Background story: The majority of our blog posts deals with CSR topics; we write about the latest developments in this field and try to relate it to a company’s daily business. Our background stories have a different perspective: Here, we explain trends, scientific background and societal implications of corporate sustainability – sometimes with a personal…
DFGE becomes the first Consulting Partner in the German-speaking region of EcoVadis, the leader in supply chain sustainability ratings. This partnership will help companies to better answer their clients’ requests for an EcoVadis assessment, as well as to improve CSR performance. EcoVadis, a collaborative sustainability rating platform EcoVadis operates the first collaborative platform providing Supplier…
THE UNFCCC 21th Conference of Parties (COP21) was held in Paris from the 30th of November to the 12th of December, 2015. The 195 countries represented here reached an historical agreement to curb climate change. The Paris agreement at a glance: Objective to keep temperature rise below 2°C and try to limit it to 1.5°C Five-year…
Climate disclosure goes mainstream As seen on http://blog.cdp.net/climate-disclosure-goes-mainstream/ Also check out her blog: http://figueres-unfccc.net/
Plenary on G4- Introducing the main features of G4 from GRI on Vimeo.
What is the purpose of GRI? GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) is an internationally recognized standard for CSR reporting to help organizations set goals, measure performance, and manage change in order to make their operations more sustainable. The guidelines are now in their 4th version (G4). G4 process in a few words: – Identify your company’s…
ISO 14001 is an internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems. Since 2012, a technical committee has been revising the existing norm to publish a new version in September 2015. How will it impact certified companies? Companies certified in accordance with ISO 14001 former versions (2004 or the amended version of 2009) are given a…
As a participant of the UN Global Compact, DFGE publishes annual “Communication of Progress” reports. The 2015 report is now available for download (German), and also listed in the UN GC database. In the CoP reports, companies describe the current situation, measures taken and progress made in the fields of human rights, labour standards, environment…
This ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model shows how carbon dioxide the atmosphere travels around the globe. The plumes of CO2 swirl and shift all over the globe. It makes clear why greenhouse gases are always a global challenge. Read the full article here.
Sustainability is not a trend but a global movement. Georg Kell recently published the “five trends that show corporate responsibility is here to stay” in the guardian. Irregardless if you call it CSR, social and corporate governance (ESG) or sustainability. Several big trends indicate that this topic will stay and evolve: Transparency Trust Community Participation…
