ESG-Ratings

CDP is a non-profit organization that encourages companies to measure and report their climate footprint publicly. The climate rating is based on standard questionnaires that companies fill out on an annual basis. Since 2016, Salzgitter AG has participated in the CDP reporting format every year.

In 2025, the top score of ‘A’ was achieved (previous year: ‘A’), putting us in the top 4% of the more than 22,100 participating companies.

EcoVadis analyzes the sustainability performance of companies in the four categories of environment, labor practices & human rights, fair business practices and sustainable procurement and issues the CSR ratings of suppliers for the sustainability assessment of global supply chains on its platform.

As part of its participation in the EcoVadis sustainability rating, Salzgitter AG achieved a score of 78/100 and was awarded a silver medal. With these results, Salzgitter AG exceeds the industry average in all four assessment categories of environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement and is therefore in the 92th percentile.

The S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) rates companies according to their performance according to 70 environmental, social and governance criteria.

Salzgitter AG achieved a CSA rating of 42/100 as of December 29, 2025, placing it in the 81th percentile of its sector (100 = leading).

The ISS ESG rating examines companies according to a multitude of environmental and social criteria. The areas comprising employees and suppliers, social responsibility and product responsibility, corporate governance, product sustainability, environmental management and eco-efficiency are evaluated.

On a scale from A (best grade) to D, Salzgitter AG 2025 was given a grade of C+ by ISS ESG. The so-called prime status begins with the classification (B-).