Advice on climate neutrality
Companies and institutions have to deal with climate change – whether they like it or not. Many companies want to make a difference and actively decarbonize themselves.
Regardless of whether you first need light in the jungle of legislation, or are coming under pressure from your customers, or have a strong commitment to climate neutrality as early as possible: we will accompany you at every step of the way.
What makes us different?
Through our shareholder company HAMBURG INSTITUT, we can provide you with a competent team of engineers for process heat and analyses for the purpose of renewable self-generation.
We work very closely with policymakers and keep you up to date with the latest developments in Brussels and Berlin.In addition to all the usual services for decarbonization, our specialties are climate risk analyses and the adaptation of business models to climate change.
We offer you a full range of services to help you achieve and manage your decarbonization goal:
- Advice on regulation and current legislative processes
- Calculation of your corporate carbon footprint (CCF), product carbon footprint (PCF), CO2 accounting; all according to the GHG Protocol, ISO 140067, ISO 140064, Scope 1, 2 and 3 (supply chains)
- Reporting according to CSRD and the voluntary VSME standard
- Double materiality analysis
- GAP analysis
- Data management
- Reporting
- Development of a climate and carbon management strategy
- Creation of transformation plans for industry and business; funding applications for German federal funding for energy efficiency
- Erstellung von Datenmanagementplänen, Datenerfassung, Softwareauswahl
- Potential analyses, reduction paths and roadmaps, neutrality targets and action plans
- Negative Emission and CDR
- Advice on SBTi targets and support with certification to SBTI, CDP, Ecovadis
- Professional support with internal and external communication of your climate targets and progress
- Climate risk analyses
- Investor advice: carbon due diligence
- CBAM reporting: processes, data collection, supplier communication
Topicsfocal points
Advice on regulation and current legislative processes:
Do you have an overview of what, when and where in Brussels and Berlin is being changed, introduced or abolished?
We do. We closely monitor the processes of sustainability and climate legislation and, above all, the interests behind it. The risks for companies to make investments with seemingly correct knowledge that later turn out to be unnecessary are not insignificant. That is why we look at the bigger picture.
Climate risk analysis
The effects of climate change pose significant risks for companies’ supply chains, location decisions and business models. Almost no company will not be affected by climate change. Extreme weather events, rapid changes in agriculture and regulatory requirements are just some of the increasing events.
Companies and industries need to be aware of their climate risks and mitigation strategies at an early stage and conduct a systematic analysis of climate risks and opportunities. This is required by commercial responsibility, but also by your stakeholders and investors. Climate risks are an integral part of corporate risk management.
We advise you on how to identify and assess risks and opportunities at an early stage and develop suitable adaptation strategies.
We guide you through the process of a comprehensive climate risk analysis – from the systematic identification of physical and transitional risks to long-term adaptation strategies. But capturing opportunities is also part of the process. We place a strong emphasis on practical implementation:
- How do you capture and manage data?
- How do you assess risks financially and strategically?
- How do you meet regulatory requirements?
- How do you set up scenarios for your company?
- How do you develop a catalog of measures?
Carbon Due Diligence
Investors and lenders would like to know how climate-resilient and climate-friendly the business model of their target investment is and what opportunities and challenges are associated with consistent decarbonization. A carbon due diligence focuses primarily on climate risks and the critical areas of a CO2 footprint, such as Scope 3 emissions along the supply chain (often abroad) and the decarbonization of energy-intensive materials. No matter how future reporting requirements are designed, companies and their investors need to know what climate risks they are exposed to and whether they themselves are part of the risks. On the other side: what opportunities might arise?
- How do you capture and manage data?
- How do you assess risks financially and strategically?
- How do you meet regulatory requirements?
- How do you set up scenarios for your company?
- How do you develop a catalog of measures?