Sustainability Services

Communicating ESG successfully to stakeholders with clear messages

• Statutory ESG reporting (CSRD, EU Taxonomy Regulation, SFDR, etc.) and voluntary ESG reporting (VSME, GRI, etc.)
• Linking non-financial and financial reporting and establishing integrated reporting
• Optimisation of ratings & certifications (Ecovadis, CDP, MSCI, ISS ESG, Sustainalytics, VÖNIX, etc.)
• Investor relations & corporate communications
• Methodical design of internal and external stakeholder dialogues

Increase business value through climate resilience and decarbonisation

• Greenhouse gas accounting: corporate carbon footprint and product carbon footprint (ISO 14064/67, GHG Protocol, etc.)
• Climate risk analysis (physical risks and transition risks)
• Strategy development and goal setting (transition plans, decarbonisation plans, reduction targets, science-based targets / SBTi, etc.)
• Management systems (e.g. key performance indicator systems, CO2 data management, supplier management & supplier engagement)
• Regulatory climate reporting (including CSRD, ESRS, CBAM, CSDDD) and climate-related ratings/certifications (CDP, Ecovadis, etc.)

Ensuring efficiency and data quality with digital solutions

• Enterprise architecture design (e.g. ESG Data Lake)
• Support & guidance Software selection (e.g. Digital Safari)
• Implementation of ESG software (e.g. Workiva Sustainability Reporting)
• Use of artificial intelligence for data analysis and reporting

Successfully embedding and managing ESG within the company

• Defining responsibilities, committee structures and organisational structures to strengthen the company-wide ESG organisation, including the integration of sustainability, controlling, risk management and strategy
• Adapting corporate governance (including internal control system, risk management system, compliance management system)
• Establishment of an integrated due diligence system, including synergies with existing management systems (e.g. ISO14001)
• Implementation of ESG management for the supply chain (including risk identification, monitoring, supplier evaluations and supplier management, e.g. for CSDDD or EUDR)
• Development of ESG-oriented target systems and anchoring them in management and compensation structures.
• Development, revision and implementation of ESG guidelines
• Skill development and change management (including the design and implementation of target group-specific training programmes for managers, supervisory boards and employees)

Setting priorities, managing risks and seizing opportunities

• Materiality analysis (‘light’ or ‘CSRD-compliant’)
• Integration of ESG, strategy and risk management
• Setting ESG targets and areas for action
• ESG in company valuations and ESG due diligence
• ESG-related financing
• Adaptation of business models
• Compliance checks (e.g. EU Green Deal)