Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are becoming increasingly important in investment decisions. The market for sustainable investments continues to record strong growth. The interest of our shareholders, financial analysts, and ESG rating agencies reflects this.

Our ESG rating strategy remains an important tool to ensure continuous quality assurance, monitor market developments, and identify best practices and potential for optimisation. We regularly evaluate the relevance and importance of different ratings. In particular, the performance of Heidelberg Materials in the areas of climate, water, and sustainable product solutions was assessed positively in several ratings in 2025.

DAX 50 ESG

Our share is part of the DAX 50 ESG index, which was launched in 2020. The equity index is a benchmark for sustainable German equity investments.