For companies who want to remain competitive it becomes increasingly important if not inevitable to report on GHG emission avoidance concerning all kinds of business operations. Investors, new political regulations, and other external stakeholders are demanding companies to disclose relevant information on their efforts to contribute towards climate change mitigation. This development is reflected in…
The Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) experienced exponential growth over the last year in terms of companies committing to reduce their emissions in line with a 1.5°C pathway to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. In 2021, the number of companies that set and committed to science-based targets has doubled. In addition to that,…
The debate on an ambitious climate target (Science-Based Targets) has increased among internationally active companies since the UN climate summit in Paris (COP21). The Paris Agreement marks a turning point for climate policy. Companies have a key role to play in achieving the COP21 goals. They have the opportunity to make an appropriate contribution to…
Until recently, companies have focused on estimating their own operational emissions under Scope 1 and 2. But setting emission reduction targets throughout the complete value chain is increasingly becoming a new business norm to mitigate potential risks and highlight a comprehensive approach towards supply chain partners and suppliers for creating beneficial synergies. So not only direct scope 1 from owned or controlled sources, and indirect scope 2 emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heating, and cooling consumed by the reporting company, also all other indirect up- and downstream Scope 3 emissions along the value chain, which present a substantial part of a company´s GHG emissions, gain increasingly more attention from businesses.
In February 2021 CDP has released its newest Global Supply Chain Report for the year 2020. The report is based on data and information submitted in the CDP Supply Chain program and provides meaningful insights regarding the supply chain impacts of environmental actions, such as climate-related emission reduction, water security and deforestation targets. The report…
On September 23, 2019, the Climate Action Summit took place in New York, where leaders from governments, businesses and civil society announced significant and far-reaching steps to combat climate change. “The best science, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, tells us that any temperature rise above 1.5 degrees will lead to major and…
As customer awareness for sustainability-related issues is on the rise, companies are increasingly interested in claiming that their products can help avoid greenhouse gas emissions in comparison to other products on the market. We explain what avoided emissions are and how they can be estimated. The World Resources Institute (WRI) has recently published a paper…
Die DFGE – Institut für Energie, Ökologie und Ökonomie – verpflichtet sich als Unternehmen im UN Global Compact und wird auch ihre Kunden bei einem Beitritt zu dieser freiwilligen Initiative zur Förderung nachhaltiger Entwicklung und gesellschaftlichen Engagements unterstützen. Greifenberg/München, 26. Februar 2014 – Der Global Compact der Vereinten Nationen ist eine strategische Initiative für…
Die SITA Deutschland GmbH ist das viertgrößte private Entsorgungsunternehmen in Deutschland. Das Unternehmen ist eine 100%ige Tochter von SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, einem an der Pariser Börse gelisteten Unternehmen. SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT ist wiederum Teil der GDF Suez Gruppe und an der CAC40 in Paris gelistet. Seit 2008 bilden SITA Niederlande, SITA Deutschland, SITA Belgien und SITA Luxemburg…
The Green House Gas Protocol released a new guidance for the calculation of Scope 3 inventories. The new guidance provides even more methods for the 15 categories, guidance on selecting the appropriate calculation methods and examples of the calculation of the Carbon Footprint. What has changed: Revised Decision Trees More Detail on calculation for category…
