What’s the ROI of CSR? In the corporate world of hard (monetary) facts and figures this question is raised quite a lot – especially from high level executives. It might be argued that “doing good things” always makes sense. But in the end many activities and decisions are also investment decisions. Corporate Social Responsibility in…
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) are a set of 17 goals and 169 specific targets (Figure 1) as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This agenda aims to provide peace and prosperity for all people and for the entire planet. All 17 goals are connected, built on a holistic approach and…
The Carbon Footprint is a descriptive, widely-used term for the greenhouse gas emission balance of an entire organization, or alternatively, of a single product or service. It includes emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (measured in CO2 equivalents / CO2-eq). In the case of an organization like a company or public institution,…
The food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink and the climate that makes our planet habitable all come from nature. Yet, these are exceptional times in which nature is sending us a message: To care for ourselves, we must care for nature. World Environment Day since 1974 World Environment Day is the…
Eine verantwortungsvolle und nachhaltige Unternehmensführung scheinen offensichtlich zu harmonieren. Dabei setzt sich die Corporate Governance mit den “rechtlichen und faktischen Ordnungsrahmen für die Leitung und Überwachung eines Unternehmens auseinander”. [1] Die Historie und die aktuellen Ereignisse sowie die Interaktion mit unterschiedlichsten Fachrichtungen scheinen die Bedeutung der Corporate Governance kontinuierlich zu prägen. Operativ setzt sich Governance…
Wie bereits bei anderen GRI Veröffentlichungen, fungierte unser CEO und Gründer, Dr. Thomas Fleissner auch im Falle der GRI 207: Tax 2019, als Chairman des Expertenkomitees, dass die offizielle deutsche Übersetzung der GRI-Richtlinie auf Fehler und inhaltliche Konsistenz überprüft. Diese neu eingeführte Richtlinie soll dazu beitragen, dass multinationale Unternehmen viel deutlicher offenlegen, welche und wo…
In 2020 the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has become a global crisis affecting societies and corporations in an unprecedented way. In March of 2020 most countries around the globe have taken measures in form of shutdowns/lockdowns to counter the pandemic. These counter-measures certainly pose a challenge for most corporations to maintain their business models. Some industries are affected…
Despite the recent focus on the Corona pandemic, environmental and social topics should not be neglected. The following short status of public available information from automotive OEM companies is by no means complete and might be outdated pretty soon since new requirements and information is published almost weekly by companies, NGOs or other stakeholders. But…
Every year on April 22, Earth Day is celebrated in over 190 countries. Year after year, a new focus is set. This year’s motto is to take climate action – i.e. to mobilize the world to take the meaningful actions to limit global warming. What is the Earth Day? In 1970, Earth Day was born…
In light of increased environmental destruction, resource scarcity and increased waste production the concept of Circular Economy (CE) has gained increasing attention. It is the main goal of CE to re-form the dominant linear value chains into a circular economic system. By applying sustainable product design, closing resource loops, implementing service solutions or circularity along…
