Are you looking for quick feedback before submitting your CDP response? Then you might consider a CDP response check by DFGE. CDP deadline approaching Again, thousands of companies were asked to report in the CDP Climate Change Program this year. The requests came from both investors and customers. Companies are required to answer a variety…
Ambition In late 2021, a global survey from Deloitte asked over 2000 CxOs across 21 countries about their motivation to tackle climate change, the ambition of their organizations and the impact of their actions. The survey showed the following results relating to the motivation behind climate action: Approximately two-thirds of executives answered their organizations are…
More and more companies commit to climate neutrality or net zero by a certain year. Corporates now have climate strategies and targets which are public and which include pledges that appear to significantly reduce, or even eliminate their contributions to global warming. Although, instead of reaching this goal, the corporates will only manage a reduction…
What does ESG stand for? The abbreviation ESG has become indispensable in today’s world, as companies are increasingly focusing on an ESG strategy and ESG criteria. E stands for Environment, S for Social, and G for Governance. The basic idea is to align the entire company structure and culture as well as its business models…
Revising the CoP: Background and Rationale About CoP and UNGC: The UN Global Compact (UNGC), a non-binding United Nations pact, encouraging firms and businesses to think of and adopt and report on more sustainable methods. To ensure a more straightforward reporting experienced it has identified 10 principles (The Ten Principles | UN Global Compact) forming…
The S&P Global questionnaires for CSA 2022 will open on April 5, 2022 (DJSI) and May 5, 2022 (ESG Indices). Due to the growing interest of stakeholders in sustainability and climate change, it is becoming increasingly important for companies to make their sustainability efforts transparent. In addition to sustainability reports with environmental, social, and governance…
After three years of Covid, people around the world are undoubtedly tired of sliding from one crisis to the next. Especially compared to the ongoing pandemic and the Ukrainian war, other global crises seem to lose importance. Experts emphasize the danger of ignoring surfacing warning signs. Besides the ongoing pandemic, supply chain disruptions, inflation, debt,…
During the last couple of years, the number of climate neutral claims for individual products or by entire organizations has risen drastically. Numerous of such claims faced legal complications and government regulations, as seen for instance in France. Companies have gone even further by claiming to become climate positive or carbon negative in the near…
Am Mittwoch, den 10.03.2022 fand das alljährliche CDP Europe Awards 2022 statt. Wie im letzten Jahr, fand die zweistündige Veranstaltung virtuell statt und konnte sowohl auf der Webseite von CDP, als auch bei Euronews verfolgt werden. Hierbei wurden die diesjährigen A-List Kandidaten des CDP Ratings gefeiert. Da die Teilnehmer wie im letzten Jahr nicht vor…
Sustainability and Circular Economy are not just a niche trend anymore. Well-known brands are using this consumer consciousness by producing so-called “green products” and by advertising their sustainability with an alleged circularity through various initiatives, like take-back programs, circular product design, as well as recycled -or biomaterials. But there is a lot that can go…
