ESG in the public sector

Climate protection is a central task of the public sector. The Federal Constitutional Court has derived this from Article 20a of the Basic Law. Section 13 of the Federal Climate Protection Act requires the public administration and its companies to consider the impact on climate protection in all decisions.

However, many local authorities have not yet defined any or any adequate climate protection targets and have not developed a corresponding climate protection strategy with appropriate reduction paths to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There is therefore a need for action. There are climate protection gaps in the public sector that should be closed.

Only a few federal states have reduction pathways that are comparable to the Federal Climate Protection Act and aim to achieve net greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 at the latest. Many federal states are lagging behind the federal government's reduction path - and some currently have no statutory reduction path at all. The situation is similar in large cities.

Our studies provide an overview of where there is a particularly great need to catch up in the public sector and which ESG strategies are now in demand. This is because inadequate climate protection measures - in addition to future climate risks - also harbour legal, reputational and financing risks. There is therefore an urgent need for the public sector to catch up in order to align its actions more consistently with climate protection targets.

Our experts support you in setting up suitable ESG strategies, closing climate gaps or analysing the most important data for the necessary ESG transformation. In our studies, you can also find out what sustainable transport concepts for large cities could look like and which cities and countries are already pioneers on the path to a climate-neutral future.