Our sustainability strategy

Greater transparency, less CO₂ emissions.

With our smart solutions, we offer building owners and residents the necessary transparency to save energy responsibly and therefore make a contribution to climate protection. But we are also taking a critical look at our own behaviour and want to go one step further towards zero CO₂ every year.

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Clear goals on the way to zero CO₂.

ista globally intends to reduce its emissions completely to net zero by 2030. That is an ambitious goal but we are convinced we will achieve it thanks to our clear roadmap. Our net-zero roadmap includes the following areas: We already recognised very early on that our fleet of vehicles is one of the crucial levers to achieving zero CO₂. The goal is clear and, at the same time, ambitious: we want to switch our entire fleet to 100% electrically powered vehicles by 2028. We are also systematically expanding our EV charging infrastructure. More and more of our sites now obtain their power from renewable sources.

Electrification of the vehicle fleet

Energy supplies from renewable sources

Climate-friendly travel policies

Sustainability in various fields of action.

Sustainability has top priority at ista. We help people save energy and take wide-ranging action ourselves to conserve resources and protect the climate. Our sustainability strategy defines specific goals in each of the five fields of action: environment, markets, employees, partners and society. In order to achieve these goals, we measure our progress at regular intervals.

Environment & Markets

Our MinuteView and istaCare online platforms team up to help end users meet legal reporting requirements and provide data led energy saving insights, driving their transition to a sustainable & compliant future.

Employees

Change starts with ourselves. We create the structures so people can develop their innovative potential. Our goal: we invest in our employees with training courses and coaching so they can reach their full potential – in both the analogue and digital worlds.

Partners & Society

With our commitment and smart solutions such as our Building Energy Management Systems, we want to help preserve the world for future generations.

Contributions to national and international climate and environmental policy.

Climate protection: We contribute in particular to greater energy efficiency and raise the consumer's awareness of greater climate protection in buildings. The revised European Energy Efficiency Directive and its implementation in the EU member states set the legal framework for these activities which were implemented into UK Law. With our radio technology and offerings such our energy auditing, we offer our customers tailored solutions so they have easy and convenient ways of informing their tenants about their monthly energy consumption and so create incentives to save energy and costs.
Human rights and environmental standards in global supply chains: We welcome the initiatives at European levels that require companies not only to respect human rights but also ensure environmental standards along the supply chain. These include the UN Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization's (ILO)Declaration of Principles and the UN Convention against Corruption. With our measures for sustainable supplier management, we have been committed to fulfilling this responsibility for many years.

Contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ista has firmly anchored the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations in its sustainability strategy. ista UK focuses on four of the SDGs:

We create transparency

With our metering devices, we make individual energy consumption transparent in more than 13 million homes and commercial properties. So consumers can identify and achieve energy-saving potential of 15 – 25%.

Sustainable added value

With sales of € 933 million in 2020, an increase of 2.66% compared with the previous year, we are contributing to the creation of value – for our employees, suppliers and service partners. Labour, social and human rights standards apply equally to us and our partners.

Sustainable living

Our products and services help tenants to save energy and resources. Together with our partners, we are continually improving the recyclability of our devices.

Contribution to climate protection

We have a clear aspiration: we help people make their contribution to climate protection – with smart solutions for buildings, in our own company and in social initiatives and projects. We are systematically pursuing our strategy to become a climate-neutral company.

“The team and I are dedicated to supporting clients to use less, emit less, and spend less. We have found that the most successful way to achieve this is by working with clients to harness innovative data solutions. This approach allows data to transparently do the hard work, giving us the flexibility to adapt to an evolving sustainable landscape."
Thomas Burke, Head of Sustainability & Compliance, ista UK

The picture shows a few skyscrapers that are seen from below. Two of them are clearly shown, the others are build behind them or can’t be seen from this point of view. On the skyscraper on the left side are just plain windows, but the skyscraper on the right side has greenery on every floor and is beeing illuminated by the sun.

Our policies

The nature of ista’s activities means that we can improve and enhance the environment in which we live and work. We regard quality and environmental performance as integral parts of our business and are therefore committed to maintaining high standards in every aspect of our activities. In order to achieve this, we maintain systems compliant with ISO14001 and ISO9001.

Policies

“Ultimately as Managing Director I am accountable for the implementation of these policies, via manager I ensure it is communicated, understood and applied by all persons working for or on behalf of ista and is available to all stakeholders, interested parties and the public."