ESG-Ratings
ESG ratings are a key building block in the assessment of sustainable corporate governance. ESG rating agencies assess a large number of indicators relevant to the topics of environment, social and governance (ESG) and measure the respective risk situation.
In the following you will find a brief description and explanation of some selected ESG ratings and rankings.
ESG Score (2024):
A
Top 2 %
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 2024, the top score of ‘A’ was achieved (previous year: ‘A-’), putting us in the top 2% of the more than 22,700 participating companies.
ESG Score (2025):
70/100
Top 14 %
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 70/100 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 86th percentile.
ESG Score (2025):
41/100
Top 16 %
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 41/100 as of January 31, 2025, placing it in the 84th percentile of its sector (100 = leading).
ESG Score (2025):
A
Top 30 %
The MSCI ESG Rating measures a company's resilience to long-term, sector and industry-relevant environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks. A total of 8,500 companies worldwide are included in the evaluation.
In 2025, Salzgitter AG achieved a rating of A on a scale from AAA (best score) to CCC (worst score) according to the MSCI ESG rating review.
ESG Score (2025):
C+
Top 40 %
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-).
ESG Score (2025):
29.1
Top 14 %*
The Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating assesses the sustainability risk of companies in five levels on a scale from "negligible" to "severe".
As of July 2025, Salzgitter AG received an ESG risk rating of 29.1 from Morningstar Sustainalytics and was classified as "medium risk". This rating places Salzgitter AG in the 36th percentile within the Global Universe categories defined by Sustainalytics and in the 86th percentile according to Steel Global.
(*for the steel industry, global top 64%)