Two forces are reshaping what South African companies must disclose: the CSRD cascading down global value chains, and King V putting ESG squarely on the board's agenda. This page shows what "ready" actually looks like, and how to get there without the annual scramble.
This page is general guidance, not legal advice. Your obligations depend on your specific circumstances.
You don't have to be in the EU to be caught by CSRD. Europe's largest companies must now report on their whole value chain, and that obligation flows to their suppliers, South African ones included.
South Africa's governance code puts accountability for sustainability and ESG oversight on the board. For JSE-listed and many large unlisted companies, disclosure is now expected, not optional.
Use this as a quick self-assessment. The more boxes you can already tick, the closer you are. The ones you can't are exactly where ESGware helps.
ESGware turns the checklist above into a working system. Your data is captured once, with evidence, and reused wherever a framework, a customer or the board asks for it.
We run live CSRD & King V readiness sessions for South African companies and their suppliers: what's changing, what you'll be asked for, and how to prepare, with time for your questions.
New session dates go to our list first. Register and we'll email you the next one, with no obligation to attend.
Free to attend. We'll only use your details to send you session information.
Tell us who's asking, King V, the JSE, or a customer's CSRD request, and we'll walk you through exactly what you need and how ESGware delivers it.
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