1. Hintergrund & Ziel Die Verschmutzung von Böden, Luft und Wasser gehören zu den größten Umweltherausforderungen unserer Zeit. Insbesondere Unternehmen tragen zur Abmilderung und Verhinderung von Verschmutzung eine besondere Verantwortung. Daher ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass das Thema Pollution innerhalb der CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) einen eigenständigen themenspezifischen Standard darstellt (ESRS E2). Der Standard…
From April 4th, 2023, the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) 2023 questionnaire is open to all companies. S&P Global has made a number of updates in recent months to make its CSA process more convenient for companies. In the following, we compiled relevant information for you to stay on track with the updated CSA approach in…
The year 2023 is just around the corner, hence it is important to have the most important sustainability reporting dates and deadlines on your radar. With this blogpost, we want to offer a brief overview of 2023 keeping in mind that there may be major differences depending on company size and location as well as…
Originally scheduled for 2021, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP27, was rescheduled due to the COVID19 pandemic and now held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, starting on 06. Nov. 2022. After a 40 hour delay the negotiating countries finally came to an agreement in the early morning of Sunday 21. Nov.…
Alles um uns herum wird zunehmend „klimaneutral“. Gerade im Supermarkt und Discounter springen uns förmlich mehr und mehr klimaneutrale bzw. CO2-neutrale Produkte an. Manches Mal ist es nur die Verpackung – aber egal, es wird alles so schön klimaneutral hier. „Alles so schön bunt hier“ von Wise Guys Einfach durch die Farben schweben. In diesem schön…
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…
End of March the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its proposed rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for publicly traded companies. The proposed regulations go hand in hand with the increasing importance of climate-related issues on the capital markets thus rising transparency requirements. In this blog post, we will give you a…
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks are found in corporate practice in many ways, for example forest and bush fires in Australia, social unrest in other countries caused by lack of opportunity and perspective, and the changing role of corporations. With the global pandemic, the differences between the various social classes in terms of equal…
CDP is a platform used by investors and large customers (with CDP Supply Chain) to request companies to disclose environmental data which is then rated against a dedicated methodology. CDP Supply Chain suppliers have just been invited to take part in the questionnaire. Find out more details about the Supply Chain module, the timeline and…
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is developing voluntary, consistent climate-related financial risk disclosures for use by companies in providing information to investors, lenders, insurers, and other stakeholders. TCFD’s 32 members include both users and preparers of disclosures from across the G20’s constituency covering a broad range of economic sectors and financial markets.…
