Climate Risks and Opportunities Analysis

The contribution of climate risks and opportunities analysis on the way to enhanced climate resilience

Background The European Union (EU) has emerged as one of the global leader in climate policy, driven by the urgency of addressing climate change and transitioning towards a sustainable future. In the context of climate change, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) represents one key element in the EU’s regulatory approach to integrating climate-related disclosures into…

TCFD Auflösung Blogpost

Auflösung der TCFD und ihre Konsequenzen

Am 12. Oktober 2023 veröffentlichte die Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) ihren sechsten und letzten Statusbericht und verkündete damit auch ihre offizielle Auflösung.    Was umfasst der Begriff “TCFD” und was bedeutet die Auflösung? Welche Konsequenzen hat das auf die Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung? Diese Fragen werden im nachfolgenden Beitrag beantwortet. Task Force on Climate-Related Financial…

Climate Transition Plan

CTP – Climate Transition Plan

What is a Climate Transition Plan? A Climate Transition Plan is the organization’s roadmap in navigating and leading the shift towards a more sustainable, low-carbon future. This plan encompasses a comprehensive action plan, outlining the transformation of a company’s assets, operations, and business models, with an ultimate goal of achieving net-zero emissions by the year…

ISSB

ISSB im Urwald der Rahmenwerke

Noch im Frühjahr hatte der IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) die ersten Standards zur globalen Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung des eigens dafür ins Leben gerufenen ISSB (International Sustainability Standards Board) veröffentlicht. Daraufhin wurde eine Übergangserleichterung für Unternehmen eingeführt. Im Juli hatte dann das Financial Stability Board (FSB) die IFRS Foundation gebeten, die Überwachung der Fortschritte der Task Force…

TCFD Recommendations

How CDP aligns with the TCFD recommendations on climate-related financial disclosures

What are the TCFD recommendations? For years, there has been an increased demand from the capital market for reliable and comparable information from companies on the impact of climate change. For this reason, the G20 Finance Ministers established the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) in 2015. Since 2017, it has published recommendations to…

GHG Protocol

Extensions and adaptations of the GHG protocol to be expected

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…

CDP & DFGE

Two more years: DFGE extends strong partnership with CDP

CDP as a key player in climate reporting and other areas of sustainability Extended Partnership: CDP stands for one of the longest established and largest initiatives for sustainability reporting taking supply chains into account. Launched almost twenty years ago as the Carbon Disclosure Project, CDP has successively expanded its collection of climate-related data to include water…

DFGE verlängert enge Partnerschaft mit CDP für das gemeinsame Ziel von Science-based Targets und TCFD

Schon seit 2014 berät die DFGE als offizieller Silver Climate Change Consultancy Partner von CDP Unternehmen, wenn es darum geht, regel-konform an Nachhaltigkeits-Reportings teilzunehmen. Die starke Partnerschaft wird erneut für zwei Jahre verlängert. Die DFGE bleibt CDP Partner für die Einreichung bei der Science-based Targets Initiative und die Erfüllung der Task Force on Climate-related Financial…