On March 20, 2023, the IPCC’s overarching final report, the AR6 Synthesis Report, was released, and again emphasized the urgency of climate action[1]. To address this concern, many companies have adopted sustainability strategies to reduce their environmental impact and become more socially responsible. One such strategy is the adoption of science-based targets. Science-based targets and…
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) season 2023 will officially start on April 17. Already in January of this year CDP has released its 2023 questionnaire and reporting guidances for Forest, Water Security, and Climate Change. The updated scoring methodologies for all questionnaires, i.e. the exact information on how CDP scores each question, was released in…
From April 4th, 2023, the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) 2023 questionnaire is open to all companies. S&P Global has made a number of updates in recent months to make its CSA process more convenient for companies. In the following, we compiled relevant information for you to stay on track with the updated CSA approach in…
Autorinnen: Dr. Susanne Pankov (DFGE), Maureen Habermann (DFGE), Eva Kleemann (DFGE), Elisabeth Voigt (DFGE), Johanna Anna Hansjürgens (adelphi), Alina Ulmer (adelphi) Veröffentlichung: März 2023 Hintergrund Im Januar 2023 trat die EU-Richtlinie zur Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), in Kraft. Ab 2024 sind Unternehmen in der EU dazu verpflichtet, in ihren Lageberichten detailliert zu nichtfinanziellen…
Autorinnen: Dr. Susanne Pankov (DFGE), Eva Kleemann (DFGE), Elisabeth Voigt (DFGE), Johanna-Anna Hansjürgens (adelphi), Alina Ulmer (adelphi) Veröffentlichung: März 2023 (Steckbrief Nr. 1) Hintergund Die im Januar 2023 in Kraft getretene Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ist eine Richtlinie der Europäischen Union, die die bisher geltende Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) ablöst. Die NFRD war die…
The WEF Global Risks Report 2022 is an annual publication that identifies the key risks the world could face over the next decade. This year’s report emphasizes the urgent need for global cooperation and collective action to address the challenges of the climate crisis, cyber threats, the mobility revolution, and space exploration. The report is…
Determine the status quo of your ESG management! We are pleased to present a new tool for companies on their ESG journey. DFGE – Institute for Energy, Ecology and Economy has developed a questionnaire to help companies identify the status quo of their ESG management. The ESG questionnaire is divided into 4 categories: General, Environment,…
CDP is introducing the topic of plastic pollution to the 2023 Water Security questionnaire CDP currently has three different questionnaires: CDP Climate Change, CDP Water Security and CDP Forests. All three of them have seen a significant increase in the number of disclosing companies each year. CDP continuously improves the questions and adapts the questionnaire…
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 EU companies operate in complex surroundings and, especially large ones, rely on global value chains. To be in line with the European Green Deal and in delivering on the UN Sustainable Development Goals,…
Die jährlichen CDP Europe Awards – Flaggschiff des CDP Europe und eines der am meisten erwarteten Umweltereignisse des Jahres – fanden dieses Jahr bereits am 16. Februar und erstmalig seit der COVID-19-Pandemie vor Ort in Paris bei der Fondation Louis Vuitton statt. Hierbei feierte das CDP die Umweltführer Europas: Städte und Unternehmen, die sich einen…
