(Vienna) With today the composition of the VÖNIX – VBV Sustainability index changes. It has been calculated and distributed by the Vienna Stock Exchange since 2005 and was one of the first national sustainability indices. The VÖNIX includes those companies listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange that are leaders in ecological and social activities and services. Burgenland Holding and Uniqa Insurance Group were newly included in the VÖNIX. Austrian Post and Raiffeisen Bank International were removed from the index.
The VÖNIX – VBV Sustainability index now consists of the following 19 companies:
| AGRANA BETEILIGUNGS-AG | PALFINGER AG |
| AMAG AUSTRIA METALL AG | ROSENBAUER INTERNATIONAL AG |
| AT & S AUSTRIA TECH. & SYSTEMTECH. | TELEKOM AUSTRIA AG |
| BKS BANK AG | UNIQA INSURANCE GROUP AG |
| BURGENLAND HOLDING AG | VALNEVA SE |
| CA IMMOBILIEN ANLAGEN AG | VERBUND AG |
| ERSTE GROUP BANK AG | VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG |
| EVN AG | WIENERBERGER AG |
| KAPSCH TRAFFICCOM AG | ZUMTOBEL GROUP AG |
| LENZING AG |
"The importance of sustainability and responsibility has increased in all areas of life. Investors are more and more paying attention to ecological and social criteria. They are currently surfing the green wave on the financial markets worldwide," says Martin Wenzl, Head of Market & Product Development, Listing of the Vienna Stock Exchange.
"When we started VÖNIX 14 years ago, sustainability was still a marginal issue. Today, VÖNIX is THE sustainability benchmark in Austria," explains Andreas Zakostelsky, Chairman of the Advisory Board of VÖNIX and CEO of the VBV Group. "I am pleased that we are able to honour new companies for their commitment and am convinced that the good development of VÖNIX will bring the topic of sustainability to as many domestic companies as possible".
"Increasing investor interest and planned new regulations at EU level are strengthening the trend towards sustainable investment, which VÖNIX already took up in 2005," explains Reinhard Friesenbichler, Managing Director of rfu, the company responsible for VÖNIX's sustainability rating.
Partner of the VÖNIX - VBV Sustainability Index
Well-known players of the Austrian capital market contribute with their know-how to up-to-date index management and sustainability research. The VÖNIX-Partners are the VBV-Vorsorgekasse, the Raiffeisen-Nachhaltigkeits-Initiative and the Security KAG as well as the technical partners, the rfu – responsible for the sustainability analysis – and the Vienna Stock Exchange, responsible for the index management and real-time calculation and publication. Further information on VÖNIX can also be found at www.voenix.at.
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