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, just as in society as a whole, sustainable change will only succeed if we embed sustainability holistically.... Continue reading Nachhaltigkeits-Transformation in Unternehmen: ein Leitfaden
Category: Sustainability knowledge and methods
Regulatory policy in a roundabout way
If you've made it this far, you'll get further. Regulation is not something to be feared, but something that can also help us move forward. https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVJD1lPR8=/?share_link_id=462038107172 Hurry up! In case you're wondering: Congratulations, you've come across our interactive learning game on EmpCo and have just stumbled across one of the first clues here. Want to play too? Then... Continue reading Regulatorik auf Umwegen
Creating motivation for sustainability in the company
Creative and interactive measures to create motivation for sustainability in the company. We have collected 15 examples.
Sustainability strategy in social institutions
This article deals with the special features of social institutions and how these should be taken into account in a sustainability strategy.
The comprehensive guide to setting up a sustainability strategy
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, this colourful collection of different sustainability measures harbours a number of risks for the company
Implementing a sustainability strategy: Practical tips and stumbling blocks
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... Continue reading Umsetzung einer Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie: Praxistaugliche Hinweise und Stolpersteine
Develop a sustainability strategy within the company
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.... Continue reading Eine Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie im Unternehmen entwickeln
Sustainability meets innovation: how the transformation succeeds
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... Continue reading Nachhaltigkeit trifft Innovation: So gelingt die Transformation
Sustainable business models: 8 strategies with impact & 4 real-life examples
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... Continue reading Nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle: 8 Strategien mit Impact & 4 echte Praxisbeispiele
Materiality vs. if applicable principle - role explained in the VSME standard
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... Continue reading Wesentlichkeit vs. if applicable Prinzip – Rolle im VSME-Standard erklärt