{"id":5185,"date":"2023-12-18T21:49:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/esg-criteria-at-a-glance\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T08:55:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T07:55:07","slug":"esg-criteria-at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/en\/sustainability\/esg-criteria-at-a-glance\/","title":{"rendered":"ESG criteria at a glance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5185\" class=\"elementor elementor-5185 elementor-5169\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218bd2f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"218bd2f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2840bea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2840bea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of the sustainability reporting obligation, companies must evaluate and report on environmental, social and corporate governance issues. As these are broad subject areas, some examples of content relating to the ESG criteria are shown here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environmental:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 15px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; background: url('https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pfeil-nach-rechts-schwarz-bcon.gif') 0px 9px no-repeat; list-style-type: none !important;\">Climate change: Measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adaptation to climate change, use of renewable energies.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 15px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; background: url('https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pfeil-nach-rechts-schwarz-bcon.gif') 0px 9px no-repeat; list-style-type: none !important;\">Energy efficiency: Initiatives to save energy, utilisation of sustainable energy resources.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 15px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; background: url('https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pfeil-nach-rechts-schwarz-bcon.gif') 0px 9px no-repeat; list-style-type: none !important;\">Resource management: Responsible use of water, waste, raw materials and biodiversity.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 15px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; background: url('https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pfeil-nach-rechts-schwarz-bcon.gif') 0px 9px no-repeat; list-style-type: none !important;\">Environmental pollution: Measures to reduce environmental pollution and pollutant emissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Social:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 15px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; background: url('https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pfeil-nach-rechts-schwarz-bcon.gif') 0px 9px no-repeat; list-style-type: none !important;\">Employee rights and working conditions: Equal opportunities, diversity, fair pay, health and safety in the workplace.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 15px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; background: url('https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pfeil-nach-rechts-schwarz-bcon.gif') 0px 9px no-repeat; list-style-type: none !important;\">Human rights: Respect for human rights in business activities and in the supply chain.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 15px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; background: url('https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pfeil-nach-rechts-schwarz-bcon.gif') 0px 9px no-repeat; list-style-type: none !important;\">Customer security and data protection: Protection of customer rights, secure products and services, data protection.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 15px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; background: url('https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pfeil-nach-rechts-schwarz-bcon.gif') 0px 9px no-repeat; list-style-type: none !important;\">Community engagement: Collaboration with local communities, social investment, charity work. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Governance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 15px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; background: url('https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pfeil-nach-rechts-schwarz-bcon.gif') 0px 9px no-repeat; list-style-type: none !important;\">Corporate governance: Compliance with ethical standards, transparency, independence of supervisory bodies.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 15px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; background: url('https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pfeil-nach-rechts-schwarz-bcon.gif') 0px 9px no-repeat; list-style-type: none !important;\">Business ethics and integrity: Combating corruption and bribery, ethical behaviour.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 15px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; background: url('https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pfeil-nach-rechts-schwarz-bcon.gif') 0px 9px no-repeat; list-style-type: none !important;\">Risk management: Identification, assessment and management of business risks.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 15px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none; background: url('https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pfeil-nach-rechts-schwarz-bcon.gif') 0px 9px no-repeat; list-style-type: none !important;\">Stakeholder engagement: Stakeholder involvement, dialogue and collaboration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The areas outlined illustrate that ESG is a comprehensive and complex subject area. Only through a careful and digital tool system can the impact on the environment, society and corporate governance be assessed holistically. Among other things, this can form the basis for the automated creation of a sustainability report.<\/p>\n<p>Read our article to find out what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcongroup.com\/en\/sustainability\/esg-opportunities-and-risks-for-companies\/\">opportunities and risks<\/a> ESG presents for companies. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the sustainability reporting obligation, companies must evaluate and report on environmental, social and corporate governance issues. 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