Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability
• Environmental Responsibility
• Employee Wellbeing
• Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced business trips through video conferencing
• Used innovative training methods like e-learning to reduce paper consumption
• Supported sustainable construction through software solutions (e.g., EcoDesigner STAR in Archicad)

Social Achievements

• Increased headcount by 9.7% (171 employees)
• Campus programs providing free software licenses and training to students
• Supported university programs and student competitions
• Implemented a Code of Conduct for all employees

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Supply chain disruptions
• Economic risks from market fluctuations
• Industry sector risks from market and competition
• Risks from technological change and competition
• Risks from inadequate corporate decisions and resource allocation
• Risks from loss of sales partners or personnel
• Risks from changing customer requirements and technological advances
• Risks from inadequate technology from third parties
• Risks from inadequate project performance
• Risks from changes in tax laws and regulations
• Risks from potential infringement of regulations
• Risks from currency fluctuations
• Risks from default of contractual parties
• Risks from changes in market demand for Open BIM and 5D solutions
• Risks from faster-than-expected market movement towards SaaS and subscription models
• Risks from potential loss of customers during product line restructuring

Mitigation Strategies

• International sales orientation to spread risks
• High investment in R&D (24% of revenue)
• Close cooperation with customers and market analysis
• Careful selection and training of sales partners and personnel
• Performance-related premiums for sales employees
• Annual release cycles for software products
• Close proximity to customers and innovative solutions
• Careful selection of suppliers and quality assurance
• Guidelines on contract awarding with legal and commercial examination
• Continual technology evaluation and market updates
• Rapid alignment and intensified development activities
• Continuous checks and improvements of core processes
• Strengthened communication between brands and comprehensive marketing
• Attractive working conditions and improved knowledge management
• Close cooperation with universities, scholarships, and doctorate jobs
• Standardized M&A process with due diligence and post-merger integration
• Hedging transactions to reduce currency risks
• Credit approvals, limits, monitoring, and debt reminder routines
• Anti-corruption program and Code of Conduct

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Careful selection of suppliers and appropriate quality assurance

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Designing energy-efficient buildings

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: IFRS

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Software solutions for sustainable construction

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Employee attraction and retention
• Health management
• Learning & development
• Sustainable product stewardship
• Cooperation with universities
• Customer satisfaction
• Anti-bribery
• Prevention of discrimination

Social Achievements

• Increased number of employees by 445 year on year (around 21%), with organic growth of 258 employees (+12%).
• 14 of 16 brands provided health-related offers to their employees.
• Annual reviews were conducted with all employees at all of the Group’s brands.

Governance Achievements

• Continued preventative compliance approach and striving for a corporate culture of awareness and education to prevent compliance incidents.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Search for experts and talented employees, particularly software developers and IT experts.
• Cultural differences, access to the market and different management approaches across brands.
• Maintaining good relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Varying corporate cultures across brands.

Mitigation Strategies

• Offering attractive working conditions and upbeat working environment.
• Group-wide HR policy defining minimum requirements on health management and employee attraction.
• Group-wide job portal and career page on the Group’s website.
• Centralized compliance management and Group-wide compliance training.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Selecting materials, suppliers and external service providers in compliance with environmental, ethical and socially responsible criteria.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Software solutions that help customers create more sustainable buildings and infrastructure.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Integrity and Compliance
• Environment
• Customers and Society
• Employees

Environmental Achievements

• Improved resource efficiency in the construction industry through software solutions, enabling more sparing use of resources. One subsidiary saved up to 100,000 pages of paper per year through electronic invoicing.
• AXA Belgium's smart building, facilitated by Nemetschek software, reduced office space, leading to lower energy consumption and BREEAM certification.

Social Achievements

• Development of temporary housing for Syrian refugees using ARCHICAD software, promoting sustainable and easily constructible housing.
• Increased employee count by 288 (11.1%) in 2019, including organic growth of 198 employees (7.7%).
• 15 out of 16 brands offered health-related measures for employees, including wellness programs and financial support for external programs.

Governance Achievements

• Preventative compliance approach with employee awareness training and a whistleblowing process. No significant compliance violations identified.
• Implementation of Group-wide data protection and compliance processes in line with GDPR.
• Development of a Group-wide concept of sustainable product responsibility, considering the entire product lifecycle.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• General shortage of skilled workers in the software industry.
• Competition with large software companies for talent.
• Need to centrally manage key aspects across 16 distinct brands while maintaining their individual cultures.

Mitigation Strategies

• Investment in research and development (approximately a quarter of overall revenue).
• Offering attractive working conditions and a positive working environment.
• Group-wide job portal and use of social media for recruitment.
• Flexible work time models and customized training for employee retention.
• Step-by-step approach to implementing central standards across brands, involving them in the process.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Financial and environmental aspects considered in supplier selection.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities)
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)

Software solutions contribute to more efficient and sustainable construction practices.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Software solutions that improve resource efficiency in the construction industry.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Employees & Society
• Environment & Climate
• Integrity & Compliance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced energy consumption by more than 50% in five years at the Flemish government's facility management agency.
• Vectorworks received the Business Recycling and Waste Reduction Award for its “Greenworks” project.

Social Achievements

• Increased number of employees by 6.9% (199 employees) compared to the previous year.
• Slightly lower staff turnover (7.46%) compared to the previous year (7.79%).
• Implemented a pilot project on LinkedIn Learning with nearly 2,000 employees.

Governance Achievements

• Developed and rolled out an anti-money laundering policy.
• Established a Group-wide compliance network.
• No substantial compliance violations reported.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Shortage of skilled personnel in the AEC/O market.
• COVID-19 pandemic impacted the implementation of planned projects in sustainability and compliance.
• Lack of centrally managed key figures for resource conservation.

Mitigation Strategies

• Offering attractive working conditions and a positive working environment to attract and retain talent.
• Adapting health-related measures and initiatives to the changing requirements of the working environment (including during the COVID-19 pandemic).
• Implementing measures to achieve a valid data basis for climate reporting across all locations.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Considering environmental and economic concerns when selecting suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities

• Energy savings through efficient building design and management.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities)
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)

Software solutions contribute to more efficient and sustainable building practices.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Software solutions enabling efficient building design, construction, and management, leading to resource savings.

Awards & Recognition

• UN's 50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders
• Vectorworks' Business Recycling and Waste Reduction Award

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Employees & Society
• Environment & Climate
• Integrity & Compliance

Environmental Achievements

• Recorded Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions for the first time.
• Various software solutions contribute to more resource-efficient design, construction, and operation of buildings (e.g., reduced connecting materials by 25% with Allplan, up to 90% paper reduction with Bluebeam Revu).

Social Achievements

• Increased employee count by 8.4% (268 employees).
• Launched Group-wide “NEMunplugged” employee events.
• Established a “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging” (DEIB) working group.
• Developed diversity training for all employees.

Governance Achievements

• Revised and expanded Group-wide Code of Conduct.
• Rolled out Group-wide Supplier Code of Conduct.
• Launched a new digital, Group-wide tip-off system for whistleblowing.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increasing sustainability regulations (e.g., CSRD).
• Shortage of skilled IT workers.
• Need to expand Scope 3 emissions reporting.

Mitigation Strategies

• Continued commitment to sustainability and increased transparency.
• Attractive working conditions and positive work environment to attract and retain talent.
• Developing the basis for determining Scope 3 emissions for the Group by the end of fiscal year 2023.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Third-party Assurance: Limited assurance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 9
• SDG 11
• SDG 12
• SDG 13
• SDG 8
• SDG 10

Software solutions contribute to climate and environmental protection, sustainable cities and communities, sustainable consumption and production, and decent work and economic growth.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Vectorworks’ Embodied Carbon Calculator
• Vectorworks’ Energos
• Graphisoft's EcoDesigner STAR
• Allplan Precast plug-in for carbon footprint calculation

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Employees and Society
• Environment and Climate
• Integrity and Compliance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced energy costs by 28% at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona through Spacewell Energy.
• Minimized material use in production and reduced scrap during prefabrication of concrete constructions using Allplan's Planbar planning tool.
• Reduced paper consumption by up to 90% on construction sites using Bluebeam Revu.

Social Achievements

• Achieved diversity targets for women in leadership roles by December 31, 2025, exceeding expectations in 2023.
• Launched a Group-wide Business Enablement initiative to develop and harmonize internal processes and structures.
• Introduced a new human experience management (HXM) cloud solution.

Governance Achievements

• No substantial compliance violations reported during 2023.
• Established a Group-wide compliance management system (CMS).
• Implemented a Group-wide whistleblowing system.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Shortage of skilled IT workers.
• Heterogeneous structure of the Nemetschek Group making data collection challenging.
• Increasing cyber attacks.

Mitigation Strategies

• Focus on attracting and retaining employees through flexible working models and employee development programs.
• Established a complete and adequate emissions baseline to facilitate target setting in the future.
• Developed and established a standardized Group-wide information security architecture and Security Operation Center (SOC).

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Code of Conduct, including ILO principles and UN Global Compact.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH (PwC)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Software solutions for efficient resource usage, energy analysis, carbon footprint calculation, BIM.

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed