In early August, the initiatives GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) and UNGC (United Nations Global Compact), with the support of Shift and PWC, published a practical guide in order to support companies in targeting their impact on the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), to measure and to integrate it more adequately into the corporate (sustainability) reporting. Sustainability…
Der Zukunftsforscher John Naisbitt prägte 1982 den Begriff „Megatrends“. Für Unternehmen ist es von Bedeutung, Megatrends zu kennen und sich auf diese einzustellen, um im Wettbewerb mit anderen zu bestehen (Krys 2017:45). Megatrends werden in der Literatur uneinheitlich definiert. Gemeinsam haben die Definitionen, dass es sich um Veränderungen handelt, welche tiefgreifende und nachhaltige Auswirkungen auf…
Almost one-third of all food produced worldwide is discarded every year due to various causes and is not used. This corresponds to almost 1.3 billion tons per year (see FAO, 2011). Statistically, all food produced in Germany by the beginning of May end up in waste, which corresponds to around 18 million tons (see WWF,…
Am 18. Juni ist der Tag der nachhaltigen Gastronomie. Dieser wurde durch die Ernährungs- und Landwirtschaftsorganisation der Vereinten Nationen ins Leben gerufen. Bei wohl keinem anderen Thema spielt Nachhaltigkeit eine wichtigere Rolle, als dies bei Nahrung der Fall ist. Der Nachhaltigkeitsgedanke ist einer der bedeutendsten Entwicklungen der Lebensmittelbranche. Konsumenten fordern Transparenz bei der Herstellung von…
June 18th is the day of sustainable gastronomy. This was launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In probably no other topic does sustainability play a more important role than food. The idea of sustainability is one of the most important developments in the food industry. Consumers demand transparency in the…
Beat plastic Pollution On June 5, the World Environment Day is celebrated annually in memory of the opening of the first World Environment Conference in 1972. Since then, more than 100 countries around the world have taken part in environmental protection actions. In 2018 the focus is on plastic pollution, a topic widely discussed on…
On 23rd and 24th of May 2018, DFGE was an exhibitor sponsor at the Sustainability Leaders Congress in Berlin. It is the first time this event has taken place: featuring no less than 26 sessions with almost 40 speakers, we will now give you an overview and share our conclusions from the event. As an…
Ein Überblick über die wichtigsten Standards und Initiativen Das Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) veröffentlichte am 9. April eine aktualisierte Version ihres Frameworks zur Berichterstattung über umweltbezogene Aktivitäten. Dieses ist nun im Einklang mit den Empfehlungen der Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Für Unternehmen, die sich bei der Offenlegung ihrer klimatischen Auswirkungen bisher…
An overview of the most important standards and initiatives The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) released an updated version of its environmental reporting framework on April 9. This is now in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). For companies that used to focus on the CDSB in disclosing…
Every year on April 22, Earth Day is celebrated in over 190 countries. In many countries, a new focus is set year by year, on which actions are focused. The motto of the year 2018 in Germany is “Sustainable mobility has a future – speed up for a livable transport turnaround”. What is the Earth…
