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Welcome to our DFGE Library! Here you can find all current DFGE publications and information: White Papers & Guide Books like the CSR Handbook, DFGE Data Sheets, Academic Papers and Media Reports. All PDFs can be downloaded directly and free of charge for private use.
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White Papers & Guidebooks
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Learn more about industries, methods and applications in our white papers. Get an overview of current standards and principles. Our industry reports also include information on the benefits, costs and potential savings of a particular problem solution.
- White Paper Closed-loop value chains: how to move towards a circular business model
- White Paper Klimastrategie-Tool
- White Paper Sustainability Challenges and Resources in the Chemical Industry
- White Paper The ecological impact of cotton based banknote substrates
- White Paper Net-Zero (only German)
- White Paper Sustainable Business Model Innovation
- White Paper Business & Biodoversity
- White Paper Sustainability Intelligence: Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement entlang verschiedener Reporting-Standards (only German)
- White Paper “Set up a Climate Strategy”
- White Paper “Comparative Emission Study”
- White Paper “Science-Based Targets”
- UN GCD Klimamanagement Leitfaden (only German)
- White Paper “Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)” (only German)
CSRD Support
An overview of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which comes into force in January 2023, is a European Union directive that replaces the previously applicable Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). The NFRD was the basis for mandatory reporting on corporate social and environmental responsibility in the EU. Together with our partner Adelphi, we summarize the most important ESRS standards for you in our 2023 publication series. You can find more information at https://csrd-support.de/.
- 05/2023 | ESRS S1 – Standard on respect for human rights and working conditions of own workforce
- 06/2023 | ESRS E5 – Standard on resource utilization and circular economy
- 07/2023 | ESRS E4 – Standard on biodiversity and ecosystems
- 09/2023 | ESRS E3 – Standard on water and marine resources
- 10/2023 | ESRS S2, S3, S4 – Standards on respect for human rights and working conditions in the supply chain, protection of the community affected by a company’s business activities, protection and safety of consumers and end users
- 11/2023 | ESRS G1 -Standard on Business Conduct
Academic Papers & Articles
Scientific publications and media reports
This section is a mix of links to research results from internal and external research papers, publications in professional and public journals – and to our own DFGE cookbook (with delicious recipes to try).
- Ethical Corporation: Achieving sustainable growth now and for the future
- UmweltDialog Magazin – Reporting: Entwicklung einer Klimastrategie (S. 42ff.)
- Stern, Sonderausgabe 01/2021 – Die Flut: Die Firmen müssen die Hosen runterlassen
- DFGE Cookbook 1/2019
- DFGE Cookbook 2/2020