Our activities, our responsibility.

Decarbonisation is a key element of VWI’s climate change mitigation programme. In order to adhere to the two-degree target laid down in the Paris Agreement, VWI is significantly reducing its carbon emissions.

Keeping the energy requirements of buildings to a minimum is the most important pillar of Volkswagen Immobilien’s BLUE BUILDING concept. VWI is committed to ensuring that existing buildings are as energy-efficient as possible and new buildings are climate-neutral, while also integrating acquisitions into its sustainable portfolio.

Biodiversity secures the foundations of our existence: healthy food, clean water, fertile soil and a balanced climate. VWI sets much store by establishing, maintaining and restoring biodiversity.

We want to make it possible for all tenants to live and work in sustainable buildings. To this end, all properties in our portfolio need to meet environmental and social quality criteria and be certified in line with our BLUE BUILDING concept.

Within our corporate culture, we see and promote diversity as a value-adding aspect, while agile values and methods form the basis of our collaboration. We use modern internal communication tools to facilitate transparency and enable people to play a shaping role in what we do, thereby making us more attractive as an employer.

We attach great importance to keeping our employees regularly updated about the latest developments in the area of sustainability and actively involving them in our sustainability work.

In order to secure our long-term economic success, VWI must be well prepared to counter climate-related financial risks. We want to lay the foundations in this regard, because compliance costs associated with the need to meet requirements or pay penalties and measures to protect against heat/storm damage can drive up the life cycle costs of our properties.

Integrity and ethical business activities are of the utmost importance to VWI. The Volkswagen Group’s ‘Together4Integrity’ (T4I) programme is the main tool used to raise awareness among our workforce of the right conduct. We want to set the best example.