Energie Steiermark Achieves 5-star Rating in Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark Rating

Energie Steiermark has been taking part in the annual Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark Rating (GRESB) since 2019.

The rating forms the basis for systematic reporting, objective evaluation and peer benchmarking of ESG management and the performance of infrastructure assets worldwide.

This year, Energie Steiermark built on its successes of recent years: with around 550 international companies taking part, they achieved the top five-star rating, once again ranking the company within the top 20 percent overall.

The leading Styrian company achieved 89 out of a possible 100 points in this year's GRESB rating and was thus able to significantly improve on its score in the previous year (85).

Comparable companies in the same peer group scored an average of 80 points, with an overall GRESB average of 72 points. Ranked 106 out of around 550, Energie Steiermark achieved a 5-star rating, which reaffirms the company's progressiveness and its pioneering role in the sustainable energy sector.

Energie Steiermark achieved 100 percent in the category Leadership (including Sustainability Goals), and 99 percent in the categories Biodiversity and Habitat. The score in the Health and Safety category improved from 56 percent in the previous year to 90 percent in 2021.

"We have already made some important decisions with regard to climate neutrality in recent years. We were the first Austrian company to receive a EUR 90 million green loan from the EIB for sustainable projects. We are convinced that the implementation of green projects requires green capital. In this way, Energie Steiermark is playing a pioneering role throughout Europe. Our success in the current GRESB rating proves us right," say the Directors, Christian Purrer and Martin Graf.