Sustainability

Our contribution to sustainable development

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations define 17 goals that build on the principle of “Leave no one behind” and set an agenda to achieve sustainable global development for every person on the planet by 2030. consistency wants to be part of this movement and use its core competencies to contribute to and actively shape a more sustainable and people-centred society. We also want to inspire our environment to also actively contribute to sustainable development.

Experience has taught us that focusing on a few essential goals is indispensable in order to achieve them and to be able to act in a target-oriented manner. Therefore, we have chosen three SDGs to which we can contribute the most based on our experience and expertise:

Increase quality of education

… because we know from our expertise that quality education and lifelong learning are the key to sustainable progress and success.

Reduce inequalities

… because it is at the core of our identity that every person is treated equally and we practice this principle on a daily basis.

Tackle climate change

… because we bear responsibility for our footprint and want to take the chance we are given to make an active contribution to achieving the climate goals.

What SDG 4 is about

SDG 4 – Quality Education aims to ensure inclusive, equitable and quality education and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. This includes, first and foremost, providing children around the world with access to schools and education systems, but also training skilled professionals, thus contributing to sustainable development and higher levels of education worldwide.

What quality education means for consistency

Quality education and lifelong learning are the key to sustainable progress. As a management consultancy that puts people at the centre of every project, it is anchored in our core principles to empower people – whether clients or employees – to initiate sustainable change. We want to support and encourage them in their personal and professional development.

consistency is convinced of the principle of continuous improvement. For us, this means that we learn from each other, systematically use new insights to question and continuously improve ourselves and our process, product and service quality. We thus want to create an open and sustainable learning culture.

How we implement quality education

To ensure quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, consistency has committed to various initiatives:

Enable C-scholarship

consistency provides financial and non-material support for a student as part of a C-scholarship in cooperation with a university in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Strengthen knowledge exchange

We organise regular knowledge exchange sessions (CX) to share experiences and methodological and technical expertise, which are also made available to the public on a selective basis.

Enter into partnerships

EX-CITE is a development partnership to support young professionals from Kosovo. The initiative has set itself the goal of imparting practical methodological and technical expertise and thus facilitating their entry into professional life.

What challenges we face

Inequality in education is a global challenge that can only be addressed through local initiatives and actions.

We are aware of our privileged access to education and want to use this privilege in projects to ensure the best possible education for children, youth and young professionals and to open up promising career opportunities.

What SDG 10 is about

SDG 10 – Reduce Inequalities aims to lower inequality within and between states. This includes promoting inclusion, ensuring equal opportunities, implementing social equality, promoting responsible migration and providing development aid to states in need.

What less inequality means for consistency

Every person is treated equally. This is our basic principle and philosophy in all our interactions between shareholders, employees, applicants, customers, partners and other stakeholders.

consistency actively demands and promotes equality within the company. This happens – as a matter of course – regardless of gender, origin and ethnicity. Our focus is less on promoting cross-border equality and more on direct interpersonal equality.

How we implement less inequality

In order to reduce inequalities, consistency is pushing ahead with a variety of projects.

Supporting aid organisations

Consistency supports various children's aid programmes of social aid organisations in Germany (e.g. Diakonie Deutschland, Caritas) and is both financially and actively involved.

Promoting equality

Consistency emphasises equal pay for equal performance and does so regardless of gender or ethnicity. In addition, initiatives to empower women and promote gender equality in general are supported and organised.

Building social co-operation

In line with the principle of equality, we always think in terms of long-term relationships and partnerships and always build on collaborative cooperation based on mutual respect.

What challenges we face

We are well aware of the added value and convinced of diversity within teams and organisations. consistency can still become more diverse. That is why we are constantly striving to balance the gender ratio. In 2020, about 70% of the newly hired colleagues at consistency were female.

In addition, we would like to draw more attention to inequalities and social shortcomings according to the motto “those who can, should”.

What SDG 13 is about

SDG 13 – Climate Action aims to take immediate measures to combat climate change and its impacts. Businesses are required to follow a green and sustainable path to achieve the 2 degree target under the Paris Climate Agreement.

What climate protection measures mean for consistency

Mitigation of climate change – to contribute positively to this SDG 13, consistency is committed to integrating climate change mitigation measures into our business activities and strategies.

consistency aims to significantly reduce emissions associated with our company and business activities. We promote awareness and behaviour for climate protection among both our internal and external stakeholders.

How we implement climate protection measures

In order to implement emission-mitigating and climate-friendly measures, consistency has committed to the following initiatives:

What challenges we face

Establishing climate protection and renewable energies

Internally, we work on and monitor the topics of climate protection and renewable energies in two task forces: With an ecological vision as a central pillar, the Make-a-Difference team has implemented initial steps towards becoming a green consultancy firm in cooperation with other stakeholders. The Future Energy team has set itself the goal of actively contributing to the sustainable energy transition.

Reduce CO2 emissions

We offset all of our CO2 emissions caused by business travel in 2019 and also promote the use of public transport.

Promoting environmental awareness

Through dialogue and keynote speeches, we raise awareness of climate protection and the need to act.

On our journey to contribute, we were able to identify certain obstacles to implementation. We are currently strengthening our skills and capacities in the area of emissions monitoring in order to be able to determine our CO2 emissions even more accurately in the future. Another potential improvement for SDG 13 is that consistency does not only contribute to climate neutrality, but also builds ecological capacities itself.

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Sustainability

Our contribution to sustainable development

Increase quality of education

Reduce inequalities

Tackle climate change

What SDG 4 is about

What quality education means for consistency

How we implement quality education

Enable C-scholarship

Strengthen knowledge exchange

Enter into partnerships

What challenges we face

What SDG 10 is about

What less inequality means for consistency

How we implement less inequality

Supporting aid organisations

Promoting equality

Building social co-operation

What challenges we face

What SDG 13 is about

What climate protection measures mean for consistency

How we implement climate protection measures

What challenges we face

Establishing climate protection and renewable energies

Reduce CO2 emissions

Promoting environmental awareness

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