Companies that set an example.

A1

The implementation of the "CO₂-neutral grid" initiative through voluntary support of climate protection projects via Climate Austria was the next logical step in addition to reducing CO₂ emissions with energy efficiency activities and switching to electricity from 100% renewable energy sources. This partnership facilitates "CO₂-neutral" phone calls, internet surfing, and TV watching for A1 clients using the A1 network.

www.a1.net

Ars Electronica

As an event certified as a Green Event by the Upper Austrian Climate Alliance, we want to keep the Ars Electronica Festival's carbon footprint as low as possible. To this end, we reflect on our internal processes and procedures, think of the festival's life cycle in cycles and consider this holistically in the fields of action Mobility, Catering & Catering, Event Location with Energy, Water, Sanitary Facilities, Technology and Equipment, Procurement and Waste, Social Responsibility and Communication. In the implementation of our sustainability strategy in the field of action mobility, the cooperation with Climate Austria is an important building block. This enabled us to compensate for the CO₂ emissions generated by the air travel of artists and other protagonists in 2022 and thus support national and international climate protection projects.

https://ars.electronica.art/news/de/

Austrian Airlines

Austrian Airlines is well aware of its responsibility for the climate and the environment. Sustainable and responsible action is part of Austrian Airlines' corporate culture. Austrian Airlines has partnered with Climate Austria to offer its clients the option to offset CO₂ emissions caused by their air travel right at the time of booking.

www.austrian.com

Austrian Energy Agency

The Austrian Energy Agency works on solutions and answers for our energy future. As a competence center for energy, we consult for decision-makers in politics, business, and public administration on a scientific basis. Our strategic focus lies on a fossil-free future, shifting the energy system towards smart energy, and the resulting disruptions in energy-intensive industries. While energy efficiency is our core competence, taking responsibility for the climate and the environment is an inherent part of our corporate culture. We rely on Climate Austria to offset unavoidable CO₂ emissions from business air travel.

www.energyagency.at

Austria Glas Recycling GmbH

Austria Glas Recycling (AGR) collects and recycles used glass packaging throughout Austria. The company relies on Climate Austria to offset emissions associated with trips made by AGR employees.

www.agr.at

Bacher Touristik GmbH, Bus- und Reiseunternehmen

This family-owned business based in Carinthia received the Austrian Ecolabel certification in September 2020 as a testimony to the company's sustainable thinking. The bus company operates top-of-the-line luxury coaches that meet the Euro 6 emission standard and has a fleet of buses of different sizes (up to 82-seaters). This offers clients maximum utilization at the lowest possible CO₂ emissions. During an ISO environmental certification, all operational processes were thoroughly assessed for sustainability. Energy efficiency, conservation of resources, health, eco friendliness, and regional added value were also assessed and certified by the Carinthian Energy Forum. Bacher Reisen offers environmentally mindful school trips and group tours called "Classy trips for a healthy climate". With its innovative project "Cool in die Schul" (Cool to school), Bacher Reisen promotes an environmentally mindful way of getting to school. The services of Climate Austria are a great complement to Bacher Reisen's environmental strategy. In its corporate mission statement, the company highlights its commitment to the continuous improvement of its climate protection activities.

www.bacher-reisen.at

Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie

The Federal Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology offsets CO₂ emissions generated by most of its business trips.

www.bmk.gv.at

Cooltours GmbH

A mindful approach to nature is a conscious decision that also extends to traveling. In the spirit of our corporate philosophy of sustainability and corporate social responsibility, we would like to encourage our clients to minimize their ecological footprint and compensate for travel-related CO₂ emissions. Climate Austria helps us get a step closer to climate neutrality.

www.cooltours.at

Der Service Gärtner

Established in 2000, "Der Service Gärtner" is a service for nature-respecting landscaping and high-quality gardening services for private clients. The company lives and breathes this commitment to nature by not using any artificial plant protection products or inorganic fertilizers. In addition, all corporate trips have been carbon neutral since 2014. Another area of focus is comprehensive employee training. For "Der Service Gärnter," it makes sense to collaborate with Climate Austria because it is a fitting complement to the company's sustainability-related activities.

www.derservicegaertner.at

Europäische Reiseversicherung AG

Buying travel insurance for private and business trips online made easy: in collaboration with Climate Austria, we offer our clients the option to voluntarily offset CO₂ emissions. Payments are used to support domestic and international climate protection projects. As Austria's largest travel insurance and part of the Generali Group, we are also involved in numerous initiatives. One of them is our "environmental management system" introduced to improve environmental performance in the areas of energy, paper, and water consumption and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste.

https://www.europaeische.at

Feuerbestattung Oberösterreich

Cremations have an exemplary environmental record. In the technical planning phase of the Upper Austrian crematorium, the company made sure that sophisticated filters were used to achieve maximum emission reduction. This is a one-of-a-kind environmental and energy concept that minimizes the ecological footprint of the deceased. Feuerbestattung Oberösterreich has teamed up with Climate Austria to make sure that a person's last footprint is made in a spirit of responsibility.

http://www.feuerbestattung-oberoesterreich.at/

Fini's Feinstes

As Austria's largest mill, climate protection is a top priority at GoodMills Österreich. To supply domestically grown grains, we need healthy soil, biodiversity, and a balanced climate here in Austria. With its corporate activities, GoodMills Österreich strives to raise awareness for sustainability in food production and initiate gradual changes needed to achieve a fully climate-friendly way of doing business. This includes transitioning to green power, implementing energy efficiency measures, following the zero waste principle for food, and offsetting CO₂ emissions as yet another important element.

www.goodmills.at

Flughafen Wien AG

Flughafen Wien AG strongly believes in corporate social responsibility and in a mindful interaction with the environment and society. This is why Vienna Airport has been supporting projects dedicated to environmental protection such as "Climate Austria" since 2008.  At the same time, the airport is taking measures to further reduce CO₂ emissions.

www.vie-umwelt.at

Gutwinski Management GmbH

As a consultant for environmental and occupational health and safety projects, developer of the gutwin legal management software, and workshop organizer, environmental protection is an inherent part of the corporate culture at Gutwinski Management GmbH. We offset unavoidable CO₂ emissions from business travel through Climate Austria.

www.gutwinski.at

Kinder- & Gletscherhotel Hintertuxerhof

Hotel Hintertuxerhof organizes the annual Goldie Days, which is a classic car week, as well as the biannual Hintertux Glacier King where classic tractor fans meet for rides. We are very pleased about the option to pair our passion for classic cars with climate protection by offsetting emissions caused by the events via Climate Austria.

www.hintertuxerhof.at

www.goldiedays.at

www.gletscherkönig.at

ITSCON GmbH & Co KG

ITSCON GmbH & Co KG is a consulting company for data protection and IT security based in Linz. ITSCON advises customers of all sizes on the design, implementation, and improvement of secure and data protection-compliant processes, organizations, and services. The company works with Climate Austria to offset unavoidable energy consumption resulting from business trips and energy used during office operations.

www.itscon.at

Kabran Verpflegungssysteme

In recent years, KABRAN Verpflegungssysteme has evolved into a constantly growing supplier of food vending machines in eastern Austria. This makes the family-owned company a reliable and flexible business partner for its customers. The company has been offsetting operational emissions via Climate Austria since 2014.

www.verpflegungssysteme.at/startseite/

Die Kanzian Engineering und Consulting GmbH

KANZIAN ENGINEERING UND CONSULTING GMBH (KEC, www.kec.at) has been certified according to ISO 14001 since 2001 and in 2004 was the first environmental consultant in Austria to be audited by EMAS. Since 2013, we have been offsetting our CO₂ emissions with Climate Austria. As we know that we inspire others, we have introduced additional initiatives. Among others, we have been going to most of our client meetings by electric car or using public transportation since 2016. We will continue to offset all remaining CO₂ emissions through Climate Austria. Since 2013, we have been providing CO₂-neutral consulting for our clients on environmental, quality, energy, and occupational safety issues. When it comes to software, we avoid cloud solutions, which lowers the CO₂ impact of our legal compliance (KEC-LexTool®LC) and occupational safety (KEC-LexTool®SAFETY) products. In our consulting sessions and audits, we always address CO₂ minimization and offsetting options.

https://kec.at

OptimaMed Ambulantes Rehabilitationszentrum Wiener Neustadt

Located directly in the city center of Wiener Neustadt, Austria's first outpatient rehabilitation center for seven indications makes it possible to combine rehabilitation with family and professional life. Our team aims to help patients regain their mobility. The focus is on stabilization and improvement of symptoms. State-of-the-art medical, therapeutic and sports science equipment is available on 3,500 m². With the support of Climate Austria, the facility was converted from gas heating to district heating. This now saves 125 tons of CO₂ emissions per year.

https://www.reha-wn.at/

Österreichische Post AG

Österreichische Post has been providing CO₂-neutral delivery since 2011. Any CO₂ emissions that cannot be avoided are offset by donations benefiting climate protection projects. A portion of these voluntary contributions goes to national climate protection projects via Climate Austria.

www.post.at

Parlamentsdirektion

The Austrian Federal Constitution, Section 30 (3) assigns the support of the legislative bodies of the Federation as well as the Austrian members of the European Parliament to the Austrian Parliamentary Administration under the guidance of the President of the National Council. Approximately 470 employees make sure that all parliamentary business runs smoothly and provide services for anybody interested in parliamentary life. The unique working conditions require the flexible use of human resources, which is why employees working in several organizational units are listed several times. The Parliamentary Administration offsets CO₂ emissions caused by air travel through Austrian climate protection projects. In addition, it has introduced numerous operational climate protection measures.

www.parlament.gv.at

Puaschitz IT GmbH

Puaschitz IT GmbH is a shining example that green thinking can also be pursued in the IT sector. In the spirit of "Green IT," Puaschitz offsets all CO₂ emissions caused by business trips and energy consumption during office operations.

www.puaschitz.at

Raiffeisen Bausparkasse Gesellschaft m.b.H.

Sustainability and social responsibility are deeply rooted in Raiffeisen's core values. At Raiffeisen Bausparkasse, making a contribution to climate protection is a matter of course. The decision to support a forestry project in Zimbabwe came easy to us: the project parameters, sustainability and increased local quality of life, translate to our financing products. These allow our clients to finance their dream home while protecting the climate in the process.

www.bausparen.at

SalzburgMilch

SalzburgMilch exemplifies how modern dairy farming can be reconciled with ambitious values. The focus of all our decisions is on animal welfare and sustainability. A dedicated sustainability program ensures that the company's CO₂ footprint is as small as possible. Where emissions cannot be avoided, these producers of premium milk rely on their partnership with Climate Austria. For more information on SalzburgMilch's sustainability program, please visit:

www.milch.com/nachhaltigkeit

SB-Washcenter Car&Bike

As a car wash business located in the Purkersdorf region and near its biosphere reserve, we are aware of our responsibility towards the environment and climate protection. Social commitment and eco-friendly actions are an inherent part of our corporate philosophy. In addition to resource-efficient use, the use of renewable energy, the use of environmentally friendly detergents, concentrate recovery and sophisticated sludge and oil separators, we also make a contribution through Climate Austria to support domestic and international projects that reduce our unavoidable CO₂ pollution to the same extent.

www.washcenter.at

Skarabela Fahrschule

The driving school Easy Drivers – Skarabela located in Groß-Enzersdorf (Lower Austria) strongly believes in sustainability in its business activities. Among others, the company uses electric car for driving lessons in order to reduce people's reservations about electric vehicles. The company generates electricity from its own photovoltaic system and from hydropower. All unavoidable CO₂ emissions caused during driving lessens are offset via Climate Austria.

www.easydrivers.at

Srivisio

Srivisio, as a Sri Lanka expert and online travel agency, offers flights to the pearl of the Indian Ocean. We believe that traveling has many positive aspects, but we are also aware of the climate-damaging CO₂ emissions that result from air travel. Thanks to our partner Climate Austria, we can encourage our clients to offset their flight-related CO₂ emissions. It is only through sustainable thinking that we will be able to preserve our planet's natural beauty and to enjoy unforgettable stays in natural paradises now and in the future.

www.srilanka-reise.at

Stadt Wien

The City of Vienna Printing Service (MA 21) and Energy Planning Office (MA 20) have completely rethought climate-neutral printing. While CO₂ emissions can oftentimes not be completely avoided, emissions caused can be saved elsewhere. For this purpose, a CO₂  value per kilogram of printing unit is assigned to each product and the compensation amount is automatically included in the price. The amount collected will be available primarily for climate protection projects in Vienna.

www.wien.gv.at

STAPPERT Fleischmann

STAPPERT Fleischmann is the leading stockholding distributor of stainless, corrosion and heat-resistant steel with direct access to 20,000 products and is the provider of choice for all things stainless steel. Despite all avoidance and reduction measures, our logistics department emits a lot of unavoidable CO₂ every year. In a pilot project, the CO₂ emissions of two standard routes have now been determined and offset in collaboration with Climate Austria. 

www.stappert.biz/fleischmann  

Trail Angels

Trail Angels is a development agency specializing in sustainable, transformative travel as well as a travel agency that offers just that. Fair Trails® are unique trekking tours that focus on fair partnerships with the local population and a mindful approach to nature, allowing travelers to immerse in the country's life and culture.

www.fair-trails.com

TREEDAY

TREEDAY is a "green lifestyle guide" and CSR reporting tool. The online sustainability platform lets consumers find companies that support a sustainable and conscious lifestyle. TREEDAY GmbH compensates all its business trips through Climate Austria. In addition, TREEDAY helps companies make their offsetting activities and other sustainability initiatives visible to clients and lead by way of example.

www.treeday.net

TÜV SÜD

TÜV SÜD is a trusted partner for the manufacturing industry, businesses, and the service sector as well as for private clients. We are an example to follow, especially when it comes to environment and sustainability-related certifications (ISO 14001, EMAS, CSR, emissions trading). The management service business unit of TÜV SÜD's Austrian subsidiary provides CO₂-neutral audits and assistance for our clients and partners. We make our audits CO₂ neutral by voluntarily supporting climate protection projects through Climate Austria. However, our goal is not just to offset, but to continuously reduce our carbonfootprint with a variety of different measures. Our ultimate goal is to avoid emissions rather than reducing or offsetting them. After all, we believe in getting better each and every day.

www.tuev-sued.at

Umweltbundesamt

As Austria's most important expert organization for the environment and one of Europe's leading environmental consultants in Europe, the Environment Agency Austria also has international activities. We are active in many regions, from Eastern and Southeastern Europe to the Mediterranean states and Central Asia, working on projects in more than 60 countries. As part of the EMAS environmental management system, we are committed to reducing the negative environmental impact of our activities. We therefore offset all emissions generated by air travel through Climate Austria.

www.umweltbundesamt.at

Verkehrsbüro Business Services

Verkehrsbüro Business Services specializes in professional business travel management. The company's service portfolio covers all aspects of business trips. Also, its consulting services promote the mindful and sustainable use of resources. Verkehrsbüro Business Services works with Climate Austria to prepare reports and recommendations on CO₂ emissions.

www.vb-business.at

Wiener Börse

With state-of-the-art technology and customer-oriented services, the Vienna Stock Exchange makes a significant contribution to an internationally competitive capital market. The VÖNIX Sustainability Index, introduced as early as in 2005, is one of the world's first national sustainability indices. The first CEE sustainability index, the CECE SRI, was launched in 2009. In 2020, Wiener Börse joined the Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative of the United Nations, which entails a voluntarily commitment to promoting long-term and sustainable investments as well as the disclosure of ESG key figures in collaboration with investors, companies, and regulatory authorities. In addition to reducing its emissions wherever possible, the company offsets non-avoidable CO₂ emissions through Climate Austria.

www.wienerborse.at

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

As an international university, Vienna University of Economics and Business is aware of its responsibility towards society and the environment and prioritizes mindful activities in all areas. This also extends to the planning, construction, and operations of the new campus, where sustainability was and is a guiding principle. As a next logical step on our successful journey, we achieved CO₂ neutrality, making the Vienna University of Economics and Business the first climate-neutral university in Austria.

www.wu.ac.at

Xenox

XENOX is a Linz-based jewelry brand with a unique touch and an unmistakable brand identity. Founded in 1999, the brand has focused on fashionable design and premium quality since the very beginning. It has been one of the market leaders in its price segment for many years. Its products are available at more than 1,000 outlets as well as in the company's own online shop.

www.xenox.at