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PORR AG.

ABS2.XETRA | Construction of buildings

PORR AG is an Austrian-based construction company. It operates in various segments of the construction industry, including building construction, civil engineering, infrastructure projects (such as roads, railways, and tunnels), and environmental engineering. The company's activities encompass the e...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

PORR AG's ethical standing presents a mixed picture. The company settled cartel proceedings for €62.35 million in 2021, related to incidents prior to and including 2017, highlighting past ethical failures despite a certified compliance management system now in place. Environmentally, PORR shows strong commitments. It has set validated science-based targets to reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 43% and Scope 3 by 25% by 2030. In 2023, PORR recycled 2.8 million tonnes of materials, operating a center processing up to 700,000 tonnes of demolition waste annually. The company is also building Austria's first gypsum-to-gypsum recycling plant.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect0
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business10
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business-40
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech10
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products-50
-100100

Better Health for All

0

PORR AG is a construction company. While it undertakes projects such as the Krakow-Prokocim University Hospital

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, the Kielce Regional Hospital expansion
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,
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, and the Vienna North Hospital
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, its core business of constructing buildings and infrastructure does not directly provide medical treatments, preventative healthcare solutions, or wellness programs. Therefore, the net health effect of its principal goods and services is considered neutral. For all other KPIs, no specific, concrete data points are provided in the articles that directly relate to the defined metrics for 'Better Health for All'. Evidence regarding environmental pollution control (e.g., emissions reduction, energy efficiency) is explicitly excluded by the value definition, which states it 'does not cover environmental pollution control'.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

PORR AG is a construction company, and the ethical value 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' primarily assesses financial institutions and their provision of financial services. The provided articles focus on PORR's general sustainability initiatives

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, employee well-being
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, and corporate ratings
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, but do not contain any specific data or information related to lending, deposit services, financial products, or customer financial outcomes. Therefore, no KPIs under this value can be scored based on the evidence provided.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

0

No evidence available to assess PORR AG on Fair Pay & Worker Respect.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No specific quantitative data or concrete evidence was found in the provided articles for any of the Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing KPIs. The articles mention PORR AG's commitment to ethical principles, human rights, and compliance systems, including certifications like ISO 37001 (Anti-Bribery)

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and ISO 37301 (Compliance Management)
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, and a Code of Conduct for Business Partners
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. However, these do not provide measurable data points for metrics such as fair trade certification share, audit frequency, forced/child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend.

Honest & Fair Business

10

PORR Group was fined EUR 62.35 million on February 17, 2022, for breaching Austrian and EU antitrust rules, including illegal price fixing and market divisions.

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The company maintains a comprehensive Compliance Management System (CMS) certified to ISO 19600, ISO 37001 (Anti-Bribery Management Systems), and ONR 192050 standards by the Austrian Standards Institute since November 2017, with these certifications extended to all subsidiaries in 2024.
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This CMS prohibits active and passive corruption, price-fixing, and market allocation, applying to employees and business partners throughout the value chain.
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It is regularly updated, monitored through risk analyses, evaluations, and internal audits, and documented in multiple languages.
4
The company also has a dedicated, independent, and state-of-the-art whistleblower system (https://whbs.porr.at) that ensures anonymity and protection for reporters, covering the Austrian Whistleblower Protection Act (HSchG) and allowing anonymous reporting for money laundering or terrorism financing in accordance with ISO 37001.
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Furthermore, PORR's sustainability report is submitted for external audit by BDO Austria GmbH.
6

Kind to Animals

0

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable data points relevant to any of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs. While Article 1 mentions general contributions to biodiversity through greening flat roofs, traffic embankments, recultivating landfill sites, planting species-friendly vegetation, reducing pollution, and creating amphibian migration paths

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, and Article 2 describes the construction of a wildlife corridor (Pforzheim Green Bridge) designed for safe passage of animals and to reduce habitat fragmentation
2
, these descriptions lack the measurable biodiversity impact metrics, species recovery data, or percentage of revenue investment required by the rubric's quantitative thresholds for scoring. Article 1 also mentions general supplier audits for sustainability criteria
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, but not specifically for animal welfare compliance.

No War, No Weapons

0

No specific, quantifiable evidence was found in the provided articles to assess PORR AG against any of the 'No War, No Weapons' KPIs. The articles primarily discuss general compliance

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, sustainability reporting
2
, and expectations for business partners regarding human rights, environmental due diligence, and adherence to a Code of Conduct
3
. However, these statements do not provide concrete data points or direct information related to arms contracts, dual-use technology, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investments, or other specific metrics required by the rubric for scoring.

Planet-Friendly Business

-40

PORR AG reported total GHG emissions of 4,295,895 tCO₂e in 2024, covering Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

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The company officially committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in December 2024.
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,
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,
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,
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,
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with validated targets to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 43% by 2030 (1.5°C aligned)
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,
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,
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,
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and Scope 3 emissions by 25% by 2030 (2°C aligned), both from a 2024 baseline.
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,
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,
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,
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Over 40% of the electricity used across the entire PORR Group is green electricity.
15
In 2021, 14.2% of capital expenditures were taxonomy-eligible.
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The recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) have been broadly implemented, and scenario analysis as per TCFD was conducted for the first time.
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In 2021, 8.39% of total water consumption (32 Ml) was withdrawn from water-stressed areas.
18

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

The provided articles contain no specific, quantifiable data points to assess ABS2.XETRA against the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' ethical value. The company's 2024 annual report explicitly states the absence of data for all relevant KPIs, including formal partnerships, community reinvestment, cultural incidents, impact protocols, local employment, grievance mechanisms, FPIC, cultural preservation, and other community-related metrics.

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Other articles similarly lack relevant quantitative information.

Safe & Smart Tech

10

PORR AG demonstrates a commitment to data protection and privacy. The company experienced a cyber attack, but reported that company data was not at risk, indicating a strong preventative focus within the last three years.

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PORR AG explicitly states compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and national data protection regulations, extending this adherence to its processors.
2
The company informs data subjects of their extensive rights, including access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent, and allows users to alter or delete registered data.
3
Data minimization practices include anonymization of IP addresses, pseudonymisation, and defined retention periods, such as applicant data being deleted no later than thirteen months after the application has been received
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(or seven months if requested)
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and LinkedIn data after 90 days.
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The company also states it does not use automatic decision-making or profiling, and there are no documented incidents of unauthorized data use.
7

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

-50

PORR AG utilizes up to 40% recycled gypsum in new plasterboards.

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The company recycled 2.8 million tonnes of materials in 2023, representing a 13% annual growth between 2021 and 2023, through initiatives like the gypsum-to-gypsum recycling plant (60,000 tonnes/year capacity)
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and the Recycling Centre Himberg (700,000 tonnes/year capacity).
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Circular design principles are standard in its product development, explicitly framing its gypsum recycling project as a closed-loop system
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and highlighting urban mining as a core strategy.
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PORR manages hazardous waste through safe disposal practices, proper pre-sorting at construction sites, and prioritizing the removal of non-toxic components first.
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The company has waste reduction targets for 2030, though these are not quantified.
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It requires proper pre-sorting of gypsum at construction sites
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and includes circular economy considerations in its minimum procurement standards.
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PORR also educates customers on the importance of separate collection at construction sites for proper waste disposal.
10

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