Our Partner EcoVadis released last week their Global CSR Risk and Performance Index, a study on more than 20,000 companies. Read below their blog entry: 12 September 2017 by EcoVadis „The first annual Global CSR Risk and Performance Index reveals progress of more than 20,400 companies looking to improve their sustainability efforts. Today we published our…
In March 2017, the German Bundestag passed the law to strengthen companies’ non-financial disclosure in their management reports and group management reports. The CSR reporting law, which is the implementation of the EU Directive 2014/95/EU (non-financial reporting), is called „Gesetz zur Stärkung der nichtfinanziellen Berichterstattung der Unternehmen in ihren Lage- und Konzernlageberichten“ (see the official…
The GRI Standards are a standard organizations can use to structure a sustainability report, to define Key Performance Indicators they wish to follow in terms of sustainibility. GRI official definition is the following: “GRI is an international independent organization that helps businesses, governments and other organizations understand and communicate the impact of business on…
What are the GRI Standards? The GRI Standards are a set of internationally recognized CSR standards to report on sustainability topics. Usually, organizations use them to structure their sustainability/CSR a report. Such report is a tool used to disclose information to stakeholders, e.g. parties impacted by the organizations’ activities. Organizations report their commitments, their actions…
Over the past months, DFGE has released checklists with simple questions to help organizations improve their CSR programs. The questions help identify potential gaps that organizations can then decide to tackle. First, we explained how to structure the program as a whole. Then, we focused on the aspects of CSR listed in ISO 26 000:…
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…
As the official German partner of EcoVadis we held a series of free webinars during the last 6 months. The feedback we gained was very positive – and therefore we are now offering training classes where we can address your individual questions. What is EcoVadis? EcoVadis is a collaborative platform providing sustainability ratings. Buyers ask…
Im September 2015 wurden auf einer UN Vollversammlung in New York die Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) verabschiedet. Die Sustainable Development Goals werden als zentraler Baustein einer weltweiten nachhaltigen Entwicklung gesehen und folgen auf die Millenium Development Goals. Um eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung gewährleisten zu können, ist es von hoher Relevanz, dass sich die verschiedenen Stakeholder-Gruppen mit der…
Over the past months, DFGE has released checklists with simple questions to help organizations improve their CSR programs. The questions help identify potential gaps that organizations can then decide to tackle. First, we explained how to structure the program as a whole. Then, we focused on the aspects of CSR listed in ISO 26 000:…
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…
