Access and analyze European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) filings directly in Microsoft Excel using structured Inline XBRL (iXBRL) data.
Since 2020, issuers on regulated markets across the European Union have been required to publish annual financial reports in ESEF format, combining human-readable reports with machine-readable Inline XBRL data based on the IFRS Taxonomy.
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European Union
EU national OAMs
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ESEF Taxonomy
primarily IFRS consolidated financial statements using the ESEF Taxonomy, which is based on the IFRS Taxonomy.
ESEF is a cornerstone of Europe’s emerging digital corporate reporting ecosystem. Structured annual financial reports published by listed issuers provide a foundation for greater transparency, cross-border comparability and future European initiatives such as the European Single Access Point (ESAP).
SEC fund filings increasingly include machine-readable Inline XBRL disclosures.
Portfolio holdings and disclosure tables contain structured dimensions and tagged values.
Fund reports contain structured sections, tables and disclosure hierarchies.
Many filers use filer-specific extensions in addition to ESEF taxonomy.
Examples of large European issuers using ESEF structured reporting:
Access publicly available ESEF filings through the XBRL International filings portal.
Officially Appointed Mechanisms (OAMs) are the primary publication channels for ESEF annual financial reports across the European Union.
ESEF filing packages can be accessed directly from within the anuboXBRL Excel add-in via “Get XBRL reports on the Web“.