Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 EU companies operate in complex surroundings and, especially large ones, rely on global value chains. To be in line with the European Green Deal and in delivering on the UN Sustainable Development Goals,…
Der Wandel unserer gesamten Wirtschaft von einer linearen zur Kreislaufwirtschaft ist essentiell, um unsere gesetzten Klimaziele zu erreichen. Außerdem müssen wir unsere Nutzung erschöpfbarer Ressourcen stoppen, um uns, wie durch die 17 Zielen der UN für nachhaltige Entwicklung (SDGs) vorgesehen, zukunftsorientiert zu entwickeln. Fest definierte, technische Normen & Standards zur Zirkularität sind für diese nachhaltige…
The ecosystem has benefited humanity for millennia by protecting from floods, regulating diseases and pests, absorbing and transforming carbon-dioxide, maintaining habitats and, above all, providing food and water. But the IPBES, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services warns, that the failure to protect ecosystems would lead to catastrophic consequences for people and nature.…
In 2020 the UN Global Compact has released a new SDG implementation framework for companies to raise ambition and embracing new technologies for the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Ten Principles into their business strategy, operations and stakeholder engagement management. Decade of Action 2030 With the 17 SDGs which were adopted by…
The UN Global Compact and GRI have implemented an Action Platform called “Business Reporting on the SDGs” that aims to encourage businesses to include SDG reporting in their sustainability communication and relevant processes. Reminder: What are the SDG’s? SDGs is an acronym for Sustainable Development Goals which have been defined by the United Nations and…
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) are a set of 17 goals and 169 specific targets (Figure 1) as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This agenda aims to provide peace and prosperity for all people and for the entire planet. All 17 goals are connected, built on a holistic approach and…
Am 25. Februar 2020 wurden im beindruckenden Ambiente des Ministeriums für Europa und Äußeres in Paris die CDP Europe Awards verliehen. Die Preisverleihung wurde von verschiedenen Panels und Impulsvorträgen rund um das Thema Klima und damit verbundenen Chancen und Risiken flankiert. Neben Repräsentanten von verschiedenen europäischen Großunternehmen waren auch CSR-Experten und Vertreter aus Politik und…
The United Nations Global Compact has just launched its new CFO Taskforce to further advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. What is the CFO Taskforce? The UN Global Compact is putting together a taskforce of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) from the real economy and the financial sector alike. The taskforce aims at…
DFGE publishes the new whitepaper „Automatic Analysis of Textual CSR Data“ on the connection of CSR and Artificial Intelligence (AI). It introduces methodologies and use cases for an automated analysis of CSR-related textual data. The shift towards data-driven CSR management is promoted and accelerated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) (1) and Machine Learning (ML) (2) Techniques. Methods…
Check out which are the most popular global goals amongst companies thanks to the UNGC progress report! Such report features current trends in terms of sustainability management and reporting. The UNGC is a set of ten principles to which more than 12,000 organizations adhere. Since the release of the Sustainable Development Goals, the UNGC also…
