ESG ratings
The feedback of ESG (environmental, social and governance) rating agencies is very important to us as a benchmark and an indicator of our stakeholders’ main concerns.
ESG RATINGS | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Last update | Scale |
CDP (climate rating) | A | A | A | Dec 2021 | A to F |
EcoVadis | 61 | 61 | 59 | Oct 2020 | The best 1% (75 – 100) The best 50% (47– 55) |
ISS ESG | C+ | B– | B– | Dec 2021 | A+/4.00 to D – /1.00 |
MSCI 1) | A | A | A | Dec 2021 | Leader (AA– AAA) Average (BB– A) Laggard (CCC– B) |
Sustainalytics 2) | 19.7 | 19.5 | 25.7 | Aug 2021 | Risk assessment: negligible (0 –10) medium (20 –30) high (30 –40) severe (40 –100) |
V.E | 52 | 46 | 44 | Sep 2021 | advanced (60 –100) robust (50 –59) limited (30 –49) weak (0 –29) |
In alphabetical order.
1) In February 2022, MSCI raised DB Group’s ESG rating to “AA.”
2) In February 2022, Sustainalytics adjusted the ESG risk of DB Group to 24.4 (medium risk).
- Our ISS ESG corporate rating worsened slightly. This was in part due to our performance in the eco-efficiency category resulting from decreased capacity utilization caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Our V.E rating improved in 2021, placing us above the average for the industry.
More information on our ESG ratings are available on our investor relations Web site.
