Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Society
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Climate & Environment
• Governance & Compliance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced operational emissions by 18% year-on-year.
• Unterföhring headquarters supplied exclusively with green electricity.
• Use of renewable geothermal energy for heating.

Social Achievements

• Launched "Healthy Dating" campaign on Parship.
• Introduced "Up2Me," a standardized dialog format for employee performance and development.
• Reduced early turnover rate to 6.0% (from 14.4%).
• Increased employee training hours to an average of 7.4 hours per employee (from 6.3 hours).

Governance Achievements

• Implemented a compliance management system (CMS).
• Introduced an electronic whistleblower system.
• No corruption offenses or antitrust violations reported.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increased business travel and commuting after the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Insufficient information from business partners to confirm taxonomy-alignment of certain activities.
• Possible violation of the State Treaty on Gambling (resolved with legal action).

Mitigation Strategies

• Energy-saving measures implemented to alleviate strained European energy market.
• Ongoing analysis of emission categories for inclusion in future carbon footprint.
• Offsetting 10% of total emissions by purchasing certificates from climate protection projects.
• Internal investigation initiated regarding possible misconduct related to the German Payment Services Supervision Act (ZAG).

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Code of Conduct for Business Partners

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Third-party Assurance: Ernst & Young

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 4 (Quality Education)
• SDG 5 (Gender Equality)
• SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities)
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)
• SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions)
• SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals)

ProSiebenSat.1 Group's sustainability strategy is based on these SDGs; initiatives are described in the report.

Awards & Recognition

• Austrian Environmental Journalism Award for PULS 4 format "Klimaheld:innen"

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Public Value & Corporate Citizenship
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Climate & Environment
• Governance & Compliance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced operational greenhouse gas emissions by 13% in 2023 compared to the previous year.
• Unterföhring site (headquarters) uses green electricity exclusively for office buildings, production studios, and data centers.
• ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 became the first Austrian TV station group to be certified according to the European environmental management system EMAS.

Social Achievements

• Provided charitable organizations with discounted or pro bono gross media volumes.
• Supported startsocial association since 2001.
• Implemented "Up2Me", a standardized dialogue format for employee performance, targets, and development.
• Offered "P7S1 Mental Health Days" to raise awareness of mental health.

Governance Achievements

• Implemented a compliance management system (CMS).
• Adheres to the German Corporate Governance Code (GCGC).
• ESG targets integrated into the Executive Board's short-term incentive (20% weighting).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Reducing Scope 3 emissions
• Maintaining journalistic independence in the age of AI

Mitigation Strategies

• Working on a climate target in accordance with the Science Based Targets initiative.
• Developed editorial guidelines to ensure responsible use of AI in journalistic processes.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Code of Conduct for Business Partners

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), German Corporate Governance Code (GCGC)

Certifications: EMAS (ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 4 (Quality Education)
• SDG 5 (Gender Equality)
• SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities)
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)
• SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions)
• SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals)

ProSiebenSat.1's sustainability strategy is based on the UN SDGs.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed