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Sustainability Check
Sustainability check
Status quo – This is where you stand:
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Corporate governance
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Sustainability newcomer
Your organisation is at the beginning of its sustainability journey. There is still a lack of comprehensive measures and strategies to effectively integrate sustainability into the company. Nevertheless, you have already taken an important first step: You have gained a basic impression of the status quo of your sustainability performance and are actively exploring the topic.
Sustainability riser
Your company has started to consider sustainability in its business activities and shows interest and efforts in the topic. As an emerging player, you have taken initial measures, but there is still room to expand and deepen your commitment in this area. With additional focus and clearer goals, you can realise your sustainable potential even more.
Sustainability enthusiast
Your company has already successfully implemented sustainable initiatives and demonstrates a good awareness of the topic. You have created a solid foundation for your sustainability journey, but still have potential to further deepen your efforts and make them more strategic. Use your knowledge to integrate sustainability even more into all management fields and to consistently realise further measures.
Sustainability visionary
Your company takes on a progressive future-oriented role. It has developed and implemented approaches to promote sustainability in various business areas. At the same time, you address the three key dimensions: Environmental, social and responsible corporate governance. Nevertheless, there is still untapped potential in your company.
Sustainability pioneer
Your company is at the forefront. It has taken pioneering measures and excels in the development and implementation of holistic sustainable practices. You set standards and inspire others to follow your example. Your sustainability performance goes hand in hand with numerous strategic potentials. Make sure to identify and utilise them.
Environment
Social affairs
Corporate governance
The white line illustrates your status quo.
Your greatest achievements/efforts have been in the area of Social.
Your greatest achievements/efforts have been in the area of Social.
| 0 - 20 | Sustainability newcomer |
| 21 - 40 | Sustainability riser |
| 41 - 60 | Sustainability enthusiast |
| 61 - 80 | Sustainability visionary |
| 81 - 100 | Sustainability pioneer |
Sustainability check
Environment
Future potential – this is where you can start:
With regard to the ecological dimension of sustainability, your greatest potential for improvement lies in the area
Why this is important
In view of global warming and the associated targets and laws, climate protection is a fundamental aspect of corporate sustainability. In the manufacturing industry in particular, accounting emissions is of central importance as a basis for identifying the greatest saving potentials.
By reducing energy consumption and by implementing climate protection measures, companies can not only reduce their carbon footprint, but often also minimise regulatory risks, save costs and improve their reputation: Communicated strategically, proactive approaches can help to position your company as a responsible future-oriented organisation.
Scope of action
For the carbon footprint calculation, you can proceed step by step by first determining the direct emissions (Scope 1) that arise from your own activities such as production or the vehicle fleet. Next, you record the indirect emissions (Scope 2) from the consumption of purchased energy such as electricity or heat. In the long term, the value chain should also be taken into account, as this is often where most greenhouse gases are emitted (Scope 3).
Building on this, we recommend setting science-based reduction targets that are aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement and, if necessary, striving for larger visions such as the transformation to a climate-neutral company.
Why this is important
The efficient utilisation of resources and raw materials such as water, land and natural substances is crucial to reducing environmental pollution. But this can also bring strategic added value for your company:
By prioritising resource efficiency, companies can often reduce costs and increase their competitiveness through innovative resource-saving processes or product optimisations. In addition, the conservation of resources contributes to the protection and preservation of our economic and living conditions.
Scope of action
It is advisable to first quantify and review your resource utilisation. This includes analysing central consumptions over time in order to determine saving potentials by looking at the root causes.
Initiatives for using more recycled materials or the introduction of water-saving technologies can represent initial steps. With regard to consumptions in everyday office life – for example of printing paper – small “green nudging” incentives and awareness-raising measures for employees are also worth considering.
Why this is important
Companies have a key influence on the health of our ecosystems and the preservation of biodiversity. Sustainable land and resource utilisation, the avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions and the prevention of environmental pollution – for example through proper waste disposal and sewage treatment – are key factors here.
The issue should not be underestimated: Companies that fail to fulfil their ecological responsibility risk environmental scandals and thus the trust and loyalty of their customers and partners. In addition, intact soils, clean water and biodiversity enable a high quality of life and, when used sustainably, provide the basis for long-term economic activity.
Scope of action
Initially, it is important to get an idea of the environmental impact of your business activities. Methods suitable for this include the life cycle assessment according to ISO 14040/ 14044 or the PEF/ OEF (Product/ Organisational Environmental Footprint) recommended by the EU.
Based on the results, you can develop suitable measures such as reducing harmful chemicals, switching to more environmentally friendly technologies or making unused land available as wildflower meadows. Environmental protection must also be taken into account in the value chain: Possible approaches are the use of certified raw materials, the integration of ethical and ecological standards in supplier contracts and regular audits.
Why this is important
The circular economy offers companies the opportunity to reduce material consumption and waste by rethinking and redesigning products and processes, which can also reduce costs. In addition to recycling, the avoidance of resource consumption is of central importance, which encourages companies to reconsider their production methods, product design and business models and to create circular innovations.
This involves challenges, but also profound potentials: for companies dependent on scarce raw materials, circular approaches can minimise bottleneck risks. They can also promote customer engagement and contribute to a positive brand perception.
Scope of action
To identify opportunities for circular approaches, we recommend analysing your value chain, processes and business model. Potential measures include the optimisation of product designs for better recyclability, recycling programmes or new services such as leasing offers, keyword "product as a service". Take-back systems also offer benefits such as access to materials and strengthen customer loyalty.
Also consider digital solutions - such as tools and platforms - to increase resource efficiency. In addition, collaborations with partners from different industries or research institutions can enable innovation and pave the way for circular solutions along the entire value chain.
Why this is important
Congratulations, you have achieved above-average results in all areas of the environment category.
Scope of action
Use your brilliant performance strategically: Your environmental performance not only demonstrates a sense of ecological responsibility, but also goes hand in hand with numerous potentials. We would therefore like to encourage you to identify and utilise them. You may already have successfully exploited synergies between the reduction of emissions, optimised resource use or circular approaches on the one hand, and increased efficiency and cost reduction on the other?
Furthermore, corporate commitment to climate protection and biodiversity can strengthen your brand, increase customer loyalty and open up new markets. This requires well-founded and convincing sustainability communication in order to present the added value in a clear and fact-based way.
Besides, the opportunity to differentiate from competitors through advanced sustainability performance should not be underestimated. Here, certifications like environmental product declarations (EPDs) come into play that enable the transparent, standardized, and regulatory-compliant communication of your sustainable achievements.
Sustainability check
Social affairs
Future potential – this is where you can start:
With regard to the social dimension of sustainability, your greatest potential for improvement lies in the area
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Corporate governance
Future potential – this is where you can start:
With regard to corporate governance as a structural dimension of sustainability, your greatest potential for improvement lies in the area
Why this is important
Using the double materiality analysis (DMA) in accordance with the ESRS standards, you can find out which environmental, social and governance topics are of particular importance to your company - due to the impacts on people and planet, legal requirements, stakeholder expectations or untapped potentials. The DMA is therefore also recommended for companies that are not subject to the CSRD.
It does not only form the basis for meaningful reporting, but also for guiding an already established sustainability management or starting a new sustainability journey. Based on the DMA, you can develop your sustainability strategy in a well-founded manner, implement targeted measures, manage risks effectively and ensure that resources are used efficiently.
Scope of action
Follow official guidelines on the double materiality analysis (DMA): these require you to consider both the positive and negative effects of your company (inside out) on the environment and society as well as the positive and negative effects of external factors on your company (outside in).
Important aspects here involve analysing a wide range of data and involving internal and external stakeholders. You should also ensure that you utilise the DMA results for the internal sustainability management by deriving suitable targets and measures and anchoring the key topics in your corporate strategy.
Why this is important
Clear responsibilities as well as fixed structures and processes are crucial for successful sustainability management. Sustainability should be anchored at all levels: by developing a sustainability strategy, by implementing ecological and social measures and by monitoring sustainability performance with the help of key figures and transparent reporting.
This is achieved through clear responsibilities, for example by installing a sustainability officer, an eco-committee and, in particular, by anchoring commitment at the top management level. In addition, voluntary policies, management systems and value-based leadership form the basis for the holistic integration of sustainability within the company.
Scope of action
Establishing clear responsibilities and competences for corporate sustainability depends on the size and structure of your company. An important first step is to answer the following questions: Is sustainability sufficiently rooted in the company at operational, strategic and controlling levels?
Here, you may consider who takes responsibility for social and environmental impacts, the extent to which employees are aware of contact persons and whether the commitment to sustainability is exemplified by the top management. Also verify to what degree sustainability is already part of your guidelines, processes, management systems and principles.
Why this is important
Innovation and corporate sustainability go hand in hand: on the one hand, sustainable solutions often require new ideas and the reorganisation of processes and services; on the other hand, sustainability sparks inspiration for new products and business models. Examples of this include social innovations such as inclusive business models or sharing approaches as well as ecological innovations for saving resources or avoiding environmentally harmful materials.
Identify your potential for sustainable innovations in order to actively promote them. Our recommendation: recognise sustainability as an opportunity, further develop your business model and make it (even) more future-proof.
Scope of action
Various methods are recommended to promote sustainable innovations. For example, sustainability contests or workshops using design thinking – a creative method for solving problems with a focus on user perspectives – are suitable for participatory idea generation. A life cycle assessment (LCA) supports this process by identifying ecological hot spots along the product life cycle, creating transparency and promoting sustainable innovations in a targeted manner.
Innovations may also be driven forward through cooperations with start-ups and research institutions or by promoting a culture of innovation within the company. Exciting approaches are also offered by biomimicry, a method using nature's strategies as an inspirational source for new innovative solutions.
Why this is important
Ethical behaviour and compliance with laws and guidelines are essential for gaining the trust of customers, investors and other stakeholders. A lack of integrity and the associated legal or financial risks can be detrimental to business and in the worst case threaten a firm’s economic survival.
Last but not least, integrity promotes the prevention of conflicts and moral dilemmas among the workforce and strengthens employee satisfaction by laying the foundation for a culture of open communication, a positive working atmosphere and a sense of identification with the company. Besides, it contributes significantly to a good reputation that externally portrays the company as trustworthy and responsible.
Scope of action
Ensuring corporate integrity requires clear guidelines as well as prevention and control measures that are anchored in a compliance programme and communicated transparently. An internal code of conduct and a supplier policy lay down principles for ethical and legally compliant behaviour.
The OECD guidelines for responsible behaviour offer valuable guidance. Besides, regular training sessions can enhance employees’ awareness of ethical issues and clarify how to handle gifts and other potentially sensitive situations. Additionally, risk analyses and control mechanisms such as whistleblower systems or trust points are key elements for fostering integrity.
Why this is important
Congratulations, you have achieved above-average results in all areas of the governance category.
Scope of action
Use your brilliant performance strategically: Responsible corporate governance forms the backbone of any sustainability goals. Many areas are considered necessary. Nevertheless, they also create extensive potential for your company. We would therefore like to encourage you to identify and utilise this added value.
You are probably already experiencing how clear responsibilities, innovative approaches and high integrity provide the basis for sustainable growth. Key benefits also lie in the increased efficiency of internal processes and the reduction of risks – for example through the prevention of unlawful behaviour. In addition, transparent governance structures, guidelines and areas of responsibility provide a clear value orientation within the company, create a role model function and, last but not least, promote a corporate culture based on ethical principles.
All of these aspects are relevant for decision-making and of key importance to stakeholders such as partners, employees and investors.
Sustainability check
Environment
Congratulations!
You have achieved above-average results in all areas of the environment category.
Brilliant performance
Use your brilliant performance strategically: Your environmental performance not only demonstrates a sense of ecological responsibility, but also goes hand in hand with numerous potentials. We would therefore like to encourage you to identify and utilise them. You may already have successfully exploited synergies between the reduction of emissions, optimised resource use or circular approaches on the one hand, and increased efficiency and cost reduction on the other?
Furthermore, corporate commitment to climate protection and biodiversity can strengthen your brand, increase customer loyalty and open up new markets. This requires well-founded and convincing sustainability communication in order to present the added value in a clear and fact-based way.
Besides, the opportunity to differentiate from competitors through advanced sustainability performance should not be underestimated. Here, certifications like environmental product declarations (EPDs) come into play that enable the transparent, standardized, and regulatory-compliant communication of your sustainable achievements.
Sustainability check
Social affairs
Congratulations!
You have achieved above-average results in all areas of the social affairs category.
Brilliant performance
Use your brilliant performance strategically: From upholding employee rights to the overall stakeholder management, your commitment demonstrates a sense of social responsibility! In addition to the ethical contribution, this entails numerous business opportunities. We would like to inspire you to utilise these chances and to create flourishing synergies.
Companies that take social responsibility seriously attract talents, improve employee satisfaction and loyalty and enjoy greater trust among customers and partners. Ensuring ethical practices in the value chain also plays an important role. If the company’s commitment is communicated transparently, it can reach particularly critical consumer groups (B2C) or fulfil the social requirements of large customers (B2B).
Last but not least, internal communication and especially the tangible experience of social values also strengthens the corporate culture and employees’ identification with the company.
Sustainability check
Corporate governance
Congratulations!
You have achieved above-average results in all areas of the corporate governance category.
Brilliant performance
Use your brilliant performance strategically: Responsible corporate governance forms the backbone of any sustainability goals. Many areas are considered necessary. Nevertheless, they also create extensive potential for your company. We would therefore like to encourage you to identify and utilise this added value.
You are probably already experiencing how clear responsibilities, innovative approaches and high integrity provide the basis for sustainable growth. Key benefits also lie in the increased efficiency of internal processes and the reduction of risks – for example through the prevention of unlawful behaviour. In addition, transparent governance structures, guidelines and areas of responsibility provide a clear value orientation within the company, create a role model function and, last but not least, promote a corporate culture based on ethical principles.
All of these aspects are relevant for decision-making and of key importance to stakeholders such as partners, employees and investors.
Sustainability check
Management
Your sustainability performance with regard to the 6 management levels:
- Basic knowledge
- Identified impacts
- Defined goals
- Implemented measures
- Controlled results
- Strategic approach
Your greatest potential for improvement lies in these areas:
Basic knowledge
Knowledge power: Make sure to establish a basic understanding of the sustainability issues that are relevant to your company. This is essential for the development of suitable goals and measures. In addition, based on a holistic sustainability awareness throughout the company, you can better motivate the workforce for the topic and involve them in solution processes.
Identified impacts
Data backbone: Effective sustainability management is based on evidence. Use recognised quantitative and qualitative methods to get a clear picture of your firm’s effects on people and planet as well as your positive sustainability performance. This area of activity helps you to pinpoint key potentials and levers for effectively promoting sustainability across the company.
Defined goals
Orientation: Clear goals serve as signposts and are therefore crucial for the sustainable development of your company. Our recommendation: Use the SMART method to formulate specific, measurable, attractive, realistic and time-bound sustainability goals. Ensure that these are precise and ambitious and lead to the desired sustainability success. It is particularly important to define clear and realistic time horizons that allow for a clear review of target achievements.
Implemented measures
Hands-on commitment: In order to realise your sustainable aspirations and achieve your goals in the dimensions of environment, social affairs and corporate governance, targeted and effective measures are required. Our recommendation: Make sure that you address the challenges of your industry and, in particular, your company-specific material matters at an operational level.
Controlled results
Monitoring: In order to check whether measures are leading to the desired success and targets are being achieved, it is important to determine sustainability indicators with the help of advanced data management. Controlling results enables you to track your sustainability performance based on facts, adapt measures and communicate your successes transparently and convincingly to key stakeholders.
A strategic approach
Holistic integration: An overarching sustainability strategy that is integrated into the core strategy and corporate vision offers numerous opportunities for your company: It creates points of orientation and identification for employees and customers, ensures a long-term sustainability direction for the company and offers a comprehensive future perspective in reporting, extended by social and ecological aspects.
Sustainability check
Management
Your sustainability performance with regard to the 6 management levels:
- Basic knowledge
- Identified impacts
- Defined goals
- Implemented measures
- Controlled results
- Strategic approach
Congratulations!
In many sustainability areas you already have ...
Basic knowledge
Knowledge power: You have already acquired basic expertise in several areas of sustainability that are covered by this check. This is essential for the development of suitable goals and measures. In addition, based on a holistic sustainability awareness throughout the company, you can better motivate the workforce for the topic and involve them in solution processes, which strengthens the implementation of lasting sustainable strategies.
Identified impacts
Data backbone: You have already identified impacts in several areas of sustainability that are covered by this check. This creates a clearer picture of your firm’s effects on people and planet as well as your positive sustainability performance. This area of activity helps you to pinpoint key potentials and levers for effectively promoting sustainability across the company.
Defined goals
Orientation: You have already defined goals in several areas of sustainability that are covered by this check. This represents an important step for the long-term sustainable development of your company. Clear goals provide orientation and allow progress to be systematically measured, managed and communicated. Our recommendation: Regularly verify that they are up to date and set priorities in order to utilise your key potentials for creating ecological, social and economic added value.
Implemented measures
Hands-on commitment: You have already implemented measures in several areas of sustainability that are covered by this check. This shows that that you are actively engaged in creating sustainable change for your organisation. Our recommendation: Make sure that you address the challenges of your industry and, in particular, your company-specific material matters at an operational level.
Controlled results
Monitoring: You have already controlled results in several areas of sustainability that are covered by this check. This enables you to track your sustainability performance based on facts, adapt measures and communicate your successes transparently and convincingly to key stakeholders – creating the basis for a sound management of your sustainability journey.
A strategic approach
Holistic integration: You have successfully embedded sustainable goals in your company’s core strategy, thereby creating numerous potentials: an overarching sustainability strategy creates points of orientation and identification for employees and customers, ensures a long-term sustainability direction for the company and offers a comprehensive future perspective in reporting, extended by social and ecological aspects.
Sustainability check
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Clarity in the jungle of requirements
Which regulations affect you, what potential lies dormant in your company? EurA is here to help and advise you so that you can successfully embark on your sustainability journey.
Gaining momentum
Accelerate your transformation. We are pleased to support you in effectively shaping your path to sustainability on a joint basis.
Turning ideas into reality
We offer you the tools and expertise to find effective solutions for your specific challenges in order to achieve ambitious goals.
From visionary to pioneer
Set new standards with your far-sighted commitment. We support you in further expanding your position as a sustainability visionary and in developing innovative solutions.
Expanding our pioneering role
Strengthen your position as a sustainability pioneer and use your commitment strategically – whether to minimise risk, enhance your reputation or differentiate from competitors. EurA is your partner for a holistic strategic orientation.
We wish you a prosperous and successful sustainability journey!
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