EQS-News: Wienerberger AG: Wienerberger publishes its first combined Annual and Sustainability Report
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Wienerberger AG: Wienerberger publishes its first combined Annual and
Sustainability Report
28.03.2022 / 07:30
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Wienerberger publishes its first combined Annual and Sustainability Report
Vienna, March 28, 2022 – The Wienerberger Group is looking back on 2021,
the most successful business year in the company’s history. In the
reporting year, external revenues increased by 18% to almost € 4.0 billion
(2020: € 3.4 billion) and EBITDA grew by an outstanding 24% to € 694
million (2020: € 558 million), a performance achieved through proactive
margin management and strict cost discipline. In its combined Annual and
Sustainability Report published today, Wienerberger provides a
comprehensive overview of the current corporate strategy and the ESG
priorities implemented in this context. For the first time, the Annual
Report is available as an [1]online document and can be viewed via an
interactive [2]micro-site containing detailed information on all current
projects and targets.
Impressive growth path successfully continued throughout 2021
Over the past ten years, Wienerberger has undergone a complete strategic
reorientation and transformed itself from a volume- and
production-oriented manufacturer of standard products for the building
envelope into a full-range provider of innovative and smart system
solutions designed to meet its customers‘ needs in the fields of new build
and renovation of residential real estate. To further advance this
strategic transformation, Wienerberger is continuously investing in
improvements of its product mix and enhancing it through digital services.
These efforts were successfully continued throughout 2021.
Commenting on the Group’s performance, Heimo Scheuch, Chairman of the
Managing Board of Wienerberger AG, says, „Having delivered excellent
organic revenue growth at an average rate of 6% per year since 2012, we
continuously succeeded in significantly outperforming GDP growth in our
core markets. Today, our portfolio ranges from roof and wall systems to
façade solutions and engineering facilities for the entire building
envelope, as well as complete infrastructure solutions for a safe and
secure energy and water supply.“
With all its value-creating transactions, Wienerberger not only focuses on
aligning its entrepreneurial activities with its sustainability targets,
but is also making every effort to address the major challenges of our
time through solutions based on innovation, automation, and
prefabrication. These challenges include the impacts of climate change,
the shortage of skilled labor, and the issue of providing sustainable and
affordable housing for all in the years to come.
Wienerberger continues to implement its Sustainability Program with
ambitious targets set for 2023
The Wienerberger Group is determined to continue on its value-creating
growth path and to further pursue the ambitious targets of its
Sustainability Program 2023. To this end, all business activities will be
aligned with the Group’s sustainability targets, subject to strict ESG
criteria (environmental, social, and governance). In support of the
European Green Deal, Wienerberger will do its utmost to achieve its goal
of becoming climate-neutral not later than 2050 through the
decarbonization of its production processes, an innovative product
portfolio, and new technologies. Wienerberger invests € 60 million per
year in research and development, innovative processes, and new products
in order to sustainably advance these developments on a long-term basis.
Heimo Scheuch, CEO of Wienerberger AG: „All our corporate activities are
subject to clearly defined and ambitious ESG criteria and geared toward
the achievement of our ambitious targets set for 2023, including a 15%
reduction of CO[2] emissions and ensuring that all new Wienerberger
products are designed to be fully recyclable or reusable.“
Wienerberger’s combined Annual and Sustainability Report can be viewed in
full [3]here.
Wienerberger Group
The Wienerberger Group is a leading international provider of smart
solutions for the entire building envelope and for infrastructure.
Wienerberger is the world’s largest producer of bricks (Porotherm, Terca)
and the market leader in clay roof tiles (Koramic, Tondach) in Europe as
well as concrete pavers (Semmelrock) in Eastern Europe. In pipe systems
(Steinzeug-Keramo ceramic pipes and Pipelife plastic pipes), the company
is one of the leading suppliers in Europe. By acquiring Meridian Brick,
Wienerberger further strengthened its position as a leading supplier of
facade products in North America. With its total of 215 production sites,
the Wienerberger Group generated revenues of € 4.0 billion and EBITDA LFL
of € 671 million in 2021.
For further information, please contact:
Claudia Hajdinyak, Head of Corporate Communications Wienerberger AG
t +43 664 828 31 83 | claudia.hajdinyak@wienerberger.com
Daniel Merl, Interim Head of Investor Relations Wienerberger AG
t +43 1 601 92 – 10221 | investor@wienerberger.com
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Language: English
Company: Wienerberger AG
Wienerbergerplatz 1
1100 Wien
Austria
Phone: +43 1 60 192-0
Fax: +43 1 60 192-10159
E-mail: office@wienerberger.com
Internet: www.wienerberger.com
ISIN: AT0000831706
Listed: Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Market)
EQS News ID: 1311725
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