Climate protection and sustainability
The economy and society are increasingly facing the consequences of climate change. We support our clients in all matters relating to climate protection and sustainability and in their commitment to implementing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the way to a sustainable global economy.
Companies must act on climate protection today
The goals
The economy and society are increasingly facing the consequences of climate change. Germany aims to reduce emissions of climate-damaging gases such as CO2 by 55% by 2030. Measures to achieve this are enshrined in the Climate Action Program 2030, with which the German government is implementing the German Climate Action Plan 2050.
The need to implement measures affects all sectors and applies to the energy sector, industry, buildings, transport, agriculture and forestry, land use and waste management. If sufficient targets are not achieved, the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) estimates the economic damage that could be caused by climate change to total almost 800 billion euros by 2050.
In addition to financial risks, global warming is causing extreme weather events such as dry spells and storms to occur more frequently and more severely. According to the organization Germanwatch, almost half a million people have died in over 12,000 such events over the past 20 years. There is therefore a need for action at all levels of sustainable management.
Why does a company need to take urgent action in the areas of climate protection and sustainability in order to achieve national climate protection targets? For some companies, climate protection and climate management are already common practice. For most of them, starting to implement their own climate strategy and accounting for their own emissions will be an important step on the way to legally compliant and sustainably successful business practices in the future.
We support you in setting up an effective climate management system
The task
Measuring and managing the impact of their own business activities on the environment and climate is a complex challenge for companies of all sizes and in all sectors. These areas are increasingly in the focus of customers, investors and other stakeholders. Sustainable companies are perceived more positively and thus achieve a strong competitive position, and more and more people are demanding measurable sustainability from companies. This is motivation enough to take an in-depth look at climate protection and sustainability.
The solution
We support you in setting up effective climate management. We know the critical points in climate management and reporting and accompany companies from data collection and method selection to scenario analysis and the definition of key figures and targets through to the establishment of paths to net zero emissions. One thing is already clear today: the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting obligations for companies and organizations will increase in the future. We help you to identify risks and opportunities at an early stage and to act with foresight and legal certainty!
Corporate sustainability as a key success factor
The task
The sustainability performance of a company in the area of corporate sustainability is an important factor for all stakeholders. Sustainability indicators or KPIs for measuring this performance are fundamental and significant variables in a company's success, and sustainable business practices are more than ever the focus of a future-proof organization.
The shareholders of listed companies in particular are now demanding an appropriate and measurable representation of climate risks in their reporting. In addition, asset managers must also measure and evaluate climate risks and opportunities in their portfolios as part of their fiduciary duty. This is also a political requirement. With its "Financing Sustainable Growth" action plan, the European Commission has drawn up a strategy for sustainable finance in the EU and intends to establish a new reporting standard in the context of corporate social responsibility through the recommendations of the "Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures".
The solution
We support you in systematically recording, reporting and managing your sustainability performance, especially in integrated reporting on climate protection and sustainability. The performance and results of a company in the area of corporate sustainability are now important indicators for long-term corporate success and the perception of investors and other reference groups. This means that sustainable management is more than ever the key to and focus of a future-proof organization! We systematically support you in recording, reporting and managing your sustainability performance and prepare sustainability reports in accordance with the criteria of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) or the German Sustainability Code (DNK). We are your compass for sustainable target achievement and prioritize and integrate the relevant targets and scenarios into your business strategy and sustainable supply chains.
The UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) affect us all. We are therefore part of the worldwide UN Global Compact initiative and want to contribute to a more sustainable and fairer global economy. We live this vision internally and support our customers in their commitment to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals on the way to a sustainable global economy.
Our services at a glance
Carbon Footprint (CCF & PCF)
Better climate-neutral in the future? We measure, record and calculate your greenhouse gas emissions and create a carbon footprint according to your framework conditions.
Climate targets & climate strategy
Setting and reporting climate targets? Together, we develop and formulate your climate strategy to achieve your strategic and operational climate protection targets.
Scenario & potential analysis
Analyze scenarios and leverage potential? We support you in recording consumption data and create and optimize your energy and climate balance.
EU emissions trading
Are you prepared for the EU ETS? We advise you on the requirements for emissions trading in the fourth trading period from 2021 to 2030 and prepare your allocation applications.
Compensation & climate neutrality
offset greenhouse gas emissions? We support you on the way to "net zero emissions" as part of offsetting measures.
Science based targets initiative (SBTi)
Putting science into practice? We accompany you to the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets of 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Corporate Responsibility & Reporting
Sustainability reporting? We support you in reporting in accordance with the criteria of the Global Reporting Initiative and the German Sustainability Code.
CorpSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Global sustainability? The UN Sustainable Development Goals affect us all. We are your compass for achieving sustainable goals.
Sustainable supply chains
Making your supply sustainable? Whether climate or sustainability assessment along your entire supply chain: we work with you to achieve your goals.
Circular economy
Thinking in circles? We help with recycling, from procurement to reuse and recycling in the sense of the circular economy.
Sustainability strategy
Managing sustainability in a targeted manner? Together we set goals and measures and structure your sustainability management in this way.
Value management and diversity
The goals
The economy is undergoing an epochal change. More and more familiar paradigms are losing their legitimacy and giving way to new understandings and behaviors. For this reason, business and corporate ethics are becoming increasingly important in practice. The discipline deals with the connections between ethics, business and companies, examines the importance of moral behavior in business and companies and promotes this moral behavior.
In this context, value management is the translation of business ethics into practice. It is about how values are dealt with in terms of the specific form of behavior in all areas of day-to-day business. The aim of corporate value management is therefore to actively shape and control the values in a company in a targeted manner.
The concept of diversity is closely linked to this. The management of diversity issues has become an essential topic for all organizations. It is important for all companies to implement diversity correctly and to position it both internally and externally. Systematic management can turn the practiced and consistent acceptance of diversity and respect for all lifestyles and identities into a success factor and USP.
Ethics, value management and diversity are becoming increasingly important, especially at the interface with climate and sustainability consulting. A decidedly sustainable, environmentally and climate protection-oriented corporate management and strategy is the core of a future-proof corporate ethic and enables growth and development while simultaneously observing and promoting the ESG criteria and the 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda in order to enable a decent life and preserve the natural foundations of life in the long term. This includes economic, ecological and social aspects.
The task
The benefits of ethics and value management for companies are clearly tangible. Value management defines and codifies specific, company-specific values in order to integrate them into the strategic and operational treatment of the company. It goes without saying that this is crucial for the development of a distinctive, value-based corporate culture.
Lived values and genuine diversity have an impact both internally and externally. Professional and consistent value management can significantly increase employee loyalty and their identification with the company. At the same time, it strengthens employer branding in the competition for the best minds. In turn, value-oriented bodies and employees increase trust in and the legitimacy of an organization. This enhances the positive image in the form of high customer satisfaction or delivery reliability, or also because certain issues are more favorably accepted by the public. Unethical behavior can deprive companies of legitimacy in society. This will inevitably have a negative impact on development.
The solution
We support you in developing an effective and individual values and diversity management system in your company. We know the requirements for ethics and value management in practice and stand for the systematic development, maintenance and expansion of a value-based identity of the company at the interface with our long-established climate and sustainability consulting. The focus is on combining corporate vision and strategy with ethics and values management, as well as implementing management strategies and advising managers on values management. Together with you, we answer the question of how your entrepreneurial pursuit of profit and moral ideals relate to each other and how you can optimize your business success through ethical, value-oriented action and clear, focused value management and secure it for the future.
Which sectors do we support?
Our industry focus areas at a glance
Responsibility for climate protection and sustainable economic activity affects all sectors. In order to achieve the national climate protection targets, annual reduction targets are already being set by specifying annual emission levels for different sectors. We support you in your industry with all specific requirements relating to climate protection and sustainability along the entire supply and production chain, right through to a sustainable life cycle.
Agriculture
The agricultural sector combines a variety of products, operating models and intensity levels, all of which are environmentally and climate-intensive and release greenhouse gases. At the same time, it is directly affected by climate change. Regardless of the type of farm and business model, we support agricultural businesses with various packages of measures to achieve specific environmental and climate targets for each model, allowing them to secure food in a sustainable way and produce raw materials for other purposes.
Industry & Trade
Effective climate and sustainability management is required for a sustainability strategy to become an essential companion on the road to a sustainable economy in the future. From the analysis of value creation processes to the tailored application of globally recognized standards and their methods to your business sector, we provide you with strategic and operational advice on topics such as supply chain management, carbon footprinting of companies and products and with a focus on your sustainability strategy.
Cities, municipalities & public administration
A "city of the future" combines the greatest possible energy and resource efficiency and active climate protection with a high quality of life and attractiveness of the location for business. With energy and climate strategies, we help you to achieve the visions of climate-friendly development by recording and evaluating possible scenarios, mapping them in fields of action and backing them up with reduction potentials and targets. We also support public administration in introducing environmental and energy management systems and thus meeting the requirements of the climate protection plan.
Events & Events
The sustainable planning of events and functions makes it possible to combine resource conservation, climate protection, quality enhancement and image improvement in a targeted and lasting way. We support you in sustainable event planning or with an event carbon footprint and compensation of your greenhouse gas emissions.
Financial management
Private and public financial players must align the economic, social and environmental dimensions of their investments and projects in such a way that they contribute to sustainable development. We support you in defining and implementing a sustainable finance strategy for your companies and financial products.
Climate protection & sustainability services
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