From 11 to 12th of March 2019 was the annual Sustain Conference of EcoVadis. With more than 600 sustainability delegates, the two-day event was the opportunity to focus on current challenges and foster comment solutions, under the motto “Ignite the Change”. DFGE, partner of the sustainability rating platform since 2015, has had the pleasure to sponsor…
Traditionell veranstaltet die DFGE als offizieller CDP Climate Change Partner jedes Jahr zu Beginn der CDP-Saison eine Reihe an CDP-Webinaren, die sich mit den Änderungen vom Vorjahr zum neuen Assessment befassen. Auch ein Rückblick der Performance im letzten Jahr wird dabei vorgestellt. Dieses Jahr wurden dafür vier Termine publiziert, die jeweils zweimalig auf Deutsch und…
Check out which are the most popular global goals amongst companies thanks to the UNGC progress report! Such report features current trends in terms of sustainability management and reporting. The UNGC is a set of ten principles to which more than 12,000 organizations adhere. Since the release of the Sustainable Development Goals, the UNGC also…
Am 19. Februar 2019 wurden im prunkvollen Ambiente des Brüsseler Rathauses die CDP Europe Awards verliehen. Eingebettet war die Preisverleihung in ein hochkarätig besetzes Begleitprogramm. Sprecher waren neben Repräsentanten von Großunternehmen aus ganz Europa auch CSR-Experten und Vertreter aus Politik und Finanzwelt. CDP Europe Awards – Europa führend im CDP-Rating Von insgesamt 136 Unternehmen weltweit,…
Immer mehr Unternehmen setzen auf einen internen Preis auf CO2, um sich strategisch auf eine kohlenstoffarme Welt vorzubereiten. Dieser Artikel erklärt die Grundlagen dieses Management-Ansatzes und für welche Unternehmens er potenziell relevant ist. Kontext: Besteuerung von CO2 Durch den fortschreitenden Klimawandel entstehen weltweit ökonomische, soziale und ökologische Schäden, deren Verursacher, d.h. die Emittenten von Treibhausgasen,…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a large driver of digitalization is discussed controversially. Since AI is often associated with incredibly high opportunities on one hand and vague fears of losing self-control on the other hand, it might increase the competitive gap between business pioneers and laggards. DFGE implements new AI methods in the context of CSR…
Founded in 1999 by Kofi Annan, the UN Global Compact has become the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. More than 13,000 participants have joined the initiative to align their strategies with ten universal principles in the areas human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption (see UNGC, 2019). Since January 2014, the DFGE has been also a…
On 22nd January 2019, the 2018 CDP Scores have been released. Thus, the results are now available for all CDP participants that reported in 2018 their environment-related data like strategy, risks and opportunities, governance mechanisms, scenario analysis, supply chain engagement, etc. in the areas Climate Change, Water Security and Forests/Deforestation. This blog post will give…
Mr. Gschwill is the Energy Manager of the Hirschvogel Automotive Group, the parent company of the Hirschvogel Umformtechnik GmbH, producer of forged steel and aluminium parts. The plant in Denklingen, where the Hirschvogel Holding is located, is the largest production facility and also the development center for the whole Hirschvogel Automotive Group. Mr. Gschwill has…
An interview with Mrs. Simone Warren, Global Reporting Initiative The DFGE – Institute for Energy, Ecology and Economy is part of the GRI Gold Community. GRI is an independent international organization that has pioneered sustainability reporting since 1997. The GRI GOLD community helps foster links between organizations, to shape the future of reporting. DFGE welcomes this…
