Impact Measurement and Valuation of corporate activities

How can social, environmental, and economic impacts of corporate activities be measured and evaluated? In a joint study with the Stiftung Arbeit und Umwelt (Foundation for Work and Environment), WifOR presents various initiatives and organizations, as well as their draft methods, for “Impact...

What does the new Supply Chain Act mean for companies?

Collapsed textile factories, polluted rivers, child labor. For a long time, compliance with social and ecological standards by suppliers of globally active companies was voluntary. New legislation is to oblige companies to prevent human rights violations and environmental damage along their entire...

How to measure sustainability – best practice at SAP

How can companies measure and compare their economic, environmental and social impact? This is the main question being addressed by the Value Balancing Alliance (VBA) – an alliance of companies with the common goal of making their impact transparent and comparable. The VBA uses a method called ...

Using Impact Valuation to act responsibly – along the supply chain

Companies have an economic, social, and ecological responsibility – from raw material acquisition to the finished product. To help fulfill this responsibility, the EU and individual member states are putting in place new policies and regulatory requirements. For instance, the proposed Corporate...