We have decided to publish a series of 8 press releases, along with blog articles, providing organizations with a checklist of questions they can ask to easily identify potential improvement areas in the sustainability/CSR management. The second one focuses on the Environment program and can be divided into seven main questions: 1 – Is the…
From the 23rd to the 25th of May, the 5th GRI Global Conference was held in Amsterdam. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an internationally recognized standard for sustainability reporting. Such conference gathered more than 1,200 attendees interested in sustainability and was an opportunity to discuss current sustainability hot topics. DFGE chose to focus on the…
We have decided to publish a series of 8 press releases, along with blog articles, providing organizations with a checklist of questions they can ask to easily identify potential improvement areas in the sustainability/CSR management. The first one focuses on the overall CSR strategy, and is divided into 6 main themes: 1 – Is the…
Since their adoption, there is an ongoing discussion how SDGs can be integrated and used by businesses; indeed, the SDGs explicitly name companies as contributors to a solution for sustainable development challenges. This article describes how the SDGs can be used as a framework for sustainable procurement strategy. Sustainable procurement means turning risks into opportunities Many…
In winter 2016, we announced our partnership with EcoVadis, a company linking suppliers and buyers in a collaborative platform where suppliers are assessed on their sustainability performance. We will provide various levels of Ecovadis participation support to organizations answering EcoVadis. 1. Response check Your company already has answered several questionnaires, but is still unsure of…
Main findings All information requested in the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire can be reused in a GRI G4-based report, on the condition that the climate change related Aspects[1] (Energy, Emissions, Products and Services, Public Policy) have been identified as material. Material means that the topic is relevant for the company while has impacts on…
Today, 22nd of April is Earth day. To support environmental initiatives, DFGE is happy to extend the fruitful partnership with CDP for the next three years. A partnership aiming at helping respondent companies DFGE has been an official Silver Climate Change Consultancy Partner of CDP since 2014, to support companies responding to CDP.…
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…
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…
The CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) has updated its methodology for the year 2016 regarding the CDP Climate Change questionnaire. What is CDP? Through CDP, around 6,000 organizations disclose their greenhouse gases emissions and other environmental KPIs, on the request of the shareholders or their clients. Through measurement, organizations are expected to better manage climate change…
