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We welcomed Niels Christiansen from sustaineration to the "living sustainability" working group at a very early stage. Niels is a CSR consultant and our expert in the field of ISO 14001. With foresight and his wealth of experience, the time has now come and...

With a clear rejection of all nanomaterials and microplastics, the Society for Applied Business Ethics (GfaW) has revised its natural cosmetics standard NCS. The seal thus identifies healthy and environmentally friendly cosmetic products at a consistently high level...

"If we invest sensibly and sustainably as individuals, our planet has a realistic chance of continuing to exist. Money is the key to saving the environment - but only if it is used correctly and in a targeted manner." This statement can be found on the website of...

This is what expert Stephan Telschow says about the cosmetics industry in an interview with Handelsblatt. According to a study that will soon be published by , only one in five consumers consider the cosmetics industry to be sustainable. According to 74 percent of...

Isana NaturFeinkost GmbH is a special company for GfaW: The Eresingen-based company is the first food manufacturer to prepare for CSE certification. We are pleased that the company has been able to cope more than well with the coronavirus crisis, as the demand for...

Climate change has been on the agenda of many companies since Fridays4Future at the latest. An important building block for reducing corporate emissions is the complete recording of a company's CO2 footprint. The Society for Applied Business Ethics (GfaW) and...

It is usually a long road to a 100% sustainable business model. GfaW has the privilege of accompanying many companies on this journey. We spoke to GLOBAL THINKING GmbH at Vivaness 2020. The Stuttgart-based company has already established itself on the natural...

Our experience confirms this every year: There is nothing as valuable as the personal exchange with practitioners and sustainability pioneers. Once again this year, the participants of the "Living Sustainability" working group met at the anthroposophical center in...

At Biofach and Vivaness, GfaW had its own stand representing the sustainability certification CSE(Certified Sustainable Economics) and the well-known product standards NCS(Natural Cosmetics Standard) and NCP(Nature Care Product Standard). Around 25 companies that are...

GfaW launches user-friendly tool for CSE certification and communication Implementing sustainability in a targeted and efficient manner continues to challenge companies. Complicated ISO regulations, different quality standards and critical consumers make high demands....

What does CSE mean for a company and how can the complexity of CSE corporate sustainability certification be communicated to employees and stakeholders? We visited BÖRLIND and gave a presentation on CSE. The result is an ingenious FAQ summary, which we are publishing...

Anyone who says natural cosmetics must also show sustainable values in the future "Authentic and innovative into the future" 12th Natural Cosmetics Industry Congress on September 24 and 25, 2019 in Berlin Customer wishes become customer expectations. This year's...

The Society for Applied Business Ethics wants to revolutionize the communication of sustainability. This won't happen overnight, but we have developed the CSE for this purpose: A combination of quality seal and certification and a seal to fall in love with. It allows...

Version CSE 6.0 now available in the download area The CSE standard is revised annually by the "Living Sustainability" working group. Depending on innovations on the market and developments in the area of sustainability, changes are made that are recorded in the...

Without local thinking and action, sustainability often remains a theory. Regions, communities and consumers are important players in the quest to preserve the foundations of life. This essence of the first sustainability symposium in Gelnhausen in March is now...

The standards from GfaW aim to establish a more sustainable economy by giving consumers clear signals at the point of sale. A new video on the NCP standard has been posted on YouTube. In the two-minute video, consumers can see the most important facts about the...

The first sustainability symposium in Gelnhausen was a complete success. With four expert speakers from different fields, the organizers UnternehmensGrün and GfaW were able to present a comprehensive picture of the topic of sustainability to a broad audience. The...

With the help of interviews and short videos, the GfaW presents its standards, provides valuable insights into certification processes and shows interesting people and companies. Presenting relevant information briefly and concisely is extremely important in these...

Tapir Wachswaren GmbH is currently in the process of verifying and communicating its consistently sustainable corporate management through the CSE standard. The company recently had all its products certified in accordance with the NCP product standard from GfaW. In...

The GfaW working groups met again in Kassel to discuss the current status of the standards. The exchange on the standards took place on March 27 and 28 at the Anthroposophical Center and was very well attended this year. The standard setter welcomed many new companies...

The consumer magazine Utopia recently published a study on seals. Reason enough for the Society for Applied Business Ethics to take a closer look at the results and draw a few conclusions. Consumers are becoming more critical The best thing right at the beginning:...

What's new in organic farming, nutrition and, of course, cosmetics? As a standard setter, we are not only eager to learn, we also want to provide impetus and set the course for the development of a sustainable economy. Every year, GfaW not only represents the...

Corporate sustainability needs a universal definition This has always been the approach of the CSE Certified Sustainable Economics Standard, the world's strictest certification for sustainability. As with an organic label, a sustainability label must also verify that...

Only the best for children: the first ecologically certified toy is on the market. The pioneer is "neogrün", a start-up from Saxony-Anhalt that focuses on natural, pollutant-free products, with its finger paints and modeling clay. The "Nature Care Product" (NCP)...

The Society for Applied Business Ethics (GfaW) now has a clearly defined quality seal for care products that are as environmentally friendly as possible to accompany therapy: NATURE THANX is the name of its new standard, which guarantees that neurodermatitis...

FUTUREWOMAN.de showcases women whose work contributes to keeping our planet livable. The site wants to give these women a voice, network them, support them and inspire others to behave more consciously and perhaps even become a FUTUREWOMAN themselves. Read the full...

Architectural office and management consultancy meet the demanding standards of the Society for Applied Business Ethics The first service companies have opted for certified sustainability: with RMP Stephan Lenzen Landschaftsarchitekten and the consulting firm...