The GSSB (Global Sustainability Standards Board) that operates under the auspices of GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) is currently overseeing a project to review and update the content of GRI Waste disclosures related to GRI sustainability reports in the current GRI Standard 306: Effluents and Waste. Achieve best-practice disclosure of waste-related activities The main target of…
Nine out of ten people breathe polluted air – learn more about the air pollution and how to beat it, the topic chosen for this 2019 World Environment Day. World Environment Day since 1974 World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Since it began…
From 11 to 12th of March 2019 was the annual Sustain Conference of EcoVadis. With more than 600 sustainability delegates, the two-day event was the opportunity to focus on current challenges and foster comment solutions, under the motto “Ignite the Change”. DFGE, partner of the sustainability rating platform since 2015, has had the pleasure to sponsor…
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,…
The holidays season has begun: the sun is finally shining, you might have been bitten by mosquitoes while having drinks outside with your friends, and soon you will pack your luggage off to your dream destination. Have you already chosen where to go? Do you want to do it “in a responsible way”? In this…
We have decided to publish a series of 8 press releases, along with blog articles, providing organizations with a checklist of questions they can ask to easily identify potential improvement areas in the sustainability/CSR management. The second one focuses on the Environment program and can be divided into seven main questions: 1 – Is the…
