Tobias has years of experience working in social and corporate sustainability. Since 2021 he is team lead of DFGE‘s reporting unit and helps clients manage their disclosure requirements. Before joining DFGE, Tobias worked in Sustainable Finance for a sustainability rating agency as an ESG consultant covering different European markets. Prior to that he managed SDG projects for an environmental NGO as a project portfolio manager.

EcoVadis Business Sustainability Risk and Performance Index 2023

EcoVadis Business Sustainability Risk and Performance Index 2023

The EcoVadis Supply Chain Assessment EcoVadis is a supply chain assessment which helps companies to understand and quantify sustainability risks within their supply chain. Unlike individual questionnaires or very specific ones like CDP, EcoVadis offers a standardized approach which is able to compare the performance of companies with entirely different profiles on a rating scale…

ESRS E2 Pollution

ESRS E2 – Pollution

1. Hintergrund & Ziel Die Verschmutzung von Böden, Luft und Wasser gehören zu den größten Umweltherausforderungen unserer Zeit. Insbesondere Unternehmen tragen zur Abmilderung und Verhinderung von Verschmutzung eine besondere Verantwortung. Daher ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass das Thema Pollution innerhalb der CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) einen eigenständigen themenspezifischen Standard darstellt (ESRS E2). Der Standard…

Plastiverwertung & Kreislaufwirtschaft

Plastikverpackungen und Kreislaufwirtschaft – Mehr Recycling statt Reduzierung und Wiederverwendung

Hintergrund Einwegplastikverpackungen gelten als eine der Hauptursachen der globalen Umweltverschmutzung durch Kunststoffe. Zwar bieten diese Verpackungen große Vorteile, wie etwa Hygiene und den Schutz von Produkten, jedoch verursacht die unkontrollierte Entsorgung von Einwegverpackungen, die in der Regel mit einer fehlenden Abfallinfrastruktur, falscher Abfallbewirtschaftung, schlechten Recyclingverfahren, unklaren politischen Rahmenbedingungen und besonders mangelnder Kreislaufwirtschaft zusammenhängt, weltweite Schäden…

CDP Response Check

CDP Response Check 2023 by DFGE

Looking for a Quick CDP Response Check? Choose DFGE! Approaching CDP Deadline Once again, numerous companies have been requested to participate in this year’s CDP Climate Change Program. These requests have been made by both investors and customers. Participants are obligated to address various aspects including CO2 emissions, climate risks and opportunities, reduction targets and…

ESRS S1

ESRS S1 – STANDARD ZU ACHTUNG DER MENSCHENRECHTE UND ARBEITSBEDINGUNGEN DER EIGENEN ARBEITSKRÄFTE

Herausgeber: adelphi, Thomas Fleissner (DFGE GmbH) Autorinnen: Johanna Anna Hansjürgens (adelphi), Kai Goldhorn (adelphi), Alina Ulmer (adelphi), Dr. Susanne Pankov (DFGE), Maureen Habermann (DFGE), Eva Kleemann (DFGE) Veröffentlichung: Mai 2023   Hintergrund Die im Januar 2023 in Kraft getretene Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ist eine Richtlinie der Europäischen Union, die die bisher geltende Non-Financial…

GRI Certified Partner

DFGE further strengthens its competence with GRI Certified Sustainability Professionals

Sustainability reporting is growing at a rapid pace. Over the years, sustainability reporting has become more widespread globally, both in terms of geography and the number of sectors of industry. A recent report, “The KPMG Survey of Sustainability Reporting 2020,” found that 80% of companies (mid- and large-cap firms) worldwide report on their sustainability progress.…

EU Taxonomy: European Comission declares nuclear and gas to be green

The EU Taxonomy is a regulatory classification tool that helps investors, companies and financial institutions to define environmentally sustainable economic activities. It sets standardized requirements under which conditions corporate activities can be considered sustainable. The taxonomy does not ban investments in activities not labelled „green“, but it limits which ones companies and investors can claim…