Competence for the continuous development of the Starboard Tools.

We work closely with national and international consultants, official bodies and interest groups to continuously develop the content and strategy of the Starboard tools. You can therefore rely on us to always provide a software that is EU conform and up to date.

GRI (Global Reporting Initiative)

ESG.DNA GmbH – the company behind Starboard Tools – is a member of the GRI Global Reporting Initiative (globalreporting.org), which currently includes 29 other companies in Germany. These include companies such as BASF, Bayer, Daimler, Deutsche Bank, Evonik, GLS Bank, Munich Airport and Robert Bosch. The GRI Standards represent global best practice for public reporting on various economic, environmental and social impacts. Sustainability reporting based on the standards provides information about the positive or negative contributions of an organization to sustainable development.

BVMW - Federal Association of Medium-sized Businesses, Entrepreneurs' Association of Germany e.V.

ESG.DNA is a member of the BVMW. The BVMW is the largest, politically independent and cross-industry interest group for German medium-sized companies. As part of the alliance for medium-sized companies, the BVMW represents more than 30 medium-sized associations with 900,000 members.

BearingPoint

As an international management and technology consultancy with individual solutions by linking strategies with new technical possibilities, BearingPoint offers three interconnected strategic pillars: consulting, business services and software.

SD-M GmbH

Die SD-M GmbH ist ein globaler Pionier für standardisierte ESG-Integration und Anbieter für nicht-finanzielle Nachhaltigkeits- / ESG-Daten. Seit 2010 hat SD-M im Auftrag der deutschen Bundesregierung globale Standards für wesentliche Nachhaltigkeits- / ESG-Indikatoren, sogenannte “Sustainable Development Key Performance Indicators” (SD-KPIs), erstellt. Die SD-KPIs sind integraler Bestandteil der Starboard ESG Tools.

Bck2planet

bck2planet supports companies and industry initiatives in developing and implementing sustainability issues, strategies and new business models that enable resource-efficient and socially responsible business practices. Its long-standing expertise covers ESG topics such as green logistics, product sustainability assessments and communication, as well as sustainability reporting, standardization and (multi-) stakeholder management.ngen and communication, as well as sustainability reporting, standardization and (multi-) stakeholder management.

BearingPoint

As an international management and technology consultancy with individual solutions by linking strategies with new technical possibilities, BearingPoint offers three interconnected strategic pillars: consulting, business services and software.

blackbird consulting

Smart. Flexible. Courageous. Like a blackbird. The blackbird stands for strength, intelligence and adaptability. It demonstrates the courage to change. For blackbird consulting, these characteristics are inspiration and driver to be a valued partner for clients' transformation projects in the area of sustainability. In ESG projects, blackbird consulting balances opportunities and risks on a company-specific basis, derives customized strategies and processes, and actively accompanies organizational changes in companies.

B & S – Behrens & Schuleit

The Behrens & Schuleit brand stands for digital order and thus for maximum transparency within their customers' companies. B & S makes a significant contribution to ensuring that their customers retain an overview and control of their processes and documents despite the growing flood of information in a fast-moving market. They have access to all business-relevant information at all times and, above all, a clear view of all operational processes. Equipped with this asset, Behrens & Schuleit's customers are in a pole position to make them as efficient as possible. They assert themselves resiliently in times of crisis, increase their competitive strength and thus ultimately their future viability. ESG is a very important topic for B & S in order to make their customers more fit for the future. That is why Behrens & Schuleit is a sales partner of ESG.DNA GmbH.

Circular Economy Alliance

Circular Economy Alliance is a knowledge-driven organization dedicated to paving the path forward towards a Circular Economy. Enabling sustainability by building upon a solid, data-driven foundation to bridge knowledge gaps. Circular Economy Alliance supports learners determined to improve their capabilities and drive change and is proud its accomplishments to date. They are grateful to play a part in growing the Circular Economy Community, being on a mission to strengthen the global workforce by giving professionals and organizations the complete, accredited, reliable, actionable skills and knowledge they need to become change agents while deploying circular economy best practices.

DV – Deutsche Vertriebsberatung

Deutsche Vertriebsberatung has been advising companies in technical industries since 1992. It accompanies clients in the most important questions of operational and strategic sales optimisation, which recently included the topic of ESG, and thus improving quality in sales.

Ecowood Solutions

Ecowood Solutions is a pioneer in sustainable forestry and CO2 compensation. Providing alternative concepts for reforestation for the forest of the future, sustainability, ecology, environmental protection and economy are ideally combined. Ecowood Solutions establishes biodiversity as an evolutionary adaptation to climate change and is already able to produce 1 million seedlings annually for the forest.

EFA – Effizienz-Agentur NRW

Conserve resources. Strengthen the economy. Sustainable products and resource-efficient production processes make an important contribution to reducing resource consumption, setting the course for a circular economy and protecting the environment and climate. The Effizienz-Agentur NRW (EFA) supports industry and trade in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) with its expertise and advice to achieve these goals. As an independent service provider, EFA has been working on behalf of the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of the Environment for 25 years.

ESG4CFO

ESG4CFO supports companies on their path to sustainability. The focus is on advising CFOs, who often bear the main responsibility for integrating sustainability in corporate management and therefore make a significant contribution to sustainable management.

EthiFinance

Headquartered in Paris, with more than 160 employees in Paris, Lyon, Madrid, Granada and Hanover, EthiFinance is a pioneer in ESG rating, with more than 20 years' experience.

The company supports more than 400 clients through its credit and ESG rating, research and advisory services, helping them to meet the challenges of an ever-changing economic, financial and regulatory environment.

True to its values and longstanding dedication to serving mid-sized companies, EthiFinance offers a unique and independent European approach to ESG and credit analysis.

finpair

finpair, one of the leading platforms for structuring and issuing debt instruments. As a workflow-based platform for Schuldschein loans and registered bonds, all relevant process steps - from the request for quotation to the repayment - are completely mapped digitally. The FinTech is characterized by a high investor universe, reliable combination of digital know-how, experienced product specialists and renowned partners. As the only platform, finpair integrates a solution from sustainable finance and maintains a cooperation under the slogan "Digital Matchtime" by connecting to a platform offer of DekaBank.

FutureValue Group AG

FutureValue Group AG has been combining science and management practice for over 20 years. Prof Dr Werner Gleissner and his team are intensively involved with the methods of strategic corporate management in conjunction with risk management and are constantly developing this approach, which is based on scientific findings. The FutureValue Group supports company management - but also owners and investors - in the preparation of decisions, in particular through a risk-orientated evaluation of strategies, investment opportunities or entire companies. The aim is to sustainably increase the value of the company or investment. Together with the FutureValue Group, we have developed the ESG risks/opportunities module of our Starboard ESG Management Suite.

Die FutureValue Group unterstützt die Unternehmensleitung – aber auch Eigentümer und Investoren – bei der Entscheidungsvorbereitung, insbesondere durch eine risikoorientierte Bewertung von Strategien, Anlagemöglichkeiten oder ganzen Unternehmen. Ziel ist die nachhaltige Steigerung des Unternehmenswertes oder Investments.

Gemeinsam mit der FutureValue Group haben wir das ESG Risiken/Chancen-Modul unserer Starboard ESG Management-Suite entwickelt.

GRI – Global Reporting Initiative

ESG.DNA GmbH – the company behind Starboard Tools – is a member of the GRI Global Reporting Initiative (globalreporting.org), which currently includes 29 other companies in Germany. These include companies such as BASF, Bayer, Daimler, Deutsche Bank, Evonik, GLS Bank, Munich Airport and Robert Bosch. The GRI Standards represent global best practice for public reporting on various economic, environmental and social impacts. Sustainability reporting based on the standards provides information about the positive or negative contributions of an organization to sustainable development.

Google Cloud

Digital transformation is more than “lifting and shifting” old IT infrastructure to the cloud for cost saving and convenience. True transformation spans the entire business and enables every person to transform. We deeply understand today's technology requirements and the need to continuously innovate. That's why organizations build their transformation cloud and solve their biggest challenges with Google Cloud. ESG.DNA is Google Cloud Partner.

Hansekontor

With Hanseatic roots and Hanseatic qualities - including cosmopolitanism, modesty and reliability - HANSEKONTOR specializes in securing the financial strength and thus the lasting success of companies. As an independent specialist brokerage company, HANSEKONTOR exclusively represents the interests of its clients. The company has excellent contacts to well-known global players on the one hand and attractive niche providers with often extremely specialized products on the other. These connections enable the specialist brokerage company to develop and offer highly individual solutions at any time. This has made HANSEKONTOR the leading factoring and credit insurance specialist broker in Germany, which is now also a sales partner of ESG.DNA GmbH for Starboard ESG Tools.

HUMAN CAPITAL GROUP

The HUMAN CAPITAL GROUP sees itself as a partner of its international clients. The group strives for long-term business relationships with its clients based on trust, honesty and quality. Successful restructuring, transformation, change management, M&A and executive search are based on decades of expertise. Support of CSR and ESG projects and development of sustainable solutions.

IMPACT SOLUTIONS

Where can companies find sustainability solutions suitable for their challenges?

The IMPACT SOLUTIONS platform of neosfer GmbH, the innovation unit & early stage VC of Commerzbank Group, helps companies to find relevant partners who offer support at all levels of sustainability in just a few clicks.

As a contact point for all sectors, neosfer GmbH accelerates the sustainable transformation of the economy for a livable future for generations to come. For sustainable business, the IMPACT SOLUTIONS platform offers multiple solutions to measure and reduce environmental impacts and to make further contributions to climate protection.

inside finance Capital Partners AG

inside finance Capital Partners AG prepares companies for capital raising and connects them with investors. The network consists of more than 130 banks in various countries as well as a variety of other financiers. Due to today's inseparability of financing and ESG transparency, the cooperation and partnership with ESG.DNA GmbH is a logical and necessary step to continue to provide state-of-the-art financing services and guidance to corporate customers to secure their financial future.

Matchbird

Matchbird is the world's first business connector that identifies promising business opportunities in the spirit of serendipity and brings together the right decision-makers and experts - across all industries. From the head office in Duesseldorf, Germany and the Matchbird subsidiaries world-wide, already over 11.000 enterprises have been matched. Matchbird's claim is to open up new paths for customers and to make hidden chances usable. Since 2014, the company has achieved this with a unique combination of creative team spirit and the latest data graph technology.

OPTENDA

OPTENDA supports companies from industry and commerce as well as public utilities and municipalities in energy and CO2 management. The software solutions for energy monitoring and CO2 balancing developed in-house by OPTENDA are essential for this. These provide transparency in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and thus the prerequisite for uncovering and minimizing unnecessary consumption and emissions.

SUSTAINX

SUSTAINX, the dynamic platform designed for the sustainability-focused world. More than a news source, SUSTAINX is a vibrant community and global hub for cutting-edge sustainability insights, solutions, and studies. Its unique strength lies in connection. SUSTAINX fosters a worldwide network of sustainability experts, fostering open dialogue and collaborative problem-solving. Through the platform, professionals from across the globe unite, sharing experiences and crafting sustainable solutions together. SUSTAINX is the gateway to a global sustainability conversation, where ideas ignite, challenges transform into opportunities, and meaningful partnerships take root.

SD-M GmbH

SD-M GmbH is a global pioneer for standardized ESG integration and has been a provider of ESG data for 12,500 companies and ESG equity and corporate bond indices with STOXX and iBoxx since 2009. Since 2010, SD-M has created global standards for key sustainability indicators, so-called "Sustainable Development Key Performance Indicators" (SD-KPIs), on behalf of the German government. The SD-KPI standards have been recommended by BaFin and the German Sustainability Code (DNK) and are an integral part of the Starboard ESG Tools.

Tripl3Leader

Tripl3Leader links sustainability with leadership through longstanding expertise in leadership development. Building on a values-based approach and responsible action, Tripl3Leader supports forward-looking companies in repositioning themselves in society to achieve effectively sustainable results for people, planet and profit. The portfolio includes consulting services and products for leaders, teams and entire organisations around the topic of true leadership.

VfU

The Verein für Umweltmanagement und Nachhaltigkeit in Finanzinstituten e.V. (VfU e.V.) is a network of sustainable finance professionals from over 60 financial institutions (banks, insurance companies, investment companies, and corresponding associations) founded in 1995. The main focus of VfU is promoting and disseminating various themes of Sustainable Finance among financial service providers in the DACH region. To this purpose, VfU offers members as well as non-members a platform on which they can acquire, exchange, generate and deepen knowledge and know-how on Sustainable Finance in various formats. In an exchange with leading academics from different disciplines, the association supports application-oriented research in the field of finance and sustainability.

VTH – Verband Technischer Handel

The VTH Verband Technischer Handel e.V. was founded in 1904 as a voluntary protective association of the former asbestos and rubber goods dealers. Over the course of time, this function was supplemented by a wide range of service offerings. Today, the VTH, based in Düsseldorf, is the only trade association for the technical trade sector and professional association for technical dealers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The VTH's claim to be close to its 230 member companies on the ground, including on the subject of ESG reporting requirements, and to offer them unique platforms for specialist exchange on individual main product groups is reflected in the 8 VTH regions and 5 VTH specialist groups.