How do the Science Based Targets work? Science Based Targets (SBTs) are reduction targets / goals for greenhouse gases. The Science Based Targets were created in the mid-2015 as a result of a partnership between the organizations CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), WRI (World Resource Institute), WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and UNGC (United Nations…
Bonn Climate Talks took place from 8th to 18th of May 2017. More precisely, they are the UNFCCC intermediate talks. During this two-week event, important progress was made on an outline for a detailed rulebook (also known as implementation guidelines) for the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 to reduce climate change.…
Read the guest blog DFGE wrote for EcoVadis on Science-based Targets. Climate change has been acknowledged for a few decades now. Many companies are making efforts into reducing their carbon footprints, making sure to mitigate climate change. To make sure these efforts actually help curbing climate change, a new trend is currently gaining momentum: science-based…
Am 28.2.2017 fand in Frankfurt/M. wieder das jährliche CDP Natural Capital Spring Opening Deutschland statt. Die DFGE als Veranstaltungspartner gestaltete eine Roundtable-Session zum Thema Science-based targets.
Wir erinnern uns: Kurz vor der COP22-Klimakonferenz in Marrakesch wurde im November 2016 der Klimaschutzplan 2050 der Bundesregierung verabschiedet. Entgegen früherer Signale enthält dieser nun doch konkrete, quantifizierte Reduktionsziele für einzelne Sektoren bis 2030. Der Klimaschutzplan soll den deutschen Beitrag zur Erreichung des in Paris beschlossenen 2-Grad-Ziels zur Begrenzung der Erderwärmung aufzeigen. Wir haben die…
To close 2016, we want to share with you a review of what happened this year from a CSR standpoint. Following the Paris Agreement This year, the Paris Agreement entered into force. This agreement of the 21st Conference of Parties of the UNFCC, signed by 195 countries, aims at reducing GHG emissions. The Paris Agreement…
The IEA World Energy Outlook 2016 gives an overview of how the international Paris Agreement on Climate change. The agreement which entered into force in 2016 will affect the global energy system in the next decades. Such report dives into such topics and analyzes how the energy sector could be transformed, thanks to its energy…
Am 21.09.2016 veranstaltete die DFGE als Partner der „Fachkonferenz Verantwortung“ (#fkv16) gemeinsam mit dem CDP einen Workshop zum Thema „Mehr als ein Fußabdruck: Klimareporting mit wissenschaftsbasierten Zielen“. In einer interaktiven Session diskutierten die gut 25 Teilnehmer aus verschiedensten Unternehmen 3 unterschiedliche Perspektiven zum Thema Science Based Targets (SBT). Die Science Based Targets sind auf einer…
Webinar: Science Based Targets (SBTs): how do companies respond? | July 27 at 5pm-6pm CET | Register now We are pleased to invite you to attend this special World Environment Center & DFGE Institute webinar titled: Science Based Targets (SBTs) – how do companies respond? Please join Cynthia Cummis (WRI – World Resources Institute), Andreas…
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…
