Annual Report 2025 – ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG

ÖBB-Infrastruktur Aktiengesellschaft Group Management Report | Consolidated Financial Statements 132 S3-4 S3-5 Targets related to managing material negative impacts, advancing positive impacts, and managing material risks and opportunities and taking action on material impacts on affected communities, and approaches to managing material risks and pursuing material opportunities related to affected communities, and effectiveness of those actions In order to reduce noise emissions along the ÖBB rail network and to comply with the 2024 Environmental Noise Action Plan and various legal requirements, the ÖBB-Infrastruktur Group has set the following target: Target Target year Target level Unit/ KPI Base year Base year value Value 2025 Value 2024 Policies Material impacts, risks and opportunities By the end of the 2030 financial year, the total length of the noise barriers will be 1,000 km. 2030 1,000.0 km 2023 971 990.5 979.8 S3-K-1 S3-K-2 S3-A-1 S3-F-1 Local residents and other stakeholders were involved in the double materiality analysis, but were not specifically consulted when the objective was being set. If a target or measure is behind schedule, this is explicitly stated. If any significant changes were made to an objective during the reporting year, this will be explained in the description of the methodology. Target By the end of the 2030 financial year, the total length of the noise barriers will be 1,000 km. Status Target scope The scope covers the entire rail network of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG. in implementation phase Methodology Internal experts and stakeholders were involved in defining the objectives. Measure Expansion of noise barriers In the 2025 financial year, additional noise barriers spanning 10.7 km were built. This measure affects both new and upgraded lines as well as existing railway lines. The further expansion of noise barriers is a continual process that is closely linked to the annual construction projects. ongoing “Measures against railway noise” asset strategy The “Measures against railway noise” asset strategy was adopted by the Management Board on 23.10.2024 and sets out network-wide targets for infrastructure measures against railway noise. The infrastructure measures are linked to implementation targets with a time horizon of 2025 and 2030. ongoing The implementation of measures to reduce noise emissions is based on the 2024 Environmental Noise Action Plan and relevant legislation. The main legal basis for noise protection in new construction and expansion projects is provided by railway construction permits, the Rail Traffic Noise Emission Control Ordinance (SchIV) and the implementing provisions for the Rail Traffic Noise Emission Control Ordinance (DB-SchIV). As part of the “Existing Noise Abatement” programme, all noise protection measures on existing railway lines and those for new construction and expansion projects that are not required by official decree are being implemented. The key legal basis for noise abatement on existing railway lines is provided by the owner’s “Guidelines for the Acoustic Remediation of Existing Railway Lines of the Austrian Federal Railways”, the relevant “Agreement on the Planning, Implementation, Maintenance and Financing of Noise Abatement Measures on Existing Railway Lines of the Austrian Federal Railways” with the federal state, as well as the individual civil law contracts to be concluded separately with the respective municipality.