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27.09.2021 - Article

Sustainability, Company

ESG-linked financing explained in simple terms: four questions to the CFO

ista has concluded its second ESG-linked financing. But what exactly is ESG-linked financing and how does it work? We asked ista’s CFO, Thomas Lemper.

27.09.2021 - Press Release

Sustainability, Company

Momentum for ambitious CO2 targets: ista concludes second ESG-linked financing of some 450 million euros

Essen, 27.09.2021. The energy service provider ista is diversifying its financing structure. As part of this, the company is, for the first time, issuing an ESG-linked Schuldschein in the amount of some 450 million euros. The same rule applies again in this round of financing: it is linked to the company’s ambitious sustainability targets. The Schuldschein was concluded with international and local investors.

29.06.2021 - Article

Products, Sustainability, Company

Circular economy: a second life for devices

ista has, for some time, been working on the issue of recycling with waste concepts and the Circular Economy Working Group. This also applies to product development which gives devices like the sensonic II heat meter a second life.

01.06.2021 - Press Release

Sustainability, Company, Digitization

New CEO Hagen Lessing intends to cut ista's CO2 emissions to zero by 2030

Essen, 1 June 2021. The new ista CEO Hagen Lessing is making climate protection the focus of the corporate strategy: From today on, we will already be operating carbon-neutral, and within the next 10 years we will even cut our CO 2 emissions to zero , Lessing announced as he took up his new office. Lessing is taking over the running of the company from Thomas Zinnöcker, who retired on 31 May 2021.

18.05.2021 - Article

Company

What the figures reveal: this is how Europe lives

Where we live shapes our everyday lives – but it also determines how we live. In some European regions, for example, houses are the norm whereas in others it is apartments. We took a look at what other differences and similarities there are.

18.03.2021 - Press Release

Innovation, Products, Digitization

ista's digital power tool MinuteView helps industrial and commercial customers to cut their energy consumption and improve their carbon footprint

Essen, 18.03.2021. With its digital power tool MinuteView , the energy service provider ista is expanding its offering for industrial and commercial customers. Using the all-in-one energy management solution means that up to 15% of the energy costs of a company or a site can be saved, therefore considerably improving the carbon footprint.

24.02.2021 - Press Release

Company

Change at the top of the real estate service provider ista: Thomas Zinnöcker hands over to Hagen Lessing

Essen, 24.02.2021. ista CEO Thomas Zinnöcker (59) will hand over the reins of the company to Dr Hagen Lessing (47) with effect from 1 June 2021. Lessing has already been the head of ista Germany and deputy CEO of ista since October 2019.

17.02.2021 - Article

Sustainability, Saving energy

CO2 price in Germany: What can we expect?

The new CO2 price is a national environmental levy for the transport and buildings sectors. Its aim is to make climate-friendly technologies and conversion work more attractive. We talk about the structure of the system, the costs in a international comparison and consequences for consumers.

28.01.2021 - Article

Sustainability, Saving energy

Sustainable homes and living: from energy consumption to waste avoidance

Each one of us can do our bit to achieve our common environmental goals. The method of choice: to make sustainability and climate-friendly behaviour an integral part of daily life. Our article outlines some possibilities. Feel free to pick your favourites - and get started!

18.01.2021 - Article

Innovation, Products, Digitization

innovation@ista: HelloApp brings property managers and tenants together

Digitisation in the property management sector can also be unobtrusive and user-oriented. The HelloApp is ista swiss ag's answer to communication needs in neighbourhoods – from "Who will repair my tap?" and "How much energy have I used?" to "Where can I find a good pharmacy?