Annual Report 2025 – ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG

ÖBB-Infrastruktur Aktiengesellschaft Group Management Report | Consolidated Financial Statements 97 Target Application of ecological criteria in new tenders in the chemicals and machinery sector: where permissible, secondary or recyclable packaging material will be used by the end of 2025 *) Status Target scope For maintenance cleaning by ÖBB-Operative Services GmbH & Co KG employees, purchases are made for maintenance cleaning in the chemicals and cleaning machinery sector. In that respect, wherever possible and feasible, secondary packaging materials should be used. A potential restriction may arise due to chemicals and the necessary durability of packaging materials. in implementation phase Methodology Internal experts and stakeholders were involved in defining the target in order to establish a path that can be implemented in practice. The target contributes to the implementation of national and international efforts in the field of circular economy and resource conservation. In that respect, in the larger context, this primarily supports SDG 12 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Measure Contractual framework Creation of contractual options by the end of 2025 to enable the standard positions for procurement to be applied in a simple and standardised manner. The scope of consideration corresponds to that of the target. in implementation phase *) Target with no material impact, risk or opportunity according to double materiality analysis, but with contribution to E5-K-1.1. Target EU Taxonomy-compliant proof of the mass fraction of at least 70% of non-hazardous construction and demolition waste (excluding 17 05 04) generated on the construction site shall be prepared for reuse, recycling and other material recovery, including backfilling work in which waste is used as a substitute for other materials from 2026 in the case of 50%, from 2029 70% and from 2035 90% of construction sites (new construction and major renovation of non- essential buildings). Status Target scope The target scope covers all new construction and renovation projects centrally managed by the ÖBB-Infrastruktur Group in the area of buildings not essential to operations. Internal experts and stakeholders were involved in defining the targets, and the targets set externally by the EU Taxonomy and the Waste Management Act 44 (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz) were also taken into account. planned Methodology The target contributes to the implementation of national and international efforts in the field of circular economy and resource conservation. In that respect, in a broader context, it also supports SDG 11 and, secondarily, SDGs 12 and 13 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Measure Contractual framework Creation of contractual options by 2026 to enable this recycling rate to be evaluated and presented. The scope of consideration corresponds to that of the target. in implementation phase Employee training Ongoing training for responsible employees on sustainability issues relating to data collection and the handling of circular economy issues in the context of the objective. The scope of consideration extends to the employees of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG. ongoing Improvement of verification Creation of system-based options by 2025 to enable this recycling rate to be evaluated and presented. The scope of consideration corresponds to the internal system landscape for data collection and processing. completed 4 4 https://www.bmk.gv.at/themen/klima_umwelt/abfall/recht/awg.html.