Abstract: the basis for sustainable development reporting is statistical data. These data are transformed into reporting data based on the principles and methods of reporting on the sustainable development of economic entities. The fundamental principle is the requirement of necessary compliance with the criteria of sustainability. It is necessary to form ways of long-term strategic development in order to increase the value of the business, taking into account the requirements of social responsibility, which determines the priority of providing information, including statistical data.
The problems of sustainable development of economic entities began to be considered at the end of the last century at the world level. Thus, at the end of the XX century, the UN World Commission formed a report on environment and development, which was called “Our common future”. The material of this report was aimed at a comprehensive analysis of global problems covering the economic, environmental and social spheres of the world space. Since then, the problems of sustainable development have been actively studied by advanced world countries. The study of sustainable development continues to this day. These problems will not lose their relevance in the future.
The study of sustainable development issues is more about the macro level (countries, regions), such attention is not paid to economic entities dnowadays. At the same time, it is precisely by ensuring the sustainability of business that stability can be ensured at the macro level at the state level [1]. An important role is given to the problem of sustainable development of economic entities in conditions of economic instability, as it becomes more difficult to maintain the efficiency of activities in such conditions.
Keywords: reporting, sustainability, economic entity, efficiency, statistics, methods, principles, standards