DFGE - Institute for Energy - Economy - Ecology

DFGE - Institute for Energy - Economy - Ecology Services

• Sustainability Advisory

  DFGE helps organisations build and execute a credible, science-based sustainability strategy — from first orientation to advanced climate transition planning. Our advisory services include corporate and product carbon footprinting (Scope 1–3), Science-Based Target setting and validation (SBTi), double materiality assessments, EU Taxonomy alignment, supply chain due diligence (LkSG/CSDDD), and Chain of Custody certification. Rooted in over 25 years of quantitative research as a TU München spin-off, our approach combines scientific rigour with pragmatic implementation. We work with mid-sized companies taking their first ESG steps as well as global corporations managing complex, multi-site decarbonisation programmes. Every engagement is tailored to your regulatory context, industry dynamics, and strategic ambitions — delivering not just compliance, but a coherent sustainability roadmap that stands up to investor and auditor scrutiny.

• Sustainability Ratings

  DFGE is an accredited CDP Consultancy Partner (since 2014) and the first official EcoVadis partner in the DACH region — making us uniquely positioned to support companies across the two most widely used sustainability rating platforms. Our services cover the full rating cycle: gap analysis and benchmarking, data collection and quality assurance, response drafting and optimisation, and post-submission performance review. We support CDP Climate Change, CDP Water, and CDP Forest as well as all EcoVadis assessment themes (Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, Sustainable Procurement). For organisations managing multiple ratings simultaneously, our Sustainability Intelligence approach ensures data consistency across platforms — eliminating redundant workstreams and maximising score improvement with each cycle. Whether you are responding to a customer request for the first time or aiming to move from a B to an A in CDP, we provide the expertise and process discipline to get you there.

• Sustainability Reporting

  DFGE supports companies in meeting their disclosure obligations under all major European and international reporting frameworks — including CSRD/ESRS, GRI, and UN Global Compact. As a GRI Community member and Friend of EFRAG, we bring deep standard-setting knowledge directly into your reporting process. Our services span the entire reporting value chain: stakeholder and double materiality analysis, data architecture and collection, KPI definition, report drafting, and preparation for external assurance. We place particular emphasis on building a reusable data foundation — so that each reporting cycle becomes more efficient and your disclosures feed seamlessly into ratings, investor communications, and regulatory filings. For companies entering the CSRD reporting scope, we offer dedicated onboarding programmes that take you from first gap assessment through to an assurance-ready sustainability statement — on time and aligned with your financial reporting calendar.