Climate Management in Companies A Practical Guide

This guide provides practical guidance on how companies can establish and operate a systematic, transparent and credible climate management system. It is aimed at organisations that wish to systematically integrate climate protection, climate adaptation and the management of climate-related risks into their corporate governance, thereby meeting legal requirements as well as the expectations of customers, investors and other stakeholders. It is based on current legal and political frameworks (e.g. the European Green Deal, the German Climate Protection and Climate Adaptation Act, the EU ETS, the CSRD) as well as established standards such as the GHG Protocol and relevant ISO standards.

The guide is structured in nine stages and covers key thematic chapters: governance (senior management responsibility, delegation to climate teams, employee engagement), defining organisational and operational accounting boundaries, data management and GHG accounting (Scope 1–3, emission factors, biogenic CO₂), integration of climate-related risks (physical and transition risks), target setting (GHG reduction targets, adaptation targets), planning and prioritisation of measures (avoidance, reduction, adaptation, offsetting), and internal and external communication.

The guide concludes with guidance on monitoring, audit procedures and measures for continual improvement. With practical guidance and best-practice examples, the guide offers numerous practical tools and aims to provide organisations with verifiable, transparent and actionable guidance for effec tive climate management.