Environmental category of reporting on sustainable development of the corporation

Subject. This article discusses the issues of reporting on sustainable development in the Russian Federation, which is a State task approved by the Concept for the Development of Public Non-Financial Reporting. Objectives. The article aims to investigate the issues of systematization and disclosure of information on aspects of the environmental category of sustainable development reporting and explain the rationale to develop corporate standards that ensure the formation of internal and public non-financial reporting. Methods. For the study, we used analysis, synthesis, generalization, comparison, and the logical method. Results. The article substantiates the need to develop corporate reporting standards that systematize information on aspects of the environmental category and presents a typology of environmental protection costs that form indicators that allow assessing the effectiveness of environmental initiatives. Conclusions. The proposals formulated can contribute to the task of generating reliable information on the environmental category of sustainable development reporting enabling users to make informed economic decisions.