cometis AG

24/05/2023

In seinem Gastbeitrag für die BondGuide-Jahresausgabe „Green & Sustainable Finance 2023“ beschreibt cometis CEO Michael Diegelmann, wie jedes Unternehmen seine ESG-Ratings verbessern kann. Von der Status-quo-Bestimmung im Vergleich mit Peergroup- und Benchmark-Unternehmen, über die Durchführung der Stakeholder- und Wesentlichkeitsanalyse bis zur Optimierung des Nachhaltigkeitsberichts – die cometis AG unterstützt Unternehmen auf ihre individuellen Bedürfnisse zugeschnitten bei allen wichtigen Schritten, die es zu beschreiten gilt, um ESG-Ratings langfristig zu verbessern.

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In his guest article for the BondGuide annual issue "Green & Sustainable Finance 2023", cometis CEO Michael Diegelmann describes how every company can improve its ESG ratings. From determining the status quo in comparison with peer group and benchmark companies, to conducting stakeholder and materiality analysis, to optimizing the sustainability report - cometis AG supports companies tailored to their individual needs in all the important steps that need to be taken to improve ESG ratings in the long term.

https://bit.ly/3IE5vjZ

12/04/2023

There are several reasons why every company benefits from proper (and most importantly) transparent ESG reporting. In his latest blog post for the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN), cometis CEO Michael Diegelmann names the top three reasons and explains how the Global ESG Monitor can help improve the ESG reporting of your company.

Read the article here: https://bit.ly/3mr338D

ESG considerations will impact public and private companies alike. Find out how to improve ESG reporting to not miss opportunities or clients.

31/03/2023

Transparente ESG-Kommunikation ist für Unternehmen unerlässlich – auch mit Blick auf die bevorstehende Hauptversammlungssaison. Die immer größere Bedeutung von ESG-Aspekten für die Aktionärstreffen beschreibt cometis-Vorstand Michael Diegelmann in seinem Gastartikel für das HV-Magazin von GoingPublic.

Den Artkel finden Sie online unter: https://bit.ly/3nCDXUN

Es gibt weltweit einen Trend, ESG-Themen auf Tagesordnungen von Hauptversammlungen zu platzieren. In Deutschland sind die Hürden hoch.

14/02/2023

France’s financial market regulator, The Authorité des marchés financiers (AMF), is pushing for more stringent rules as part of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). In particular, the AMF proposes minimum environmental standards for financial products classified under Article 8 and Article 9 under the SFDR. Said funds are defined as „promoting environmental or social charateristics or a combination of those chararacteristics“ and „having sustainable investment as their objective“, respectively. By not setting minimum environmental standards, the SFDR would fuel „greenwashing“, the AMF writes in its position paper.

Read the AMF position paper here:https://www.amf-france.org/sites/institutionnel/files/private/2023-02/AMF%20SFDR%20minimum%20standards%20EN.pdf

07/02/2023

There are several reasons why every company – no matter its size – will have to establish good ESG reporting. Above all, companies won’t find financing in the future if they cannot provide reliable and transparent information on their carbon footprint or how they guarantee to prevent child labour in their value chain. What companies need to consider on the way towards proper ESG reporting writes Michael Diegelmann, CEO cometis, in his guest contribution for the Public Relations Global Network blog.

Read the article: https://bit.ly/40tma10

Every company will soon have to tackle ESG and be transparent about what they do. Read for more on how to get started on proper ESG reporting.

24/01/2023

Greenwashing alert! An investigation by the Guardian, Die Zeit and SourceMaterial has found that more than 90% of rainforest offset credits by Verra are so-called „phantom credits“ not representing genuine carbon reductions. While Verra, which is the world’s leading carbon standard for the voluntary offset market, disputes the findings, the investigation could entail further doubts on offset-programmes in general. This could lead to more companies moving away from offsetting their carbon emissions and instead focus on reducing their emissions, as was recently announced by EasyJet. Either way, tranparency is of the essence, with more and more stakeholders looking closely at companies' disclores on carbon emissions and other ESG data.

To read the article by the Guardian, click here: https://bit.ly/3H6HKzo

Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating

20/01/2023

A major milestone for global sustainability reporting: the first final ISSB standards for sustainability and climate-related reporting will be released in June this year. At the WEF Forum in Davos, Erkki Liikanen, Chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees, said that endorsement of the standards by IOSCO is expected „relatively soon“. Following the release of the first standards, the ISSB board will discuss on several other issues, including reporting on biodiversity, human capital and human rights.

To read the full article by ESG Today, please click on the link: https://bit.ly/3CWUMOX

The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will be releasing the finalized versions for the first global standards for sustainability and climate-related reporting in June of this year, according to IFRS Chair Erkki Liikanen. Speaking on a panel on “Stewarding Resp...

17/01/2023

Alarming news from the latest UNGC-Accenture CEO Study on Sustainability: 87% of more than 2,600 CEOs from 128 countries surveyed are concerned that progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals is at risk. According to the CEOs, the most impactful challenges are inflation, talent scarcity, public health threats, climate change and trade regulation. On a positive note, 72% of CEOs surveyed said that they were responsible for the sustainability performance of their firms, an increase from 19% in the 2013 survey. Among the most influental stakeholders, the CEOs cite customers as number one (68%), followed by governments (52%) and the investment community (34%).

Follow the link to learn more: https://accntu.re/3QJfVSa

21/12/2022

The Carbon Disclosure Project recently published its annual A Lists in Climate Change, Forests and Water Security disclosures. This year, around 330 global companies made the list, meaning they scored in at least one of the three categories with an A. However, only 12 companies or 1.3% of the A-listers achieved the coveted Trip-A-rating. In total, the CDP evaluated nearly 15,000 companies. Nearly 30,000 companies did not respond to the request by the CDP. Among the A-listers, the majority received an A for their climate change disclosures, while progress on deforestation and water security remains slow.

Follow the link to learn more: https://bit.ly/3PsS5JT

330+ global companies worth nearly US$11 trillion in market capitalization have today been highlighted for their environmental transparency and action on climate change, forests and water security by CDP, the non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, s...

13/12/2022

Vanguard withdraws from the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative, a major investment-industry initiative to combat climate change. Vanguard says its reason for withdrawing is to ensure its clarity and independence. It also addresses criticism from some investors and Republican U.S. officials that efforts such as NZAM violate antitrust regulations.

Vanguard's withdrawal from the initiative can be seen as a setback to the industry's efforts to move away from fossil fuels.

Follow the link to learn more: https://reut.rs/3Bu2wqZ

Vanguard Group Inc is pulling out of a major investment-industry initiative on tackling climate change, the world's biggest mutual fund manager said on Wednesday, explaining it wants to demonstrate independence and clarify its views for investors.

06/12/2022

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is committed to further enhance climate-related disclosures in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures ( ) framework and International Sustainability Board ( ) standards.

The exchange sampled 400 issuers for the report, indicating good progress in ensuring boards are taking the necessary ESG considerations into account. More than 95 % of issuers disclosed their management approach to ESG matters, while 85 % disclosed all new climate-related requirements, including Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions reporting.

Other recommendations include reporting on supply chain risk management and green procurement practices. It is also recommended that annual reports and ESG reports are published simultaneously.

In this regard, the Global ESG Monitor may also be of interest to you. It examines the non-financial reporting of companies on a global level. Soon, the results of the Hang Seng will also be published in the . Stay tuned!

Follow the link to learn more: https://bit.ly/3EZXy65

Issuers listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong are being encouraged to begin planning and building the infrastructure and systems necessary to meet future climate reporting requirements, as the exchange looks to further enhance climate-related disclosures in line with the Task Force on Climate-re...

01/12/2022

Unternehmen müssen seit Anfang 2022 in ihrer nichtfinanziellen Berichterstattung Angaben zur EU-Taxonomie machen. Eine Studie von PwC untersuchte 170 Unternehmen in Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz und den Niederlanden sowie neun europäische Großbanken, um herauszufinden, inwiefern die Implementierung der EU-Taxonomie umgesetzt wurde.

Das Ergebnis: Knapp die Hälfte der Unternehmen hat bereits mit der Berichtserstattung zur EU-Taxonomie angefangen. Doch nur ein kleiner Teil nutzt dafür standardisierte Reporting-Tools, die den Reporting-Prozess automatisieren und so zur Stabilität der Berichtserstattung beitragen.

Mit dem Global ESG Monitor haben auch wir die Berichterstattung von Unternehmen untersucht. Der , der am 30. November 2022 veröffentlicht wurde, misst die Transparenz von nichtfinanzieller Berichterstattung.

Folgen Sie dem Link, um mehr zu erfahren: https://pwc.to/3UhnWhp

PwC-Studie „EU-Taxonomie 2022 – Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung im Wandel“: Knapp die Hälfte der befragten und von der EU-Taxonomie betroffenen Unternehmen hat mit der Konformitätsberichterstattung begonnen / 6 von 10 Befragten mussten für die Berichterstattung externes Personal einsetzen ...