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…
In September 2020, the Science Based Targets (SBT) Initiative published the first scenarios with which companies can even develop into a “net zero” and in the best case scenario into a “climate positive”. CO2 compensation / neutralisation is a proven aspect of these approaches. This SBTi video reviews neutralisation as it relates to the SBTi…
Companies interested in bringing their CO2 emissions towards Net Zero should consider the new report from the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), which will probably be published in November this year, just in time for COP26. The new paper lays out the conceptual foundations for credible, science-based net-zero targets for the corporate sector. Science Based Targets…
Ein Interview von Dr. Alice Beining mit Nicole Heißmann im Stern. Frau Dr. Beining, Director Projects and Solutions bei der DFGE – Institute for Energy, Ecology and Economy, betreut Unternehmen hinsichtlich ihrer Klimastrategie und welche Schritte sie auf dem Weg zur Klimaneutralität ergreifen müssen. Interview zitiert aus dem Stern, Sonderausgabe „Die Flut“ 01/2021: https://bit.ly/3AKIBB5. Was…
This video covers guiding principles relating to emissions abatement criteria; overviews the emissions abatement target-setting method and criteria as they relate to interim and net-zero science-based targets; and reviews the questions that are available for the SBTi Net-Zero Standard Criteria public consultation. Various approaches for the calculation of science-based targets are available (contraction, compression, convergence).…
We’ve all heard of it: the aim of becoming „net-zero“. Companies around the world are setting net-zero targets, yet there currently isn’t a global standard to distinguish what truly constitutes a science-based net-zero target. Now, in the lead-up to COP 26, the SBTi is hard at work developing the first-ever global standard for net-zero criteria.…
EcoVadis, NQC/ SAQ, Sustainalytics und CDP im Vergleich Unternehmen veröffentlichen in ihren Nachhaltigkeitsberichten, Informationen über ihre Verantwortung und Tätigkeiten für die Umwelt, die eigenen Mitarbeiter sowie die Gesellschaft bis hinein in die eigene Lieferkette. Eine gute Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung schafft Vertrauen bei den Stakeholdern (Kunden, Mitarbeitern, Investoren und der Öffentlichkeit). Jedoch unterscheidet sich die Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung zwischen den…
„CO2 offsetting is greenwashing“ is a common reproach. Critics complain that companies hold on to their environmentally harmful business – and offset CO2 to give themselves the green image of „climate neutrality“. What does “greenwashing” mean? Is the criticism justified? And how does the DFGE clearly distance itself from greenwashing? Greenwashing: the creation of a…
Mandatory Carbon Footprint as a Part of the New Strategic Approach for Sustainable Life Cycles of Batteries By taking a look at possible future scenarios, batteries are inevitable in numerous use cases. In our daily lives at home, we use batteries in smartphones, in our living rooms or remote controls and kitchen equipment. As a…
Growing pressures from governments, as seen through i.e. the ‘Paris Climate Agreement’ have led to the implementation more holistic and serious climate strategies across businesses. This awareness increase was partially driven by the assessment published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which included scientific evidence on the existence of climate change and established…
