or working arrangements need to be made
• Decide what is essential and what is nice to have – Do you really need people with prior CSRD expertise or can you take people with similar or transferable skills that will be able to pick this up?  Decide what skills and experience are essential and what would be a bonus if you can find this in the candidate with other skills and traigts that make them a good fit for your organsation.
• Plan your recruitment process to be quick and efficient – These candidates are in a market where there is growing demand and limited skills, so you need to make sure your recruitment process find and secures the right people quickly and efficiently.  Contact the ESG REC team to help you map out your process  and develop one that runs quickly and efficiently to secure the right talent.
• Benchmark – Whilst demand might be growing quickly, make sure you Benchmark your offers to ensure you are putting compelling and attractive on the table to secure the right people but not one that is out of scope with the market.  This fuels wage inflation and leads to an unsustainable market in the short to medium term.  The ESG REC team can help you with this too.