IECAD Projects

To mark World Environment Day, all office locations of CIMA Beratung + Management GmbH are invited to develop and submit voluntary projects and activities together with their teams. Examples may include clean-up campaigns, mobility-related initiatives, planting activities, information sessions, or other locally organised actions. The initiative creates opportunities for employees to engage with environmental topics, exchange ideas and explore practical approaches for more conscious behaviour.

The Network for Sustainability at Schindler Deutschland initiated the ADFC “Bicycle-Friendly Employer” certification to introduce and promote bicycle-friendly infrastructure and practices. The certification supports sustainability, employee health and employer appeal while helping to reduce costs in the long term. The three-year certification process includes a self-assessment, audit, consultation and recommendations. Companies select the measures that best suit their needs and, once certified,

Readers of this book will gain practical insights into addressing green transition challenges related to climate, decarbonisation, biodiversity, and social equity through strategic skills development. The green transition requires more than technical specialists—it demands that every employee, in every role, contributes to organisational transformation. This means developing a broader skill set across the entire workforce and leveraging transferable skills alongside technical competence.

The Network for Sustainability at Schindler Deutschland implemented a book exchange box to promote sharing instead of buying. More than just a shelf, it brings people together, promotes learning and helps reduce resource consumption. It is a small, easy-to-implement idea that can make a big difference.

As part of German Overshoot Day and the #whatmakesushappy initiative, Re:think - Mensch I Ressource I Zukunft at Advanced UniByte GmbH (AU) raised awareness of food waste with a central information stand. Employees learned how AU handles canteen leftovers, explored ways to rescue food, and discovered local food-sharing initiatives and platforms. Rescued food from Foodsharing and Too Good To Go was also available to take home.

Our company, CIMA Beratung + Management GmbH, aims to make its operations more sustainable. The company's Green Team prepared and implemented a Common Good Economy Compact Balance Sheet for 2022 and 2023. The company is currently undergoing the re-certification process with SystemCERT and continues to work towards greater transparency, social responsibility and ecological sustainability.

Effective Giving can be an incredibly impactful tool for employees and their workplace to have an impact on the world. With effective causes around Climate, Animal Welfare and Food Transition (but also Women Empowerment, Poverty & Health), there is a great opportunity for employees to connect internal ERGs and direct potential giving strategies the company already has towards more effecive causes. We also help them set up a giving strategy from scratch and provide speakers / business cases.

The Employee Clothing Swap, organised by Team Green at Vodafone GmbH, promotes more sustainable consumption through a clothing swap organised by employees, for employees. Well-preserved clothes get a second chance and can find a new home. At the same time, the initiative raises awareness of the impact of our consumption habits and creates a space for exchange, connection and collective action for sustainability.

Employee advocates across influential companies representing multiple sectors gathered for an in person employee climate action retreat focused on influence as a transformative green skill. The retreat was designed to maximize employee impact in several key ways including: 1. Shifting power dynamics 2. Building cross-company alliances and 3. Exploring collective action opportunities for companies to shape climate action and meaningful systemic change.

The Foodsaver Buffet, organised by the Green Team Bayer Gastronomie at Bayer Gastronomie GmbH, is part of the regular lunch offering and gives surplus food a second chance. Instead of going to waste, smaller quantities of dishes and sides – such as vegetables, sauces, meat or fish – are offered as part of the buffet. Guests can mix and match their own meal at a fixed price. This helps reduce food waste while offering greater choice and flexibility.

At neues handeln AG, Greenboostings are agency-wide knowledge formats that enable colleagues to make communication projects more sustainable. The neues handeln Environmental Team developed standards, checklists and practical tools for print products, events and websites. More than 150 employees were trained to plan, advise and produce in an environmentally friendly way, with the aim of making sustainable communication the norm step by step.

Our green team researched 401(k) investment options and learned that most current offerings have "D"/"F" ratings for fossil fuel exposure. Fossil fuels have been the worst-performing sector over the past 15 years. We launched several employee petitions over the last two years to ask for competitive fossil fuel-free 401(k) options. In response, our Benefits team is currently performing formal due diligence to add Sphere, a refreshingly fossil-free retirement investment option!