Environmental mission statement &
Environmental management systems
Environmental mission statement
VERBUND is aware of its responsibility towards the environment. We have therefore set out our principles in VERBUND's environmental mission statement.
Certification of the environmental management systems
As part of the certification of our environmental management systems, our plants are regularly audited by external auditors.
VERBUND has implemented environmental management systems in accordance with ISO 14001 at generation and grid facilities as well as large administrative sites. The thermal generation plants in Mellach are also validated in accordance with the EMAS Regulation. A separate environmental statement is published annually on this website for these plants. New plants are integrated into the environmental management system after commissioning and are included in the scope of the certificate during the subsequent audit.
If you have any questions about the scope of the environmental management systems, please send an email to our sustainability team.
Certificates for other management systems in the areas of quality, energy or safety are also listed in the table below.
Environmental management systems and other certifications at VERBUND sites:
Hydropower:
| Reports/Documents (German only) | Comments | Certificates | |
VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH VERBUND Innkraftwerke GmbH Grenzkraftwerke GmbH | Hydropower Environmental poliicyPDF / 88.1 KB | In 2023, ISO 14001 certification was extended to all three hydropower companies (formerly for nine power plant groups). | ISO 14001 Hydropower U-04877/0 PDF / 690.5 KB |
| Ennskraftwerke AG | Environmental policy PDF / 940.2 KB | Since 2008 all power plants ISO 14001 certified, for details see www.ennskraft.at | ISO 14001 U-00959/0PDF / 711.6 KB |
| Kraftwerk Albanien | Since 2016 the power plant of Energji Ashta, a project company of VERBUND and EVN in Shkoder, Albania is ISO 14001 certified. | ISO 14001 031676062340PDF / 432.9 KB |
Wind power and Photovoltaics:
| Reports/Documents (German only) | Comments | Certificates | |
| Operation of wind power plants and photovoltaic systems | Environmental policyPDF / 190.0 KB | VERBUND Green Power GmbH - Asset Management, Operation Monitoring & Maintenance GMO certified according to ISO 14001 since 2014. | ISO 14001 U-02684/0PDF / 672.3 KB |
| Wind parks, Spain | Operational management SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY, S.A. is ISO 14001-certified | ISO 14001 GAMESA 01 104115165 PDF / 112.5 KB | |
| Wind parks, Spain & Germany | Operational management VESTAS is ISO 14001-certified. | SO14001_VESTAS_166333-2014-AQ-DEN-DANAKPDF / 291.6 KB | |
| Photovoltaics, Spain | Operational management EIFFAGE ENERGÍA, S.L.U. is ISO 14001-certified. | ISO14001 BAYWA MA-3811/20PDF / 309.7 KB | |
| Photovoltaikanlagen Spain | Operational management LANTANIA, S.A.U. is ISO 14001-certified | ISO14001 LANTANIA GA2018-0241PDF / 581.8 KB | |
| Wind parks, Germany | Operational management ENERCON GmbH is ISO 14001-certified | SO14001 ENERCON-C587791-DEPDF / 251.5 KB | |
| Wind parks, Romania | Environmental powerPDF / 140.5 KB | VERBUND Wind Power Romania is ISO 14001-certified since 2021. | ISO 14001 No 20104203008217PDF / 328.1 KB |
Administration:
| Reports/Documents (German only) | Comments | Certificates | |
| Vienna | Environmental mission statementPDF / 88.1 KB | Corporate Headquarters, General Services, certified according to ISO 14001. | ISO 14001 U-01975/0PDF / 748.9 KB |
| Telecommunication | Quality policyPDF / 393.5 KB | Department for telecommunication is certified according to ISO 9011 since 2011. | ISO 9001 Q-10156/0PDF / 393.5 KB |
| VUM Klagenfurt | Guiding principlesPDF / 216.9 KB | VUM Verfahren Umwelt Management GmbH - siehe www.vum.co.at - Umwelt- und Projektmanagement sowie chemisch, physikalisches Labor seit 2005 ISO 9001 und seit 2013 nach ISO 14001 zertifiziert. Vormals VERBUND Umwelttechnik GmbH, seit 2016 nicht mehr vollkonsolidiert. 2019 wurde ein Arbeits-, Gesundheits- und Sicherheitsmanagementsystem nach ISO 45001 erfolgreich zertifiziert und neue Leitlinien in Kraft gesetzt. | ISO 14001 U-02050/0PDF / 406.4 KB ISO 9001 Q-04124/0PDF / 406.4 KB ISO 45001 S- 00289/0PDF / 407.1 KB |
Transmission grid:
| Reports/Documents (German only) | Comments | Certificates | |
| Austrian Power Grid AG | IMS-PolicyPDF / 821.7 KB | All facilities (grid and substations) in the high-voltage power grid of our independent subsidiary APG are certified in accordance with ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and OHSAS 18001. APG publishes relevant data in its annual report – see www.apg.at. | SO 9001 Q-31046/0PDF / 964.0 KB ISO 14001 U-05095/0PDF / 963.6 KB ISO 27001 I-00050/0PDF / 1001.1 KB |
| Gas Connect Austria GmbH | IMS-Mission statementPDF / 437.1 KB | All facilities of Gas Connect Austria (GCA) are certified in accordance with ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001 and ISO 50001. Website www.gasconnect.at. |
Thermal power:
| Reports/Documents (German only) | Comments | Certificates | |
| Mellach | Environmental declaration 2024PDF / 3.3 MB Environmental declaration supplement sheets 2023PDF / 736.3 KB | Power plants certified according to EMAS and ISO 14001, for more details about the Mellach gas combined-cycle and district heating power plants, see power plants. |
