FAQ Certificates

Certificates/certifications/awards bestowed for non-legally-binding achievements in sustainability. What matters is the respective company’s intrinsic value. 

It depends on the weightiness of the certificate or award; they may be submitted as “Other certificates”. Then we’ll internally assess the weightiness of the certificate or award. 

No.

No. A logo isn’t certification.

Submissions, awards and seals are limited to the current calendar year, plus the last five full calendar years.

A sustainability report makes reference to a defined time period (from – to) in which set goals and achieved results are documented using your performance figures. In other words, reporting is a snapshot of a company in its entirety, under consideration of CSR and sustainability criteria (production, products, vehicle fleet, carbon footprint etc.). Covering the entire spectrum isn’t necessarily required. It’s enough, for example, to pick out one segment and make it transparent. (One example: Water and energy consumption as well as the use of materials are critical production factors. New technologies or improved equipment led to reduced consumption. The sustainability report comprises the deployed technology and/or equipment and quantifies the savings).

A privacy officer is responsible for ensuring data protection in a business. This person may be a company employee or an external privacy officer retained by you.