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Guideline for the German Sustainability Code

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Summary

This guide helps companies to start applying the German Sustainability Code (GSC). It explains precisely what the GSC is and what its individual criteria are all about. Thus, it helps you to get started with the day-to-day practice of sustainable management and to continuously improve it.

Issuer

Germany

Year

2014

Region

Europe

Issuer (type)

German Council for Sustainable Development (Deutscher Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung) (Government)

Instrument type

Guideline

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Text analysis

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    • E focus: climate change, conservation, emissions, energy, energy use, environment, environmental management, ghg emissions, greenhouse gas, hazardous waste, land use, recycling, renewable energy, renewables, resource efficiency, resource use, soil, sustainable products, waste, water, water management, water scarcity, water use, biodiversity
    • S focus: collective bargaining, compensation, discrimination, diversity, forced labour, human rights, recruiting, recruitment, social impacts, value creation, working time, children
    • G focus: audit, bribery, corruption, financial report, financial reporting, lobbying, risk management, accountability
    • Construction, Education, Finance, Management, Manufacturing, Mining, Professional services, Public administration, Real estate, Retail trade