In the end of October, WBCSD (World Business Council of Sustainable Development) published the report of its study ‘Reporting Matters 2018’. Based on a survey sent out by the WBCSD in cooperation with the consultant Radley Yeldar 158 companies have been evaluated regarding their sustainability reporting performance. The results enable an analysis of current trends…
The year 2018 is coming to an end and for many companies, a new financial year will begin in January. For companies that publish a sustainability report 2018 according to GRI guidelines due to their reporting cycles, it is advisable to take now the necessary preparatory measures. The GRI report season starts these days for…
In October 2018, the sustainability rating platform provider EcoVadis launched their new and improved version EcoVadis 10. The aim was to enhance user experience, deliver more value and insights for their customers and improve collaboration among trading partners. This article highlights the key changes and improvements relevant for all suppliers. Main changes: a more user-friendly…
Last week, the supplier rating platform EcoVadis has published its EcoVadis Index called ‘Global CSR Risk and Performance Index 2018’. The study is showing the average CSR performance of more than 33,000 companies worldwide scored by EcoVadis between 2015 and 2017. Furthermore, the report is displaying regional diversifications and comparisons by industry division as well…
Next Friday, the 12th October 2018 a joint webinar on TCFD organized by the World Environment Center (WEC) and the DFGE – Institute for Energy, Ecology and Economy will take place. The central topic is how the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) are affecting the business world. Speakers from…
The two global leading sustainability reporting standards GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) and SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) are planning to align their frameworks in order to bring sustainability reporting one step closer to the financial mainstream and, in prior, to investors. The two initiatives announced that ahead of the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) which…
The DJSI 2018 results were released today (13/09/2018). The DJSI, or Dow Jones Sustainability Index, is a stock exchanges index, which includes Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria into the ranking. DJSI 2018 Process: increased participation In March 2018, a total of 3,504 companies was invited to take part in the Corporate Sustainability Assessment or…
In mid-September (12th until 14th September 2018) the Global Climate Action Summit will take place in San Francisco in order to push action against climate change and to ‘take ambition to the next level’. The overarching goal of the event is to promote the decarbonization globally as well as to raise further awareness regarding climate…
In early August, the initiatives GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) and UNGC (United Nations Global Compact), with the support of Shift and PWC, published a practical guide in order to support companies in targeting their impact on the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), to measure and to integrate it more adequately into the corporate (sustainability) reporting. Sustainability…
Almost one-third of all food produced worldwide is discarded every year due to various causes and is not used. This corresponds to almost 1.3 billion tons per year (see FAO, 2011). Statistically, all food produced in Germany by the beginning of May end up in waste, which corresponds to around 18 million tons (see WWF,…
