After three years of Covid, people around the world are undoubtedly tired of sliding from one crisis to the next. Especially compared to the ongoing pandemic and the Ukrainian war, other global crises seem to lose importance. Experts emphasize the danger of ignoring surfacing warning signs. Besides the ongoing pandemic, supply chain disruptions, inflation, debt,…
During the last couple of years, the number of climate neutral claims for individual products or by entire organizations has risen drastically. Numerous of such claims faced legal complications and government regulations, as seen for instance in France. Companies have gone even further by claiming to become climate positive or carbon negative in the near…
Carbon Footprint Berechnung im Windenergiesektor Kunde: Nordex Group Kategorie: Energie Datum: Februar 2022 Die Nordex Group mit Hauptsitz in Hamburg ist seit mehr als 35 Jahren im Onshore-Windbusiness tätig und zählt seit dem Zusammenschluss mit Acconia Windpower im Jahr 2016 zu einem der weltweit größten Herstellern von Windenergieanlagen. Als Hersteller innovativer Onshore-Windenergieanlagen trägt Nordex dazu…
Environmental protection and sustainability are becoming more and more a trend. For many companies real measures to meet sustainability criteria are getting priority. Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and the Taxonomy under ESG regulation is intended to help with this. EU Green Deal & Taxonomy To enable Europe to become “the first climate-neutral continent in…
Sustainability and Circular Economy are not just a niche trend anymore. Well-known brands are using this consumer consciousness by producing so-called “green products” and by advertising their sustainability with an alleged circularity through various initiatives, like take-back programs, circular product design, as well as recycled -or biomaterials. But there is a lot that can go…
Rapidly rising electricity prices and shortages on the market are leading companies to increasingly secure access to their own green electricity. With the increased demand for renewable energies, interest in so-called Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) contracts is also growing. What is a Power Purchase Agreement ? Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) are long-term electricity contracts between…
Vergleichender Produkt Carbon Footprint in der chemischen Industrie Kunde: Peter Greven Kategorie: Chemieindustrie Datum: Mai 2018 Die Peter Greven GmbH & Co. KG ist einer der führenden Hersteller von oleochemischen Produkten, die auf nachwachsenden Rohstoffen basieren. Gegründet im Jahr 1923, hat sich das Familienunternehmen stetig weiterentwickelt. Das Produktportfolio von Peter Greven umfasst verschiedene Produkte der…
In September 2021, the EFRAG Working Group on European Sustainability Reporting Standards (PTF-ESRS) presented the Climate standard prototype working paper at its plenary meeting and subsequently published it on the EFRAG website. The working paper serves the purpose of transparency towards the public and is not a consultation document. The content of the working paper…
The newest CDP assessment results for 2021, published on December 7, provide a clear insight into the development of corporate transparency and the willingness by companies across the globe to undertake environmental action. This year a record-breaking 13,000+ companies reported their environmental data through CDP, submitting at least one of the available questionnaires (Climate Change,…
Der CO2-Grenzausgleich, welcher Teil des „Fit for 55“-Klimapaketes ist, wurde von der EU-Kommission Mitte Juli vorgeschlagen. Durch diese verschärften Klimapolitischen Anstrengungen, will die EU den Ausstoß von Treibhausgasen bis 2030 um 55 Prozent im Vergleich zu 1990 zu reduzieren. Was dies im Detail bedeutet und welche Rolle der CO2-Grenzausgleichsmechanismus, auch bekannt als CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment…
