When the business world talks about real change for a future worth living, it implies the sustainability transformation of companies. Many organisations are setting out on this path, adopting sustainability programmes, selling green products or planting entire forests. However, as in society as a whole, sustainable change will only succeed if we embed sustainability holistically....Read More
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Many companies are already taking various measures to become more sustainable. But after a few years, there is no sustainability strategy, but a large, often wild, collection of topics and measures. All these measures certainly contribute to making the company more environmentally friendly and socially valuable. However, these colourful collections of different sustainability measures harbour some dangers for the company...Read More
Implementing a sustainability strategy is often even more complex than with other strategies. Ideally, more stakeholders need to be involved and the range of problem areas to be addressed is usually more diverse. In addition, social, political and natural conditions are currently changing very quickly. Therefore, the sustainability strategy must also be adaptive in its implementation. In this article we have...Read More
If your company would like to develop a sustainability strategy, you can find out how to design an effective sustainability strategy here: Clearly analyse the status quo (motivation, responsibility, potential), define a clear core of vision, positioning and focus - and consistently dovetail objectives, governance, measures and KPIs. As a company, it is worth developing a sustainability strategy that is truly well-founded and authentic....Read More
Climate change, social inequality, scarcity of resources and geopolitical uncertainties - the challenges of our time are no longer abstract future scenarios, but real business risks. At the same time, regulatory pressure and social expectations are increasing rapidly. Anyone who sees sustainability as a compulsory task or an addition to existing structures in this mixed situation is missing the opportunity for strategic renewal. Sustainability and innovation are mutually dependent and...Read More
There is a lot of talk about sustainable business models, but very few companies take the steps to reorganise their existing business models to make them more sustainable or even to develop new business models for sustainability in parallel. What we often see are smaller or larger ecological or social improvements to the existing business model. However, sustainability usually remains an on-top issue and is often...Read More
Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that originally prepared for sustainability reporting in accordance with the ESRS or a voluntary DNK report are currently facing a turning point: the new Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs (VSME) is a voluntary standard that provides for a significantly simplified procedure. A formal materiality analysis is no longer...Read More
