{"id":8674,"date":"2020-12-01T11:45:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T10:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englishbusstg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=8674"},"modified":"2025-09-30T20:49:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:49:44","slug":"esef-financial-report-translations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/esef-financial-report-translations\/","title":{"rendered":"How does the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) affect financial report translations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-rogoyq-0031dddbd671bf5491f7743ff4ae8778 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n<div class='flex_cell av-p31502-019cbf34198df1a81c315cafb26b699c av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_cell_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div><div class='flex_cell av-nbr6tu-509e783a376ddc99ae929c634f61c474 av-gridrow-cell av_three_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-5d9b2f0afb30896f2c708fec11cceed2\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5d9b2f0afb30896f2c708fec11cceed2{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5d9b2f0afb30896f2c708fec11cceed2 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-5d9b2f0afb30896f2c708fec11cceed2 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-5d9b2f0afb30896f2c708fec11cceed2 av-special-heading-h1  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How does the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) affect financial report translations?<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k6ux9r2a-963f1a89869182d436d79f55f164209b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k6ux9r2a-963f1a89869182d436d79f55f164209b{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-k6ux9r2a-963f1a89869182d436d79f55f164209b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ki5v0vku-6ba5185688f9220001bce55fa854b82e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>The financial reports of listed companies in the EU must now adhere to a new format, the European Single Electronic Format. The ESEF applies from the beginning of the financial year 2020, affecting the reports EnglishBusiness will be translating in early 2021. So, what does this mean for your financial report and how does it relate to other reporting requirements?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k6ux9r2a-963f1a89869182d436d79f55f164209b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k6ux9r2a-963f1a89869182d436d79f55f164209b{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-k6ux9r2a-963f1a89869182d436d79f55f164209b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw2823qo-d1ca817bd2f41725e0cf26c87f58640a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jw2823qo-d1ca817bd2f41725e0cf26c87f58640a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jw2823qo-d1ca817bd2f41725e0cf26c87f58640a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jw2823qo-d1ca817bd2f41725e0cf26c87f58640a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-8677 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-8677 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/European-Single-Electronic-Format-ESEF.jpg\" alt='European Single Electronic Format ESEF' title=''  height=\"400\" width=\"700\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/European-Single-Electronic-Format-ESEF.jpg 700w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/European-Single-Electronic-Format-ESEF-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/European-Single-Electronic-Format-ESEF-450x257.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw99gksl-778ba1facd1d974831270b71c41841be\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-jw99gksl-778ba1facd1d974831270b71c41841be .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jw99gksl-778ba1facd1d974831270b71c41841be '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/0NRkVddA2fw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guillaume P\u00e9rigois<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jw2840sd-a46ab5df0baa4ba1772e8ac5ed70f824 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>What is the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Publicly listed companies that are regulated by the EU are required to prepare their financial reports for financial years beginning on and after 1 January 2020 in a particular format, known as the <strong>European Single Electronic Format<\/strong> (ESEF). This means data in these reports can be extracted, read and understood by a variety of different software. It also means that there will be consistency across companies, which makes reports and numbers more comparable and easier to comprehend. Many standard reporting software options will have fully integrated ESEF-compliant templates and guidelines to help you out.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the International Business Communication Standards (IBCS)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>International Business Communication Standards<\/strong> (IBCS) are a set of rules for laying out charts and tables in your reports. Visual and conceptual design is very important for understanding data. Certain kinds of software can apply the standards automatically. Although these rules are not yet mandatory, they may become so in the future. More and more companies are taking these standards on board and presenting their data in ways that avoid misinterpretation to the greatest extent possible.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>XBRL \u2013 the file format for ESEF?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>XBRL is the open international standard for digital business reporting, managed by a global not-for-profit consortium, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbrl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XBRL International<\/a>. XBRL is a format for a document, just like PDF or XML, and is the format the ESEF requires. Having all financial documents in the same format is part of the ESEF\u2019s goal to promote consistency and comparability. The XBRL format is supported by a wide variety of software packages and service providers and is open technology, which means it is free to license. Many of these software options can also integrate IFRS terminology and multiple languages.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Does ESEF relate to IFRS?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The team at EnglishBusiness has been working with the <strong>International Financial Reporting Standards<\/strong> (IFRSs) for a very long time \u2013 they are mandatory in 166 countries around the world! <a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/blog\/5-things-you-should-know-about-financial-report-translations-from-german-ifrs\/\">The vocabulary and conventions dictated by these standards<\/a> are the basis of the ESEF taxonomy, so the IFRSs won\u2019t change under the new ESEF regulations. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifrs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IFRS Foundation<\/a> prepares and updates these standards annually to provide issuers with a hierarchical structure to be used to classify financial information. Facilitating comprehension of your company\u2019s financial reports is already part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/translation\/specialist-translations\/\">high-quality translations<\/a> we deliver, and we know that IFRS remains the most important of the reporting standards.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What does ESEF mean for the translation of your financial report?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The ESEF will not change the way we handle your translations. EnglishBusiness has been ahead of the consistency game for a long time \u2013 we work not only with IFRS but also with translation memories, client style sheets and a consistent client voice to make sure all your IR documents are telling the right story. Many of <a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/references\/\">EB\u2019s clients<\/a> are listed companies carrying out standard business reporting, so we know how important it is that your translations are top quality in terms of consistency, accuracy and conformity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/contact\/\">Contact us to find out more about our financial report translations<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2ub1sy-b4d7564876f815b5c07fbffb3dfbaff2\">\n.flex_column.av-2ub1sy-b4d7564876f815b5c07fbffb3dfbaff2{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2ub1sy-b4d7564876f815b5c07fbffb3dfbaff2 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jw28hxbc-4a424cdddc38000ed9b136afdbb24b9b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8143\" src=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rebecca-Hill-2019-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rebecca-Hill-2019-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rebecca-Hill-2019-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rebecca-Hill-2019-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rebecca-Hill-2019-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rebecca-Hill-2019-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rebecca-Hill-2019-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rebecca-Hill-2019.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><b>Rebecca Hill<\/b><br \/>\nTranslation Editor &amp; Consultant<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2ub1sy-7cc2e334e64c060583d4ecebf0fcc673\">\n.flex_column.av-2ub1sy-7cc2e334e64c060583d4ecebf0fcc673{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2ub1sy-7cc2e334e64c060583d4ecebf0fcc673 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jw28hxbc-4a424cdddc38000ed9b136afdbb24b9b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Rebecca is from Auckland, New Zealand, where she got her degree in Translation Studies, specialising in German and French. Rebecca has travelled far and wide, but is now based in Berlin where she spends her free time visiting art galleries, reading and making her way through Berlin\u2019s many excellent restaurants. At EnglishBusiness, she lends her expertise to the translation of financial reports and has a special soft spot for our Hamburg customers and their maritime puns.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5ualwp-2f81f3e6ee30b31d61e73cb2e55156f9\">\n.flex_column.av-5ualwp-2f81f3e6ee30b31d61e73cb2e55156f9{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5ualwp-2f81f3e6ee30b31d61e73cb2e55156f9 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jozq17ik-c6853285194359f8de34531aab363000 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Other interesting 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