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MiFID II and the integration of ESG factors

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The Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council (SFDR Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation) requires a financial product’s documentation to describe how its stated levels of sustainability

SFDR – 2021 to 2023 obligations

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This article provides an overview of sustainable finance-related disclosure obligations (SFDR = Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation) for financial market participants (FMPs) and financial advisers (FAs) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2088/2019

The Supply Chain Act in Germany

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According to the Supply Chain Act companies must ensure that human rights are respected in their supply chains, i.e. that no children work or forced labour takes place. This is

The new corporate minimum tax

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The G7 have agreed in June 2021 on a new global corporate minimum tax. The Finance Finance Ministers of the G7 agreed the principles of an ambitious two Pillar global

How Benchmarking leads to excellence

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Market changes, social changes and technological progress lead to an ongoing need to adapt your business model. In order to remain competitive, changes are necessary, which have to be considered

How to start your ESG rating

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Enterprises are social organisations that follow a purpose. For a long time, this purpose was capital-oriented. Accordingly, most business valuation models are cash flow oriented and show the return on

A questionnaire for evaluating ESG performance

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This questionnaire provides an overview for measuring ESG performance. With this questionnaire it can be evaluated whether a) a company actively addresses the ESG impacts of its business activities and

Classic investment controlling in a group

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Investment controlling in an international group can be exercised through reporting or cash management. The scope and governance of investment controlling defines the subsidiaries' options and freedom of action. The

SFDR – CSRD – NFRD – What’s it about?

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This article provides an overview of the following EU-Directives: CSRD: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, NFRD: Non-Financial Reporting Directive and SFDR: Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. These directives of the EU foresee

Why You're Responsible for the Supply Chain

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Supply chain, even on a global scale, is often complex and mostly lacks transparency. This is why it is the responsibility of any business to work extra hard to ensure

Pricing for Co2 Emissions

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In the last three decades, climatic change has become an emergency of international concern. The rise of carbon (Co2) emission among business players and a need to drive investment into

Resources for ESG Guidelines

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This article provides an overview about ESG Guidelines (Environmental, Social and Governance = ESG Guidelines). These resources can be used to implement ESG-criteria in your business, decisions and organization. These

Finance Department Organization in SME’s

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In a Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) several accounting and financial-related tasks are typically headed by the Finance Manager. Whereas in large corporates these tasks are separated under different responsibilities, in SME’s

7 Reasons Why Businesses Need Structure (In The Home Office)

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The element of structure is paramount for any organization, especially one that involves remote working in home offices. Essentially, organizational structure encompasses formal and informal procedures and policies that a

Geoengineering against climate change

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Geoengineering, also called climate engineering, is a group of technologies that are seeking to mitigate the effects of climate change by two methods. The first of these, CDR, stands for

Prepare for the New Normal After Covid

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The Covid pandemic has changed the world and the way we live in many ways. For this reason, a lot of work and money has been put into finding ways

When a verbal agreement doesn’t cut it

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Contracts govern nearly every aspect of day-to-day life in ways one may not even realize. From accepting the Terms and Conditions of an app on our smartphones to haggling over

Cloud infrastructure for businesses

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Long ago, bulky computing data was a menace because it used to occupy so much space, owing to the physical facilities employed such as paper and floppy disks. Over time,

Why Art is Inspiring to Businesses

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Almost every aspect of life is connected to art and can be explained with a few artistic features. In most business scenarios, artistic features stimulate employees to be productive. Additionally,

Impacts of Organisational Change on Employees

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Change is an inevitable necessity for any business to be able to level up. However, it is not always welcomed with open arms by employees. Fear is a natural reaction

Does Higher Risk Lead to Higher Returns?

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When you put your effort, trust and money into something, you expect them to bear returns after a certain period. Essentially, you will be risking all these aspects with the

Non-Financial Parameters of Company Evaluation

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Although financial parameters play a critical role in evaluating a company’s performance. Recent research suggests that non-financial parameters could play an even bigger role in company evaluation. However, using financial

Embracing Sensor Technology In The Home-Zone

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Sensors are devices or subsystems that function to detect changes around its environment and send that information to other electronic devices. Furthermore, they are used together with other electronic devices.

Portfoliomanagement Real Estate

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This article gives an overview about the criteria that can be used in order to classify and evaluate real estate properties (i.e. the portfoliomanagement). The aim is to put together

Sustainability in commercial real estate

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It is a complex practice aimed at creating and maintaining conditions that will promote a prolonged existence of human beings. It involves production practices that do not exhaust resources that

Individual Transport Vs. Mass Transport Since Corona

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Mass transport and mobility in general has been among the hardest-hit sectors by the COVID-19 pandemic. As ridership numbers have continued to reduce, many operators in developing and developed countries

The Company Is Where I Am | New Workplace Concepts

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According to Peter Thomson, a respected authority in the concept of future work, many organizations are still using the Industrial Age working practices to make things work in the new

Home is where the customer is

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Home is where the customer is. The physical home is an extended home-zone, nowadays. If you want to be successful with your services, you have to reach the customer in

Accounting Trends for International Businesses

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Today's accounting department must not only deal with the collection of financial information, but has to deal with non-financial information, controlling, IT and process topics to demonstrate that valid, meaningful

Risk Management in Corporate Planning

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Corporate planning is one of the most important tasks of the management and serves the presentation and calculation of possible future developments. Making the future plannable depends on a number

The DMAIC method to optimize support processes

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Over the past decade, the framework conditions in nearly all industries have changed fundamentally. What at first glance looks like a global process of change is much more complex on

Optimizing invoice handling for a law firm

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If a law firm wants to generate an improved cash inflow through a faster invoicing process, a simple and standardized billing process needs to be created. The optimizations should lead

Internal and external controls in European companies

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The reliability of the financial results of a company is of great importance, as they represent an important information for financiers, banks, business partners, etc. The financial information shall reflect

Why You Should Double Management Positions

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Doubling the management positions in different organisations is rapidly catching on as a flexible work arrangement. With the current economic realities, it is prudent for businesses to make an organisational

E-learning tips after COVID-19

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The global pandemic has affected very many sectors worldwide, and this has not excluded the education unit. Globally, thousands of schools have been closed down. This is due to the

Cinemas vs VOD: a Disruptive Change after Coronavirus?

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The Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has been surprisingly disruptive in many areas of society. A significant impact has been made on cinemas and distributors, prompting large scale disagreements, a ban on

Successful Projectmanagement from Home-Office

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With the way things are currently set, it is only wise to find ways and implement strategies for your team to work from home. For this reason, the number of

Smart Cities Evolution after the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Cities around the world have faced hardships since the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Every metropolitan area has been affected, even the emerging smart cities of the future. The epidemic has opened

Retailers Health Measures to Protect Employees

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While the coronavirus massively spread across various regions globally, the main focus for retailers is to limit the pandemic's impact on both the employees and customers. As essential service providers,

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Understanding Business Continuity Management

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Disasters always come without warning, meaning lack of preparedness can have devastating results to businesses. The only way that a business can ensure preparedness for disasters is through a business

Internet platforms democracy for economies

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Think of small nodes of economic activity, local economies, that are connected to each other through lines of information and communication and resource sharing. Rather than a large controlling center

Sustainability and COVID-19: A disconnect?

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The question we are addressing in this article is: Did the companies that have included sustainability and corporate responsibility in their strategies, acted fair und provided help during Corona (COVID-19).

Synergies and Impact of Mergers & Acquisitions

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Corporate Responsibility is becoming ever more important in these challenging economic times. Real prosperity requires a combination of economic development with social generosity and demands a new approach towards social

Increase the readability of your corporate reports

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One of the biggest problems in corporate reporting is, that actually not many are really reading the comprehensive company reports (corporate annual reports or sustainability reports). There are a lot

Long-term pricing for products and services

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This article describes how market prices could be used to set the right incentive to achieve long term growth (via long-term pricing). These days – in general - you need

5G Use Cases

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According to the GMSA, the association that represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, 1.8 billion 5G connections will be achieved by 2025. The Internet of Things will have truly arrived

Big Data Benefits

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Big data is the term used to describe large amounts of data in reference to businesses. It is collected from a variety of sources such as social media or business

Diversity Improvements!?

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The last years have seen a number of exciting startups securing venture capital and developing innovative products that include healthcare wearables and focus on diversity improvements. Fem Tech is the

Internet of Things: Security and Convenience

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The Internet of Things has entered consumers’ lives with wearable devices, cell phones, and security systems that send data through the internet. Meanwhile, a related concept is developing: the Industrial

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Nanofarming as Social Responsibility

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Technology has addressed the waste and energy use concerns in the way the world grows, packages, ships, and wastes fresh produce. At this point, agriculture is not sustainable, and the