Strategy & Management

Comprehensive. Integrated. Targeted.

A strategic and structural anchoring of sustainability in the company is essential in order to meet challenges such as resource scarcity and climate change, but also the changing demands of customers, suppliers and employees.

Are you looking for basics or an initial analysis of the status of your company? Then the "Start & Orientation" section is the first port of call for you.

Are you already on the path to more sustainability and want to proceed more methodically and anchor the topic of sustainability structurally? Then you will find the solutions to these questions under "Structure & Integration".

If you have already dealt extensively with the topic of sustainability, we can put you to the test with our "Review & Audits" services and, if necessary, work out and implement weak points and opportunities for improvement with you.

Your challenge is not only within your company but also in the supply chain? If you do not want to challenge yourself alone with your cross-supply chain problems and issues, then you will find our support options under "Sustainable Supply Chain".

 

  • Basics:
    We help you find your way in the megatrend of sustainability.
  • Identifying the next steps:
    We create an individual action plan for you that you can use for the further development of your integrated sustainability management.
  • Analysis of external drivers:
    We analyse with and for you the necessary fields of action as well as the relevant sustainability activities - e.g. for your sector or region.
  • Future by sustainability:
    We help you analyse and present the advantages of sustainable action - from potential analyses to the development of a corresponding business model.

You can take advantage of our services offered here as concentrated workshops, as accompanying coaching or as classic consulting services. Simply contact us for a customised implementation!

  • Sustainability strategy:
    We develop and implement suitable methods and instruments for the strategic implementation of sustainability in your company.
  • Stakeholder selection:
    We support the identification of all stakeholders of your company as the basis of a comprehensive stakeholder-managements.
  • Setting up structures:
    We create structures with you and for you to firmly anchor sustainability within the entire company.
  • Integration into management systems:
    We expand existing management systems to include aspects of sustainability management.
  • Transfer to reporting:
    We ensure the establishment of a suitable reporting process in order to establish targeted communication of your sustainability strategy and activities.

 

You can take advantage of our services offered here both as concentrated workshops, as accompanying coaching or as classic consulting services. We are also happy to support you in this area with our CSR software ID-Report - the customised platform for modern sustainability management. Simply contact us for a customised implementation!

  • Critical review of existing structures:
    We analyse and scrutinise your existing processes and activities and give you constructive feedback on the integration of sustainability in your company.
  • Identifying weaknesses in content and danger points:
    We identify possible risks and support you in avoiding them in the future through appropriate measures.
  • Avoiding greenwashing:
    We specifically review existing or planned activities to see whether they have a genuine sustainability impact and whether this impact is perceived as such by the public, or whether there is a risk of a loss of image due to (alleged) greenwashing.

 

You can take advantage of our services offered here both as concentrated workshops, as accompanying coaching or as classic consulting services. We are also happy to support you in this area with our CSR software ID-Report - the customised platform for modern sustainability management. Simply contact us for a customised implementation!

  • Supplier assessments:
    We support you in the integration of sustainability criteria in the evaluation of your suppliers - from the selection of relevant requirements to the collection and evaluation of the corresponding data.
  • Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM):
    We help you identify, assess and manage risks along your supply chain and build the structures for a durable SCRM.
  • Cross-supply chain reporting:
    We support you in coordinating and reconciling tasks and data bases for cross-supply chain sustainability reports.

 

You can take advantage of our services offered here as concentrated workshops, as accompanying coaching or as classic consulting services. We are also happy to support you in this area with our CSR software ID-Report - with customised modules for your supplier management. Simply contact us for a customised implementation!

  • Basics:
    We help you find your way in the megatrend of sustainability.
  • Identifying the next steps:
    We create an individual action plan for you that you can use for the further development of your integrated sustainability management.
  • Analysis of external drivers:
    We analyse with and for you the necessary fields of action as well as the relevant sustainability activities - e.g. for your sector or region.
  • Future by sustainability:
    We help you analyse and present the advantages of sustainable action - from potential analyses to the development of a corresponding business model.

You can take advantage of our services offered here as concentrated workshops, as accompanying coaching or as classic consulting services. Simply contact us for a customised implementation!

  • Sustainability strategy:
    We develop and implement suitable methods and instruments for the strategic implementation of sustainability in your company.
  • Stakeholder selection:
    We support the identification of all stakeholders of your company as the basis of a comprehensive stakeholder-managements.
  • Setting up structures:
    We create structures with you and for you to firmly anchor sustainability within the entire company.
  • Integration into management systems:
    We expand existing management systems to include aspects of sustainability management.
  • Transfer to reporting:
    We ensure the establishment of a suitable reporting process in order to establish targeted communication of your sustainability strategy and activities.

 

You can take advantage of our services offered here both as concentrated workshops, as accompanying coaching or as classic consulting services. We are also happy to support you in this area with our CSR software ID-Report - the customised platform for modern sustainability management. Simply contact us for a customised implementation!

  • Critical review of existing structures:
    We analyse and scrutinise your existing processes and activities and give you constructive feedback on the integration of sustainability in your company.
  • Identifying weaknesses in content and danger points:
    We identify possible risks and support you in avoiding them in the future through appropriate measures.
  • Avoiding greenwashing:
    We specifically review existing or planned activities to see whether they have a genuine sustainability impact and whether this impact is perceived as such by the public, or whether there is a risk of a loss of image due to (alleged) greenwashing.

 

You can take advantage of our services offered here both as concentrated workshops, as accompanying coaching or as classic consulting services. We are also happy to support you in this area with our CSR software ID-Report - the customised platform for modern sustainability management. Simply contact us for a customised implementation!

  • Supplier assessments:
    We support you in the integration of sustainability criteria in the evaluation of your suppliers - from the selection of relevant requirements to the collection and evaluation of the corresponding data.
  • Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM):
    We help you identify, assess and manage risks along your supply chain and build the structures for a durable SCRM.
  • Cross-supply chain reporting:
    We support you in coordinating and reconciling tasks and data bases for cross-supply chain sustainability reports.

 

You can take advantage of our services offered here as concentrated workshops, as accompanying coaching or as classic consulting services. We are also happy to support you in this area with our CSR software ID-Report - with customised modules for your supplier management. Simply contact us for a customised implementation!

For the specific focal points of sustainability reporting and communication, you will find a further overview of the services we offer under "Communication & Reporting". Challenges related to digital solutions and opportunities can be found in the section "Digital Transformation & Sustainability". Current issues and strategic overarching topics can be found in "Focus & Forecast“.

Our Success Stories

LR Health & Beauty

Not just reporting on sustainability, but systematically advancing it
Although sustainability had long been part of LR’s culture, increasing requirements of the CSRD made it time to take the next step. Together with abat, LR analyzed data structures, established transparency regarding key performance indicators, and developed a robust emissions balance. Existing informations were transformed into…

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Westfalen Group

Optimized energy and climate data management with ID-Report
How can a growing volume of energy and climate data be collected, evaluated, and documented in an audit-proof manner? The Westfalen Group faced this exact challenge. Manual processes and Excel spreadsheets were no longer sufficient, especially with regard to CSRD requirements and emissions accounting according to scopes. With ID-Report,…

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PETROFER

PETROFER integrates sustainability aspects into its integrated management system
Thanks to abat's CSRD-Ready consulting solution, PETROFER has embedded sustainability in its integrated management system in just 9 months. Read about the strategic steps for implementation and the impressive results - including proactive adaptation to future legal requirements - and find out how sustainable growth…

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TAKKT AG

Save time and improve data quality with ID-Report
TAKKT AG reorganizes data collection process

Improving the quality and completeness of data is essential for sustainable performance improvement and goal attainment. External product and supplier information as well as internal company data are crucial for assessing sustainability performance. To minimize the complexity of the data collection…

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Fenix Outdoor International AG

CSR reporting in corporate structures
Fenix Outdoor is a signatory of the ten principles of the UN Global Compact on behalf of its brands and retailers, and is committed to making a positive contribution to the UN goals for sustainable development. As an accredited member of the Fair Labour Association, the company places great emphasis on ensuring health and safety in the supply chain and further…

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bremenports

Holistic sustainability solution: From creating indicators to publishing the sustainability report
bremenports has been operating the infrastructure of Bremen's ports on behalf of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen since January 2002. With 390 employees, bremenports is represented in Bremen and Bremerhaven. In this success story you can read how ID-Report can be used in medium-sized companies and…

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Our customers in the area of sustain

Our product: ID-Report

For efficient sustainability reporting

With ID-Report, we enable our customers to achieve comprehensive, efficient and consistent reporting.
ID-Report is not just a sustainability reporting solution. Whether energy management or project reporting - the potential for supporting manual and decentralized reporting processes is possible.

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Nils

Senior Consultant
Bremen

The agility of a start-up with the possibilities of a corporation - in and with abat you can take responsibility and create sustainability

Here we are committed to more sustainability

If you would like to learn more about our own efforts to become a more sustainable company, you can find our understanding of corporate responsibility and our respective Communication on Progress for the United Nations Global Compact here. You can also find more measures and opportunities with which we support the transformation to sustainability here:

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Contact our abat sustain expert

This information only covers some of the challenges companies face on their path to greater sustainability. If you have any questions that aren't answered on our website, please contact us via email at sustain@abat.de. We will work with you to find solutions.