Working together on sustainability strategy and reporting

Our group project for member companies of the IHK Dresden

For all those who want to minimise business risks and take advantage of market opportunities - in our group project you benefit from bundled know-how and a joint roadmap. You will develop a robust sustainability strategy and your first voluntary report in accordance with the new VSME standard - practical and future-orientated.
Online information event on 23 July 2025; project start in September 2025
Your result
This is how the project works
What our customers say
What it costs

What is the group project?

You would like to Companies fit for tomorrow without expensive individual counselling or dry theory? The group project is a combination of Face-to-face workshops, specialised webinars, group & individual consultations. Step by step, we accompany you on your way to a lived Focus on sustainability and a VSME-compliant reportthat not only provides you with answers, but also your stakeholders.

Project duration: 18 months - clearly structured, alongside the day-to-day business possible.

 

Your result

At the end of the project you will have:

  • A resilient sustainability strategy - well-founded, customised, future-oriented
  • CO₂ balance sheet and climate protection strategy - solid data basis and clear reduction targets
  • Your report according to the VSME standard - created in the DNK tool, ready for publication
  • Key figures, data basis & expertise - for monitoring, communication & follow-up reports
  • Exchange of experience with other companies
Enquiries

This is how the project works

    • Kick-off & status check - We clarify your initial situation and goals
    • Stakeholder & materiality analysis - you determine what really matters
    • CO₂ balance sheet - we calculate your emissions and identify levers for reduction
    • Strategy sprints - together we develop a vision, target paths and specific measures, including KPIs
    • Report creation - you create your VSME report with our templates and content support
    • Lessons learnt & conclusion - we reflect together and give impulses for further development
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    What our customers say

    • plant values has supported us in the development of our sustainability strategy. The consultancy has been supporting the development and implementation of Stadtwerke Norderstedt's future strategy since 2021.

      It's a great collaboration - committed, very professional and tailored to us as a public company.

      We are super satisfied and can absolutely recommend plant values! Thank you for the many impulses and the high-quality work. We look forward to working with you again!

      “
      Sustainability strategy development
      Mirjam Bantle, Stadtwerke Norderstedt

    • plant values supported us as the Stiftung Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin with our first sustainability report (DNK declaration) with a great deal of expertise and a huge amount of passion.

      We benefited greatly from the fact that plant values created an implementation concept that was precisely tailored to our requirements. They navigated us through the Sustainability Code reporting process in a focussed and motivating manner.

      With the experience and knowledge we have gained, we have been enabled to continue sustainability reporting independently in the future. Many thanks for the excellent cooperation!

      “
      Sustainability reporting (DNK)
      Peter Schwarz, German Museum of Technology Berlin Foundation

    What it costs

    Package price depending on the number of participating companies:

    → With 12 participating companies: 10,000 euros Net (ø 550 euros per month)

    → With 8 participating companies: 14,250 euros net (ø 800 euros per month)

    → Limited number of participating companies for the best possible results (max. 12 companies)

    Enquiries

    Why with us?

    • Over 300 projects in the area of sustainability
    • Cross-industry experience, whether service provider, industrial company, university, association or social organisation
    • Empowering, practical and clear consulting approach - without buzzwords
    • Cooperation at eye level: With GICON®, we have a strong cooperation partner at our side in the group project - specialised in comprehensive energy and climate management, they accompany all climate-relevant project focal points. With the IHK Dresden as a supporter and multiplier

    We, Silke and Micha, are organising the project with you and are looking forward to it!

    more about SilkeMore about Micha

    Why a group format?

    • Efficiency: Joint appointments save time and reduce costs
    • Peer learningExchange with other companies at eye level
    • EmpowermentYou build up internal expertise - we help you do it
    • Liability: Fixed timetable prevents postponement

    Are you interested and / or would you like to find out more?

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