To close 2016, we want to share with you a review of what happened this year from a CSR standpoint. Following the Paris Agreement This year, the Paris Agreement entered into force. This agreement of the 21st Conference of Parties of the UNFCC, signed by 195 countries, aims at reducing GHG emissions. The Paris Agreement…
The CDP and the ADEME have launched the ACT (Assessing Low-Carbon Transition) project, defining a new rating regarding climate change management. The methodology will assess the transition of companies towards a low-carbon economy. What is the ACT (Assessing Low-Carbon Transition) framework? ACT, or Assessing Low-Carbon Transition, is a methodology developed by CDP and ADEME to…
As the official German partner of EcoVadis we held a series of free webinars during the last 6 months. The feedback we gained was very positive – and therefore we are now offering training classes where we can address your individual questions. What is EcoVadis? EcoVadis is a collaborative platform providing sustainability ratings. Buyers ask…
The IEA World Energy Outlook 2016 gives an overview of how the international Paris Agreement on Climate change. The agreement which entered into force in 2016 will affect the global energy system in the next decades. Such report dives into such topics and analyzes how the energy sector could be transformed, thanks to its energy…
In October 2016, ISO launched ISO 37001, a new standard on Anti-Bribery management system. ISO is the International Organization for Standardization and has already developed various voluntary international standards focused on sustainability topics, such as ISO 14 001 on Environment Management or ENV 27 001 on Information Security. What is ISO 37001? ISO 37001 is…
Over the past months, DFGE has released checklists with simple questions to help organizations improve their CSR programs. The questions help identify potential gaps that organizations can then decide to tackle. First, we explained how to structure the program as a whole. Then, we focused on the aspects of CSR listed in ISO 26 000:…
The CDP DACH Climate Leadership Award Conference and Ceremony 2016 took place on the 25th of October in Munich. As a longstading partner the DFGE was happy to be part of this event, which was held at Terminal 1 of the Munich Airport. Here are the highlights of this day. Our highlights First, several of…
GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) is an internationally recognized standard to report on sustainability topics, and to structure a sustainability report. On October 19th, the GRI G4 Guidelines have officially transitioned to GRI Standards. What are the main differences/changes? New structure The Standards aimed at restructuring the G4 Guidelines, it was not about adding…
The OECD recently conducted on carbon pricing on CO2-emissions for energy use across 6 economic sectors in 41 countries – 34 OECD member countries and 7 partner economies: Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa, which account for 80% of global energy use and of CO2 emissions. What is carbon pricing? In…
The standard in development ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement – Guidance has just reached a second Draft International Standard stage. Interested parties can once again provide feedback before the publication of the norm in 2017. Sustainable procurement, extension of CSR in the supply chain Sustainable procurement is defined in the standard ISO 26 000 a followed:…
