In July 2019, Ursula von der Leyen, has been elected the new president of the EU commission. Before the vote has been executed, she announced a Green Deal for Europe and the European Union in her campaign speech to the members of the European parliament. She promised to give climate protection highest priority and to…
Global emissions are reaching record levels and the next decade of decision-making will be critical. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned of severe consequences of a failure to prevent global warming exceeding 1.5°C. To reach this goal, emissions must halve by 2030 and drop to net-zero by 2050. The United Nations have therefore introduced the UN…
Over the last years more and more investors are investigating how sustainable a company works before investing capital. This results in the direct need of a quantification method for such sustainability. Furthermore, those standardized methods create a base for comparisons between companies’ performances. One of the most common tools for such comparison is the CDP…
YouTube is to a certain degree a reflection of our culture. Emerging moods in our society are often reflected in the creative output of our daily media. Eco-friendly brands and “clean” products have been gaining traction with consumers, who are now turning to YouTube as they look to make sense of this burgeoning category and…
The CDP season 2019 is in its final phase. Ideally, data collection stage has been already finished and participating companies currently are entering their environment-related information in the ORS. To ensure completeness, clarity and consistency of given answers your company has the opportunity to request a ‘high level’ CDP Check by the DFGE. CDP 2019:…
This month, DFGE released a new white paper about the Sustainability in packaging, entitled Sustainability challenges and resources in the Packaging Industry. Discover how to address the key topics and resources while identifying who you can partner with. Sustainability in packaging: challenges More and more requests go to the packaging sector in terms of sustainability.…
As customer awareness for sustainability-related issues is on the rise, companies are increasingly interested in claiming that their products can help avoid greenhouse gas emissions in comparison to other products on the market. We explain what avoided emissions are and how they can be estimated. The World Resources Institute (WRI) has recently published a paper…
The GSSB (Global Sustainability Standards Board) that operates under the auspices of GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) is currently overseeing a project to review and update the content of GRI Waste disclosures related to GRI sustainability reports in the current GRI Standard 306: Effluents and Waste. Achieve best-practice disclosure of waste-related activities The main target of…
Nine out of ten people breathe polluted air – learn more about the air pollution and how to beat it, the topic chosen for this 2019 World Environment Day. World Environment Day since 1974 World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Since it began…
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…
