Sustainability management for SMEs

Corporate responsibility - what is it, what isn't it?

• Definition of sustainability and sustainability management. 
• Basic terms and concepts for ESG and sustainability. 
• Models of sustainability - a picture is worth a thousand words.
• ESG and sustainability: current trends, framework conditions (UN SDGs, OECD guidelines, UN Global Compact), laws at EU and national level, and insight into international regulation.

Insight into sustainability management systems - even for experts 

• Why actually manage "systematically"? 
• The simplest management system in the world: Plan - Implement - Review - Improve.
• Combining ESG and sustainability with ISO management systems.
• Process management - bringing sustainability into the DNA of SMEs.
• A look at current pioneers of sustainability in SMEs.

Structure - integration of the sustainability management system 

• P-D-C-A as the basis for sustainability management. 
• Roles and responsibilities - Who takes care of it?
• Building on ISO management systems - with and without certification.  
• Sustainability certification options.  
• PDCA and the roadmap to sustainable corporate management.
• From the process perspective: tools and instruments for sustainability management: 
  • Define the UN's sustainability goals - SDGs for the company.
  • The life cycle approach (ecological, social). 
  • Stakeholder management and stakeholder involvement.
  • Materiality analysis. 
  • Opportunities & risks analysis. 
  • Sustainability strategy and goals.
  • Sustainable supplier management.

Do good and talk about it - the path to a sustainability report 

• use ratings (Ecovadis, NQC/SAQ, CDP, etc.). 
• Reporting guidelines (CSRD/ESRS, DNK, GRI, UN Global Compact, IFRS/SASB). 
• The path to a sustainability report.