Companies who have been asked to complete the CDP questionnaire have until 31st of July to provide their answers. Below an overview of the main hurdles to address for a successful CDP participation. Several CDP Questionnaires CDP is not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage…
In February 2019, the GSSB, that operates under the auspices of GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) and oversees the development of the GRI Standards, approved the GRI Sector Program. Its aim is to develop GRI Standards for specific sectors and to identify and describe a sector’s impacts and stakeholder concerns from a sustainable development perspective. Social and…
Every year on April 22, Earth Day is celebrated in over 190 countries. In many countries, year after year, a new focus is set on which actions are planned. This year’s motto is in Germany as well as in the USA (origin of the movement) the protection of our species and implicitly the protection of…
EcoVadis is a global sustainability rating platform which aims to improve supply chain transparency between buyers and their suppliers. Over 55.000 companies across 155 countries have so far undergone the assessment to improve and integrate sustainability along their value chain. At their annual flagship event Sustain which took place in Paris in March 2019, EcoVadis…
CDP is a platform used by investors and large customers (with CDP Supply Chain) to request companies to disclose environmental data which is then rated against a dedicated methodology. CDP Supply Chain suppliers have just been invited to take part in the questionnaire. Find out more details about the Supply Chain module, the timeline and…
From the 2nd of April 2019, invited companies can open the DJSI CSA. To be eligible to the DJSI, a sustainable stock index, organizations need to fill the CSA – Corporate Sustainability Assessment from the company RobecoSAM. Read the key features of the questionnaire as well as the next steps and find out quick links…
DFGE publishes the new whitepaper „Automatic Analysis of Textual CSR Data“ on the connection of CSR and Artificial Intelligence (AI). It introduces methodologies and use cases for an automated analysis of CSR-related textual data. The shift towards data-driven CSR management is promoted and accelerated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) (1) and Machine Learning (ML) (2) Techniques. Methods…
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…
