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 CDP and the ADEME have launched the ACT (Assessing Low-Carbon Transition) project, defining a new rating regarding climate change management. The methodology will assess the transition of companies towards a low-carbon economy. What is the ACT (Assessing Low-Carbon Transition) framework? ACT, or Assessing Low-Carbon Transition, is a methodology developed by CDP and ADEME to…
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…
The CDP DACH Climate Leadership Award Conference and Ceremony 2016 took place on the 25th of October in Munich. As a longstading partner the DFGE was happy to be part of this event, which was held at Terminal 1 of the Munich Airport. Here are the highlights of this day. Our highlights First, several of…
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…
Science-Based Targets enable to curb global warming. Before going into further details you can wa the NASA video called A year in the life of Earth’s CO2, to see CO2 emissions evolve over a year. Carbon Dioxide or CO2 is part of Greenhouse Gases emissions, meaning gases whose higher concentration lead to an increase in global temperatures. Discover…
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…
