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How DPG Media hit its ESG deadlines in 2 months<\/h1>\n
As the leading media company in Belgium and the Netherlands, DPG Media reaches millions daily through trusted, independent journalism, entertainment and online marketplaces. With a mission to inform, inspire and enrich people\u2019s lives, sustainability isn\u2019t just a corporate priority. It\u2019s a natural extension of their role in society, a response to rising stakeholder expectations, and a key part of protecting brand trust.<\/div>\n <\/header>\n\n
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\u201cAs a media company in the center of society, we want to take our responsibility in decreasing our environmental footprint, as society expects us to,\u201d says Paul Vereijken, ESG Manager at DPG Media. \u201cCarbon footprint software is crucial. Like the saying \u2018what gets measured, gets managed.\u2019 Without carbon accounting, we can’t reduce our footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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\u201cCarbon footprint software is crucial. Like the saying \u2018what gets measured, gets managed.\u2019 Without carbon accounting, we can’t reduce our footprint.\u201d<\/p>

Paul Vereijken, ESG Manager, DPG Media<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

The pressure to move quickly<\/h2>\n\n

So when the group management approved a new system to manage DPG Media\u2019s carbon accounting, there was no time to waste.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cOur management said yes. Now we needed a system, and we needed it fast,\u201d Paul explains.<\/p>\n\n

With ambitious emissions targets on the horizon, Paul and his team needed a esg platform<\/a> that could onboard quickly and scale with them over time.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cPosition Green told us their standard onboarding takes two months. We basically said, \u2018Unless you can move faster, we\u2019ll look elsewhere.\u2019 It was going to be fast with you or not at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Position Green rose to the challenge. DPG Media launched using the platform\u2019s standard configuration, then began evolving it to fit their specific needs.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe needed to get started fast, so we launched with Position Green\u2019s standard configuration. Now that we understand the platform, we\u2019re customizing it to fit our business, and that kind of flexibility is exactly what we needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

In just two months, they were already delivering results internally. \u201cAfter two months, we presented our updated CO2<\/sub>e-footprint to ESG-leading Executive Committee members. We were able to hit all of our deadlines, and that is, for a significant part, thanks to the ease of working with the platform and the sublime onboarding by Position Green\u2019s onboarding team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

From spreadsheets to strategic oversight<\/h3>\n\n

Before implementing Position Green, DPG Media\u2019s carbon data was managed in spreadsheets and sent to an external consultant. It was a \u201cblack box\u201d process with little transparency or internal ownership. There was also a risk of errors, versioning issues, and time lost to manual handling.<\/p>\n\n

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