The CDP is a global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions for managing environmental impacts. VERBUND has participated in the CDP Climate Rating every year since 2007. Thanks to detailed reporting, VERBUND was able to score points and achieve an A- rating
Rankings & Ratings
Rankings and Ratings at VERBUND: A strategy for sustainable development
Since 2006, VERBUND has used the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) annual climate questionnaire to transparently show how the risks and opportunities of climate change are integrated into management, what organisational measures are being taken and what specific goals are being pursued. This approach has helped VERBUND to become one of the leading companies in the area of environmental, social and governance (ESG). Regular assessments by rating agencies confirm this outstanding ESG performance, which is taken into account by investors in their decisions.
An overview of the relevant ESG ratings and rankings that VERBUND discloses rounds off our reporting and emphasises our commitment to sustainable development.
ESG Rankings und Ratings
EcoVadis ist eine globale Plattform, die Nachhaltigkeitsbewertungen für Beschaffungsunternehmen bereitstellt. VERBUND wurde mit einer Goldmedaille ausgezeichnet und zählt zu den besten 5% der von EcoVadis bewerteten Unternehmen.
Das ISS ESG-Rating bewertet die Nachhaltigkeitsleistung von Unternehmen anhand ökologischer, sozialer und Governance-Kriterien (ESG). Es dient Investor:innen als Orientierung, um die Nachhaltigkeitsrisiken und -chancen von Unternehmen zu analysieren und informierte Entscheidungen zu treffen.
MSCI-ESG-Ratings misst den Umgang eines Unternehmens mit finanziell relevanten ESG-Risiken und -Chancen. Es wird eine regelbasierte Methodik verwendet, um Branchenführer und Nachzügler anhand ihrer Exposition gegenüber ESG-Risiken zu identifizieren und um festzustellen, wie gut sie diese Risiken im Vergleich zu anderen Unternehmen managen.
Morningstar Sustainalytics is a leading independent ESG and corporate governance research, ratings and analysis firm that helps investors around the world develop and implement responsible investment strategies
VERBUND is a member of the following sustainability indices
- VÖNIX (VBV - Austrian Sustainability Index)
- Solactive Europe Corporate Social Responsibility Index
- FTSE4Good Index Series
- S&P Global 1200 ESG Index
Sustainability reporting at VERBUND
We are committed to transparency and sustainability and publish the results of our measures annually in the Integrated Annual Report in accordance with ESRS standards.
As early as 1994, we were one of the first companies in Austria to prepare an environmental report and anticipated the trend towards the presentation of environmentally relevant factors. This publication was followed in 2002 by the first VERBUND Sustainability Report, which we published annually as a supplement to the Annual Report. The last report within the VERBUND Sustainability Reporting programme was the VERBUND Sustainability Report 2014, which was published in April 2015.
In order to meet the growing demand for comprehensive corporate information, we have since incorporated our sustainability reporting into the VERBUND Integrated Annual Report. From financial year 2020, we will also be offering a largely accessible version of our German-language Integrated Annual Report in order to make our information more widely accessible.
VERBUND has been living the concept of sustainability for many years. Environmental protection, resource conservation and social responsibility are the main objectives of sustainable development at VERBUND.
Further information on the topic of responsibility
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