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Making Deforestation Due Diligence Work in Practice

July 2, 2024 - Various open-source providers make extensive data on companies' actions on deforestation available. Yet, financial institutions report that it remains challenging and resource-intensive for them to identify and mitigate deforestation risks in investment portfolios. The new practical guide responds to this challenge, as the financial sector is increasingly committed to addressing its role in deforestation, a major driver of biodiversity loss and climate change. It is ready for implementation as the guidelines are complemented by an online code repository with a (limited) open-source dataset that financial institutions can use and adapt.

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“Sustainable Business in Baden-Württemberg” on 24 June!

June 12, 2024 - Climate & Company has launched an innovative project aimed at alleviating the administrative burden for SMEs. From February to May 2024, Climate & Company hosted a series of workshops in the Stuttgart area, in collaboration with the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism. This initiative is designed to thoroughly acquaint 5-10 SMEs with the draft voluntary SME standard proposed by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG).

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CONFESS – Clean Energy Verification and Validation for SMEs

November 23, 2022 - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often face challenges with the administrative burden and complexity of understanding the EU taxonomy. They frequently receive information requests from clients and banks about how their products or activities align with the taxonomy. This can be overwhelming and time-consuming. The CONFESS project aims to solve this problem by creating an easy-to-use data tool.

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