Double Materiality Assessment (DMA)

The essentials and BDO’s 6 six-step approach

What are the basic concepts of the double materiality assessment? How do you decide on which ESG topics to report within your organisation? 
In the video below, Dr. Ariane Chapelle, Partner at BDO, presents the essential components of DMA, and its importance from a risk management standpoint.   

Moreover, Dr Chapelle presents BDO's practical and effective six-step approach for content generation and reporting on impact and financial materiality, complete with scoring tables and real-world reporting examples. 

Here are the topics discussed in the video: 
  1. Implementation timeline and scope 
  2. What to report  
  3. Strategy beyond reporting  
  4. Process 
  5. Examples  

Should you need help preparing a Double Materiality Assessment for your organisation, please contact Ariane Chapelle or Ignace Robberechts for tailored, hands-on advice.