About CSR Tools

Mission

Our mission is to empower every company with the right tools and understandable knowledge to shape a more sustainable and responsible future and to see sustainability as a strategic opportunity.

Our drive

Our blue planet is heating up at an alarmingly fast pace. It is not enough to rely on other people to solve the biggest global threats and risks to humanity. Everyone can contribute with their own behavior, experience, skills and knowledge. And that is exactly what we are doing!

With CSR Tools, we make the legal ESRS requirements for your reporting obligation easy to understand and give you the tools to create an auditable CSRD sustainability report. We support you in setting the right levers in motion to make your company sustainable.

Our impact

We make a measurable contribution to a more sustainable world by supporting companies in their transformation. In doing so, our clients also achieve efficiency gains (for example by avoiding waste) and a higher ROI (return on investment) through sustainable business practices.

In addition, we donate 10% of our annual sales of CSR tools to environmental protection organizations. These donations are shown transparently on our website.

"Someone has to do something. And someone is always yourself."

Luisa Neubauer; Ersteller: Stefan Müller
Luisa Neubauer
Environmental activist

Who is behind CSR Tools?

Bernhard and Alexander Spahn are responsible for the CSR Tools website and the CSRD Compass Newsletter.

As a business economist, Bernhard has held several positions at larger companies, most recently as Director of Business Organization. He has been working as a management consultant since 2010, including for the Dr. Kraus & Partner consulting network. In his free time, Bernhard is actively involved in the Albverein in Besigheim and is committed to sustainable club life.

After completing his business studies started his career at the auditing and consulting firm Deloitte started. Over the course of 5 years, he has advised numerous companies on digital transformation and efficiency improvement projects.

In 2020, Alexander founded the technology start-up Veertly. Veertly is a platform that digitizes the event industry and brings virtual events to life. Thanks to the platform, the carbon footprint of companies has been drastically reduced by reducing travel to conferences, avoiding waste and other effects. The Veertly event platform was acquired by the Swiss telecommunications company Swisscom Broadcast in 2023.

Alexander has been dealing with the topic of sustainability in his private life for several years. Since 2023, he has been working intensively on topics such as sustainability strategies for companies, CSRD reporting and double materiality analysis.

Alexander is also a member of the Bundesdeutscher Arbeitskreis für Umweltbewusstes Management (B.A.U.M.) e.V., a supporter of the Alliance for Development and Climate Foundation and completedthe certificatecourse ‘Sustainability Reporting Advisor from February to July 2024 . certificate course ”Sustainability Reporting Advisor” at the EBS University of Business and Law.

Charlotte has been a working student at CSR Tools since September. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Philosophy at the University of Freiburg, where she developed a special interest in the interface between ethics and business at an early stage. She is currently studying for a Master’s degree in Applied Ethics with a special focus on CSR, as she is convinced that responsible business is not only possible but also necessary in order to create long-term sustainable solutions for society.

I can highly recommend Alex. His willingness to get things done and his ability to collaborate make him a great boss. It was always fun to work with him and I felt valued as a person.

Tina Blumenstengel
Project Manager | Porsche

Alexander is a doer! He can quickly familiarize himself with new topics, grasp them analytically and you can always rely on him 100% when it comes to implementation. His drive coupled with his values make him an asset to any team.

Joschka Finkbeiner
Joschka Finkbeiner
Head of Strategy & Operations | Thyssenkrupp

I look forward to hearing from you