{"id":5963,"date":"2021-04-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positive-impacts.com\/newsletter-april-2021\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T16:43:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:43:43","slug":"newsletter-april-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positive-impacts.com\/en\/newsletter-april-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2021 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"pi-newsletter\">\n<p><em>This article was originally shared in our <strong>Newsletter \u2014 April 2021<\/strong>.<br \/>\n  <a href=\"\/en\/subscribe\/\">Subscribe here<\/a> to receive future updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<header>\n<h1>Positive Impacts Newsletter \u2014 April 2021<\/h1>\n<p><strong>In this edition:<\/strong> Launch of the Impact Accounting Framework \u00b7 Double materiality concept \u00b7 Building the link between impacts, value &amp; risk \u00b7 Upcoming events<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section id=\"launch\">\n<h2>Launching the PI Impact Accounting Framework<\/h2>\n<p>We officially launched the Positive Impacts (PI) Impact Accounting Framework \u2014 a system that allows organizations to measure and value positive and negative sustainability impacts with financial-grade precision.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Based on consistent accounting logic for all sustainability topics.<\/li>\n<li>Enables quantification in both physical and monetary terms.<\/li>\n<li>Supports companies, investors, and policymakers in managing transition progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The framework bridges the gap between sustainability impact measurement and financial reporting, laying the foundation for better decisions and accountability.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"double-materiality\">\n<h2>Understanding Double Materiality<\/h2>\n<p>The EU\u2019s concept of double materiality recognizes two perspectives: how sustainability issues affect a company (financial materiality) and how a company affects people and the planet (impact materiality). Our approach unites both through one consistent logic \u2014 financial impacts are always a subset of real-world impacts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Impact-first logic avoids subjective topic selection.<\/li>\n<li>Supports CSRD and EU Taxonomy alignment.<\/li>\n<li>Facilitates comparable, data-driven decision-making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"value-risk\">\n<h2>Connecting Impacts, Value &amp; Risk<\/h2>\n<p>Our Value &amp; Risk Framework links measured impacts to enterprise value and risk metrics. It shows how impact results influence revenues, costs, and risk-adjusted performance. This helps investors and companies integrate sustainability into strategy and capital allocation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quantifies positive and negative effects on financial performance.<\/li>\n<li>Aligns sustainability KPIs with business objectives.<\/li>\n<li>Improves transparency and trust with investors and regulators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"events\">\n<h2>Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Webinar:<\/strong> \u201cIntroducing the PI Frameworks\u201d \u2014 April 14 \u00b7 Online.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Workshop:<\/strong> \u201cMeasuring What Matters\u201d \u2014 April 28 \u00b7 Cologne.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Register at <a href=\"mailto:info@positive-impacts.com\">info@positive-impacts.com<\/a> or visit our<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.positive-impacts.com\/en\/events\/\">Events page<\/a> for details.\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<footer>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\n      <a href=\"mailto:info@positive-impacts.com\">info@positive-impacts.com<\/a> \u00b7 +49 221 95490139 \u00b7<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.positive-impacts.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> \u00b7<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/positive-impacts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally shared in our Newsletter \u2014 April 2021. 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