Webinars & Trainings

More and more procurement departments are requiring an EcoVadis rating—yet many companies lose points due to a lack of documentation. We’ll show you how to systematically earn your next medal and use the rating as a sales pitch. We’ll also demonstrate how your EcoVadis efforts can directly support your sustainability reporting, such as compliance with the Voluntary Standard.

*CERTANIA SUSTAINABILITY brings together the existing activities and expertise of DFGE, NatureOffice, and Terra Institute.

Net-zero commitments without validated targets lose credibility. We explain the SBTi process from the commitment phase through validation—in a pragmatic way, with realistic effort estimates and common pitfalls drawn from over 100 projects. We also provide insight into the changes in the new rules for the Net Zero 2.0 standard and explain whether you should still start under the old system or wait for the new standard.

*CERTANIA SUSTAINABILITY brings together the previous activities and expertise of DFGE, NatureOffice, and Terra Institute.

Vague environmental promises and terms like “green” or “climate-neutral” without crystal-clear evidence will become extremely risky starting in September 2026. With the EU directive “Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition” (EmpCo), lawmakers are tightening the reins drastically: Misleading green claims will be punishable by law, and companies must fully substantiate, certify, and standardize their sustainability communications.
How can you make the leap from marketing clichés to legally compliant, credible transparency? And how can you best prepare your communications, marketing, and legal departments now for the September deadline?
In our free webinar, we’ll show you in a practical way what the EmpCo directive specifically means for your company, what pitfalls (from product names to CO2 offsetting) lie in wait, and how you can take action now with a 4-step assessment.
Join us and learn how to make your sustainability communications legally compliant and future-proof.

*CERTANIA SUSTAINABILITY brings together the existing activities and expertise of DFGE, NatureOffice, and Terra Institute.

What if the real challenge isn’t the first product carbon footprint—but the second, third, and twentieth?

Many sustainability managers are familiar with this situation: A customer asks for product-specific CO₂e data, the sales team needs a reliable answer quickly, and when the next product variant, a new supplier, or changed materials come along, the work starts all over again. What’s still manageable for a single product quickly becomes time-consuming when dealing with larger portfolios and regular updates.

Customers, supply chains, and new regulatory requirements are increasingly demanding structured, product-specific emissions data. But not every request automatically requires a complete PCF—and not every calculation needs to be set up as a new standalone project.

In our free webinar, we’ll answer the key questions behind a PCF request: What data is actually needed? What makes a calculation robust? And how can this be turned into a process that works even with many products, variants, and updates?

Using ecozoom, we’ll demonstrate how to map product structures, reuse materials and emission factors, calculate variants, and update results. We’ll also take a look at how PCF results can be transparently documented—including system boundaries, data sources, methodology, and assumptions—and made available via a digital tracking system.

Join us and learn how to efficiently build, effectively use, and share product-related CO₂e data—without having to start from scratch for every product.

*CERTANIA SUSTAINABILITY brings together the previous activities and expertise of DFGE, NatureOffice, and Terra Institute.

What if the real challenge isn’t the first product carbon footprint—but the second, third, and twentieth?

Many sustainability managers are familiar with this situation: A customer asks for product-specific CO₂e data, the sales team needs a reliable answer quickly, and when the next product variant, a new supplier, or changed materials come along, the work starts all over again. What’s still manageable for a single product quickly becomes time-consuming with larger portfolios and regular updates.

Many companies have been supporting climate projects for years. This commitment was often linked to the claim of being “climate-neutral.” That claim is disappearing. But does that mean support for these projects must end as well?

There’s no reason for that. Forest restoration, biodiversity, clean water, education, and local economic development don’t become any less important just because the rules for climate communication are changing. And companies still have good reasons to get involved.

Sometimes a project aligns with a company’s own product, industry, or history. Sometimes it’s an issue that’s particularly important to employees. And sometimes a company simply wants to support a specific initiative it believes in. A calendar publisher might find a connection to reforestation, a logistics company to a mobility project, or a furniture manufacturer to furnishing a school.

Not every initiative has to look the same. But there should be a reason behind it—one that the company itself can clearly explain.

Starting September 27, 2026, product-related claims such as “climate-neutral through offsetting” will no longer be permitted. Companies may, however, continue to support climate projects and talk about them. The contribution need not be offset against the PCF or CCF, nor does it have to be tied to a specific amount of CO₂e.

In our free webinar, we’ll therefore start with the “why”: What reasons might a company have for supporting climate projects? Which project is truly the right fit? And what should the contribution make possible?

Next, we’ll address the “how.” We’ll examine support through CO₂ credits and direct funding of specific project measures. You’ll learn what standards, registry entries, and retirements demonstrate, what documentation makes sense for direct support, and where the limitations of both approaches lie.

Concrete project examples and digital tracking make it clear how companies can transparently demonstrate their commitment—without carbon neutrality pledges, without offsetting their own emissions, and without product labels.

After the webinar, you’ll be better equipped to decide why your company wants to support a climate project, which approach is right for you, and how to communicate this clearly.

*CERTANIA SUSTAINABILITY brings together the existing activities and expertise of DFGE, NatureOffice, and Terra Institute.

CSRD/ESRS Consultation Hour – Your compact update and practical appointment for sustainability reporting

The requirements of the CSRD and ESRS are evolving dynamically – many companies are faced with the challenge of correctly understanding and efficiently implementing regulatory requirements. In our regular CSRD/ESRS Consultation Hour, we provide you with a compact overview and answer your individual questions.

In the first 15 minutes, you will receive an update on current developments relating to CSRD, ESRS, and relevant regulations. We will then present a DFGE case study and show how our DFGE project approach provides practical support to companies in their implementation – from materiality analysis to reporting.

The second 15 minutes are expressly designed as an open consultation hour: Ask your questions about the interpretation, implementation, and challenges of CSRD/ESRS in your company. Our experts at DFGE GmbH will address your specific use cases directly.

Target audience: Managers from sustainability, reporting, finance, legal & compliance, and executive management who want to prepare for CSRD/ESRS reporting requirements in a structured manner or refine existing approaches.

Take advantage of this opportunity to stay up to date, gain concrete practical insights, and clarify open questions directly with our CSRD/ESRS experts.

Certifications are a key factor in the EcoVadis rating and offer companies the opportunity to showcase their sustainability performance in a structured way. But which certifications are truly relevant, how are they evaluated in the EcoVadis context, and how can they be strategically leveraged in the rating process?

In our joint webinar with DQS and EcoVadis, we’ll provide practical insights into the role of certifications in achieving better EcoVadis results. EcoVadis will examine the “Certifications” rating indicator in detail, DQS will categorize the most important certifications and highlight their relevance for companies, and DFGE will share best practices from real-world client projects as well as experiences in EcoVadis project management.

The webinar is aimed at companies that want to specifically improve their EcoVadis performance and effectively integrate certifications into their sustainability strategy.