Global ESG Monitor 2021 reveals serious deficits

What are companies doing to ensure human rights along the supply chain? And how do they deal with problems raised by stakeholders? Corporate sustainability reports are supposed to provide answers to these questions. However, the Global ESG Monitor shows that many ESG reports worldwide are not transparent and comprehensive enough yet.  For the Global ESG […]

Global Corporate Leaders Leave Investors Blind on ESG

In an elaborate study, cometis together with the market research institute KOHORTEN as well as currie comunications (AU) and Xenophon (US) examined 140 international companies with regard to their sustainability reporting.

March 1, 2021 SMT Scharf AG: FY 2020 operating result prospectively lower than expected

SMT Scharf AG (German Securities Code (WKN) 575198, ISIN DE0005751986) announced that, as part of the preparation of the 2020 consolidated financial statements on the basis of preliminary figures, it has transpired that the operating result (EBIT) for the 2020 fiscal year is expected to amount to EUR -8.1 million (2019: EUR 6.8 million).

EXCiPACT certification for c-LEcta’s high production standards

Leipzig, March 2, 2021 – c-LEcta, a global biotechnology company with technology leadership in enzyme engineering and bioprocess development, can significantly reduce the cost of supplier audits for customers thanks to its recent award of EXCiPACT certification. The certificate confirms compliance with particularly high quality standards in production and distribution. For customers from the pharmaceutical industry in particular, these standards are an important criterion for qualifying suppliers and the closure of contracts. The certification significantly eases cooperation with new and existing customers for c-LEcta. EXCiPACT certification is internationally recognized and confirms that c-LEcta complies with “Good Manufacturing Practice” and “Good Distribution Practice” for pharmaceutical excipients.

ESG: The pressure of NGOs on companies

At least since the Fridays for Future demonstrations took place, it seems society is placing increasing importance on the protection of environment, human rights and social justice –fundamental ESG issues. A golden era for NGOs? After all, they’ve been campaigning on these issues for decades – which makes them dangerous for companies as well. NGOs […]

12 February 2021 | Dermapharm Holding SE expects the cooperation with BioNTech SE in vaccine production to make a high double-digit million € contribution to sales in 2021

Ad hoc news to the archive Dermapharm Holding SE expects the cooperation with BioNTech SE in vaccine production to make a high double-digit million € contribution to sales in 2021 Grünwald, February 12, 2021 – Dermapharm Holding SE (WKN: A2GS5D, ISIN: DE000A2GS5D8) expects the cooperation with BioNTech SE, Mainz, in the production of the Covid-19 […]

February 12, 2021 | Dermapharm Holding SE expands capacity to produce COVID-19 vaccine and plans for vaccine manufacturing to contribute high double-digit million € in sales in 2021

Corporate news to the archive Dermapharm Holding SE expands capacity to produce COVID-19 vaccine and plans for vaccine manufacturing to contribute high double-digit million € in sales in 2021 Grünwald, February 12, 2021 – Dermapharm Holding SE (“Dermapharm”), a leading manufacturer of off-patent branded pharmaceuticals for selected therapeutic areas, expects the collaboration with BioNTech SE, […]