The newly developed sustainable value approach enabled a monetary assessment and value-oriented management of corporate sustainability performance. This potential was realised in business practice as part of the NeW project. The Sustainable Value approach was applied on a broad scale to German companies for the first time.

The project comprised the following activities:

  • NeW assessed the sustainability performance of 25 German companies using the sustainable value approach in euros.
  • NeW published a study on the results of the assessment of the sustainability performance of 25 German companies.
  • NeW applied the Sustainable Value approach in the sustainability management of four partner companies.
  • NeW has published a practical handbook that explains step by step how to apply the Sustainable Value approach.
  • NeW organised transfer workshops in various German cities.
  • NeW has developed an internet-based application tool that companies can use to carry out an initial assessment of their company's sustainability performance using the Sustainable Value approach.