4.2 Create and Manage ESG Targets in Klappir-Strategy

What You’re Going to Do

In this chapter, you’ll use the Targets module in Klappir-Strategy to define and manage your ESG targets. These targets support your actions, track progress on material topics, and prepare you for sustainability reporting under ESRS or VSME.

You’ll:

• Set new ESG targets or refine existing ones

• Define what success looks like (baseline, target value, due date)

• Track your progress with visual indicators

• Connect each target to priorities, actions, and topics

How to Do It – Step by Step

 

1. Go to the Dashboard

Open Klappir-Strategy and navigate to the main dashboard.

 

2. Click on “Targets”

Use the left-hand menu or the tile on the dashboard to open the Targets module.

When you open the module, you’ll see pre-created example targets that illustrate how targets can be structured. These examples can be:

• Used as templates

• Edited to fit your organisation

• Replaced with your own custom targets

 

3. Add a Target Framework ("Audit")

To start, you’ll create a target framework that helps group related goals.

Press “Add Audit” to define your target framework.
For example:

• Title: ESG 2025–2030 Strategy

• Period: 2025–2030

• Type: Choose a meaningful name such as “Sustainability Targets”

💡 Tip: You can have multiple frameworks for different business units, topics, or years.

 

4. Add Sections (Topic Areas)

Next, add sections to organise your targets. Each section might correspond to a material topic or ESG area:

Examples:

• E1 Climate Change

• S1 Own Workforce

• G1 Business Conduct

Press “Add Section” and give it a clear name and description.

5: Add Targets (Questions)

Each target is created as a “Question” and describes a specific, measurable goal.

Press Add Question and fill in:

* “Single Selection” with progress levels is the best option for most sustainability targets, especially when tracking change over time.

🔎 You can also use other types like Text Box or Date for descriptive or supporting questions if needed.

 

6: Add Progress Descriptions

Describe what each progress level means.

Press on Answers

 

Add description to the progress level - Example

Progress Level	Description
Not started	No actions taken to assess or reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions
Started	Energy audit or early steps (e.g., lighting upgrade) in progress
Good progress	Major energy upgrades underway or completed
Completed	Emissions reduced by at least 30%, verified through data in Klappir

 

7: Add Guidance

The Guidance field should describe the target in a clear, measurable sentence:

What you want to achieve
By when
Compared to what (baseline/reference)

📌 Example:

Reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 30% by 2030 compared to 2023 baseline.

🖱 Open the Guidance tab and add this description.

This aligns with [ESRS GDR-T] requirements for targets (July 2025 update), especially:

• Linking targets to policies and actions

• Time-bound and measurable goals

• Baseline year and outcome-based framing

Press on Guidance

Reminder: Each target should support one or more of your policies or actions. Make sure they connect logically.

 

Link Targets to Actions

After creating your targets, you can link them to specific actions from your Action Plan:

1. Open the target

2. Go to the Actions tab

3. Press Link Actions

4. Select relevant actions already created

Once linked, you will see an overview like this:

Materiality	Key Actions	Action
E1 Climate change	Reduce Scope 1 & 2 Emissions	Conduct an energy audit and switch office lighting and heating systems
E1 Climate change	Reduce Scope 1 & 2 Emissions	Improve heating and insulation in office space
E1 Climate change	Reduce Scope 1 & 2 Emissions	Switch company car or delivery van to electric vehicle (EV)

This view helps you:

• Track which actions support which targets

• Improve traceability and accountability

• Align clearly with ESRS and VSME reporting requirements

📌 Tip: Linking actions to targets is a best practice for showing how your sustainability goals are actively being implemented.

 

After Setup – What You See

Once your targets are structured, the Sustainability Targets module gives you:

• A dashboard with progress filters (Not started / Started / Good progress / Completed)

• A section overview (e.g., Climate Change, Circular Economy, Own Workforce)

• Evidence and comment tracking

• Submission history