Corporate Responsibility

Successful and future-oriented business development are not contradictory goals. Rather, they offer new opportunities for innovation and value creation. Against the backdrop of national climate targets and the updated VNG Strategy 2030+, we are continuously expanding our portfolio of services and actively engaging in projects and business areas that support the transformation of the energy system. In addition to our core gas business, we are broadening our activities to include biomethane. To accelerate this path, the biomethane trader bmp greengas GmbH has been a wholly owned subsidiary of VNG Handel & Vertrieb since 2024. Furthermore, we are involved in the Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park, where green hydrogen is produced, stored, transported, and marketed. To successfully meet these challenges and safeguard our business activities, compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory framework is a matter of course for us.

In the area of economy, our business activities are founded on compliant corporate governance and an integrated risk management system that covers all business units and systematically identifies, assesses, and manages risks. Risks throughout the value chain are managed in accordance with legal requirements and through established supplier and business partner due diligence processes. Compliance with applicable laws and regulations is ensured through binding policies, control mechanisms, and a company-wide compliance management system. To this end, VNG has implemented a Group-wide Compliance Management System (CMS) in accordance with the auditing standard IDW PS 980. This framework is complemented by training programs and clearly defined reporting channels. During the 2025 reporting period, no charges were brought and no fines were imposed as a result of violations of anti-corruption laws.

In the area of environmental management, energy consumption, resource use, and greenhouse gas emissions are specifically tracked and analyzed. The objective is to present environmental key performance indicators transparently and to document their development over time in a clear and traceable manner. This is based on the regular collection of operational metrics, including data on energy, water, and paper consumption, 

as well as waste volumes and emissions from business travel. To classify emissions, a distinction is made between direct emissions (Scope 1), indirect energy-related emissions (Scope 2), and emissions along the value chain (Scope 3). The key figures show the trends in resource consumption and emissions over time.

In the area of social affairs, our focus is on employees. We deal with issues here such as human rights, diversity, working conditions and training. The corporate culture, family- and life phase-oriented HR policy and the protection of employees' health are particularly important for us. A core topic is the performance indicator LTIF, which measures the current status of occupational safety and lists accidents with lost time. In addition, we promote a working environment that supports health, flexibility, and a healthy work-life balance through a compensation system based on defined remuneration principles, health and wellbeing programs, flexible working arrangements such as remote and mobile working, and a range of other support measures.

This also includes data protection and security. The COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, has led to a high degree of process digitization while simultaneously raising the bar for security requirements. Since 2022, the new Information Security Policy has been in effect, addressing the current challenges in this area. Social engagement is also an important part of VNG Handel & Vertrieb’s corporate culture. Under the umbrella of the VNG Foundation, VNG AG brings together social, cultural, and community activities and projects in the fields of science, education, art, sports, culture, and social welfare.