Strategy
The challenges due to climate change are manifold – as are the opportunities for transformation.
brainbows helps you to sharpen your focus, recognize potential and develop new solutions that take political, technological and market-related changes into account. With our many years of expertise, we accompany you on your path to decarbonization.
Which risks and opportunities are associated with the complex effects of climate change? How do we position ourselves in this transformation? brainbows helps you to sharpen your focus, recognize potential and develop new solutions.
It is crucial to involve networks at an early stage in order to obtain valuable input from stakeholders. In this way, companies can act proactively, minimize risks and take advantage of opportunities to ensure long-term success and the resilience of the business model.
We are a sparring partner and advise you in your decision-making process – including on climate-relevant topics and technologies such as grid expansion, carbon capture and storage, wind energy and EIA procedures.
With the European Green Deal, the European Union has set itself the goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050. Austria wants to achieve this by 2040. In order to achieve these targets, we need to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Businesses, organizations, and public entities alike must respond to these challenges. brainbows helps you integrate ESG into your strategy and achieve clear greenhouse gas reduction targets. We collaborate to develop and implement your effective decarbonization plan.
Where should my company be in five, ten or 15 years’ time? In view of the regulatory, market and technological changes, many factors come into play here. Together with you, we set the right framework for working on your vision. brainbows facilitates and designs collaborative workshops to develop or refine your vision and positioning, seamlessly integrating the transition to a decarbonized society.
ESG will inevitably impact every company. Therefore, proactive and systematic preparation for regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations—including CSRD, ESRS, CSDDD, and double materiality—is crucial now.
Your tailored ESG roadmap offers a strategic overview, ensuring clarity and direction. Together with you, brainbows prepares all the necessary steps and analyzes which processes are required for your strategy.
We focus on the strategic orientation in combination with your business model, integrate stakeholders and partners into the process, work with state-of-the-art frameworks and methods and provide insights on which measures can be implemented both immediately and in the long term.
The European Green Deal has created an ambitious new framework for companies with regulations such as the CSRD, the CSDDD, the EU Taxonomy, the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the Circular Economy Action Plan.
Early assessment of these factors is strategically vital for companies and can provide a significant competitive advantage. brainbows continuously screens the latest developments and engages with the right stakeholders, identifies potential effects through a thorough analysis and develops appropriate guidelines for action even before the regulations come into force at national level.
We prepare key considerations specifically for you and your organization and align them through our close-knit networks, ensuring you are always well-informed.
ESG & Reporting
How can we achieve greater environmental and social responsibility? Which ESG factors should drive our strategic decisions? How do we accurately track and report our progress? We offer expert guidance to bring ESG to life. We conduct detailed materiality analyses, craft and execute tailored strategies, and ensure the seamless implementation of sustainability reporting, including CSRD.
We know with certainty: there’s no way around it anymore! Given pressing global challenges like climate change, social inequality, and the lack of accountability among certain business actors, the significance of sustainability issues for companies has reached new dimensions. Developing and executing a robust, forward-thinking ESG strategy is now essential.
We focus on pivotal questions: Which ESG priorities demand immediate action, and where can we maximize our impact? How do we strategically integrate and structure these priorities within our organization?
We provide strategic analysis and support to prioritize ESG topics within your business strategy, seamlessly integrate stakeholder interests, and implement robust sustainability due diligence processes. brainbows empowers you to strategically embed these critical areas into your core business strategy and operations.
A key innovation introduced by the CSRD is the materiality assessment, grounded in the principle of double materiality. This method empowers companies and organizations to effectively prioritize the vast array of ESG-relevant topics, ensuring they focus on the most impactful areas.
The brainbows materiality assessment is a standardized process that covers the requirements of the ESRS. With the assessment you’ll gain clear insights into the business activities with the highest climate change impact and risk exposure across your value chain. This will provide you with a definitive list of material sustainability topics, essential for your ESG strategy and reporting.
Voluntary sustainability reporting, typically following GRI guidelines, is evolving into mandatory ESRS reporting, thereby aligning sustainability indicators with financial reporting standards.
Regardless of the reporting framework, brainbows prioritizes meaningful sustainability implementation over mere compliance, fostering collaboration across all relevant internal stakeholders.
We support your company in setting up the process for meaningful reporting, bringing together the necessary contact persons and determining the required data with the help of a gap analysis. We help you to identify the key issues, document measurable targets and their progress and adapt implemented systems and strategies. In addition to preparing the sustainability report, we advise and support you in finding further communication options depending on the stakeholder group in order to present your sustainability performance in the right light.
Stakeholder Management
Meaningful conversations drive progress. We connect leaders from politics, NGOs, business, science, administration, and media to foster dialogue and collaboration. By bringing the right people together, we help solve complex problems.
brainbows specializes in organizing and facilitating round table discussions, modeled after the successful Anglo-American think tank approach.
We ensure productive and insightful exchanges by managing all aspects, from topic curation and participant selection to guideline development and venue setup, enabling open and critical dialogue among experts.
Governed by the Chatham House Rule, our discussions are held in strict confidence, fostering an informal and open environment. This confidentiality encourages candid dialogue, which can be invaluable in anticipating and mitigating future challenges, including potential crises. All discussion content and outcomes are held in strict confidence.
Are you seeking to cultivate meaningful dialogue with your stakeholders? Continuous engagement with both internal and external stakeholders is essential for aligning corporate activities with evolving expectations. This dialogue is particularly crucial for identifying key sustainability issues through materiality analysis. Furthermore, stakeholder engagement is a mandatory requirement under the CSRD and a fundamental component of effective due diligence.
Our stakeholder management approach provides a structured and effective framework for communication and interaction with key players across politics, NGOs, business, science, administration, and the media.
We focus on strategically positioning your company by identifying key stakeholders and conducting thorough analyses of their demands and expectations through stakeholder mapping.
Leveraging our extensive network across politics, NGOs, business, science, administration, and the media, we act as a central hub for connecting interests. We excel at identifying shared objectives and potential synergies, often before individual institutions do, enabling faster innovation. We’re ready to connect the dots and facilitate successful collaborations.
Gain direct, first-hand insights from your stakeholders through targeted surveys, ideal for materiality analysis, due diligence, and topic-specific feedback.
brainbows provides end-to-end survey services, from online platform management and questionnaire design to respondent selection and interactive dashboard reporting.
Crisis Prevention
Reputational risks are a reality for every company. One misstep can trigger a crisis. Brainbows offers the tools, strategies, and network to proactively mitigate these risks, particularly in the critical areas of climate protection, energy, and sustainability.
The transition to a low-carbon economy demands careful consideration of financial implications and evolving regulatory landscapes. We provide expert guidance to help your organization understand and manage the financial risks associated with climate change, while ensuring compliance with critical EU reporting standards like CSRD and the EU Taxonomy.
brainbows combines context analysis and risk assessment with collaborative stakeholder engagement. We ensure timely and effective dialogue between key parties, and provide expert strategic communications consulting to advance your sustainability objectives.
In today’s volatile landscape, robust stakeholder management isn’t just a best practice – it’s a lifeline. During crises, it’s the foundation upon which resilience is built. By fostering transparent communication and deeply understanding stakeholder needs, we help you maintain trust and navigate challenges with confidence.
brainbows provides strategic stakeholder management, ensuring you connect with key stakeholders through tailored communications. This approach allows your organization to effectively navigate crises, strengthening resilience and driving long-term advantage.
Even amidst the complexities of an impending crisis, opportunities arise for companies that demonstrate agility and foresight. Companies that recognize warning signs, act with precision, and implement strategic plans are best positioned to thrive.
brainbows develops stakeholder-focused communication strategies. We craft targeted messaging for key topics, projects, and positions, leveraging appropriate and innovative communication tools.
Events & Communication
At brainbows, we believe in cultivating a thriving climate – both environmentally and professionally. This commitment extends to our events and communication. We design and execute impactful events, workshops, and dialogues centered on climate action, energy transition, and sustainability. From meticulously curated content and guest lists to seamless logistics, we ensure every aspect aligns with our values. As an Austrian Umweltzeichen licensee (ecolabel), we host certified Green Events and Green Meetings, ensuring your events reflect your commitment to environmental responsibility.
Partner with brainbows to transform your events into powerful platforms for change. We offer bespoke solutions, from content conception to execution. We specialize in organizing round-table discussions, stakeholder events, and international conferences. All event formats can be certified as Green Events, reflecting your sustainability commitment.
brainbows orchestrates impactful events, meticulously managing every detail from strategic topic selection and expert speaker curation to venue selection and seamless execution. Leveraging decades of experience, we ensure your event delivers on its objectives, professionally and effectively.
As a licensed partner of the Austrian Umweltzeichen (ecolabel), we provide expert organization and certification for your Green Events and Green Meetings, ensuring adherence to the highest sustainability standards.
Our proven track record includes the successful organization and certification of numerous Green Events, such as: AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT by the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative, UEFA European Football Championship EURO 2008, 2023 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships, 2015 Eurovision Songcontest Austria, Austrian Climate Protection Award, THE PEP Vienna 2021, and the 20th anniversary event of klimaaktiv in 2024.
Finding the right words can be hard. brainbows offers strategic communication solutions, from concept to execution, to effectively address your stakeholders. Our services encompass a comprehensive range of communication strategies, including public outreach, targeted communication for decision-makers, stakeholder engagement, content editing, social media management, and the design of communication forums.
brainbows creates strategic communication concepts and editorial content. We utilize diverse media, including brochures, posters, and online platforms, to effectively convey your message.
The interconnected complexities of climate change and economic transformation often create complex and challenging narratives. brainbows excels at simplifying these complexities, translating them into clear, concise texts and compelling graphics. This ‘translation work’ is essential for establishing a shared understanding, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring factual clarity.
brainbows provides support in formulating and refining creative concepts and creating editorial content. We use various forms of communication such as folders or posters, online media or brochures.