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…
Sustainability and climate change continue to be at the forefront of global interest and have become key issues for businesses, governments and consumers. In 2023, we will see some key sustainability and climate trends. In summary, sustainability and climate change will remain important and trends will continue to evolve. Businesses, governments and consumers must continue…
The Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework draft is based on the established recommendations by the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). It is an international collaboration that consists of 40 individual members representing financial institutions, businesses and market service providers with over US$20trn in assets. TNFD aims to develop a market-led and science-based…
Companies of all sizes and industries slowly have to get used to the fact, that reporting on sustainability topics is here to stay. The EU as well as individual states are continuously raising the bar on disclosure and request all sorts of sustainability related information from a growing number of companies. While climate change has…
Als Strategic Training Partner sind wir als DFGE in einer einzigartigen Position, um Unternehmen bei der Bewertung und Verbesserung Ihres ESG-Managements zu helfen. Die Nachhaltigkeitsleistung bildet EcoVadis – der führende Anbieter von weltweit anerkannten Nachhaltigkeitsbewertungen für Unternehmen – in den Bereichen Umwelt, Arbeit und Menschenrechte, Ethik sowie nachhaltige Beschaffung in einem umfangreichen Fragebogen ab und…
Es wird immer turbulenter für Unternehmen bei den Anforderungen an ESG eine verständliche Orientierung zu finden. Die zwei wohl am heißesten gehandelten Themen momentan sind die CSRD und das deutsche Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz: 1. Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (LkSG) Mit Beginn des Jahres 2023 tritt das deutsche Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (LkSG) in Kraft, das Unternehmen verpflichtet, die Einhaltung der Menschenrechte in ihrer…
