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Team Farner Partner Companies have achieved their first certified Carbon Footprint
Kirchhoff Consult and komm.passion from Germany, Farner from Switzerland as well as VIM Group with offices in Germany, United Kingdom and the Netherlands have become the first companies within TEAM FARNER to record all climate-relevant data for the 2023 fiscal year in accordance with the international Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol standard. This carbon footprint has now been officially certified by GUTcert GmbH.
"Knowledge is valuable, but personal experience is even more so. With this in mind, we took the lead in the climate accounting process within our industry and gained critical insights," said Vincent Furnari, CSO, Practice Head ESG at TEAM FARNER and Managing Partner at Kirchhoff. “Together, we want to make our way to climate neutrality step by step. With our carbon footprint, we have now achieved the first milestone towards developing a sustainability strategy for TEAM FARNER as a whole,” Melanie Faithfull Kent, CEO at TEAM FARNER added. “In the coming years, more partner companies will be included in the carbon footprint.” “
In the consulting industry, the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions stem from areas such as electrical infrastructure, building operations, and mobility. The joint evaluation revealed that approximately 25 percent of emissions from the four partner companies come from employee commuting, 17 percent from business travel, and 15 percent from the vehicle fleet.
"Our mobility is the largest contributor to emissions and represents the greatest opportunity for savings," noted Dr Jan-Ole Brandt, Senior Consultant ESG/Sustainability at Kirchhoff. "The carbon footprint data allows us to establish our own reduction targets and provide our clients with the necessary Scope 3 emissions data for their reporting."
The audit reports and certification can be accessed here.
ABOUT TEAM FARNER
TEAM FARNER is an alliance of leading consulting firms that view integrated communication as a key factor in the success of an organization. The group is entrepreneur / partner-led who are themselves active in the consulting business and Private Equity backed. As an international team of the best minds, TEAM FARNER combines all disciplines of communication such as strategy, reputation management, sustainability communication, branding, brand management, corporate communication, public affairs, marketing communication, behavioral science, digital and CommTech. TEAM FARNER employs c. 600 FTE and is represented in major markets in Europe with a presence in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. TEAM FARNER's roots are in Switzerland, where it was founded in 1951, headquartered and positioned as the market leader in integrated communications.
ABOUT KIRCHHOFF
With around 70 employees, Kirchhoff Consult GmbH is a leading communications and strategy consultancy for financial communications and ESG in German-speaking countries. For over 30 years, Kirchhoff has been advising clients on all aspects of financial and corporate communications, annual and sustainability reports, IPOs, investor relations, ESG and sustainability communications. 'Designing Sustainable Value': Kirchhoff combines content expertise with excellent design to create sustainable value. Kirchhoff Consult is a member of TEAM FARNER, a European alliance of partner-led agencies. The common goal is to build the European market leader for integrated communications consulting.
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Vincent Furnari
Managing Partner
vincent.furnari@kirchhoff.de
+49 40 609 186 58