ÖBB Annual Report 2023

Group Management Report 200 Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding Aktiengesellschaft Consolidated Financial Statements | Group Management Report 155 Presentation of the main risks for the economic success of the company (area of sustainability) and measures taken / planned to counter risks Type of Risk Measures set Opportunity Cross-reference to topics of the materiality matrix Group company Reduction of the CO 2 rail system advantage compared to other modes of transport  Improvement of the ÖBB CO 2 balance through the ÖBB climate change mitigation strategy in the three areas of mobility, buildings and Scope 3  Implementation of the decarbonisation strategy  Increasing the CO 2 rail and bus advantage and as such making the rail system more attractive  Positioning of ÖBB as a climate change mitigation company (growth opportunity, prerequisites for future financing and investments 1. Climate change mitigation ÖBB-Group Growth opportunity through climate change mitigation is not being utilised Further modal shifts from road and air transport to rail are the mayor levers for reducing CO 2 emissions in the Austrian transport sector. This requires: Making the railway system more attractive and expanding capacity, both through conventional expansion and through the use of new technologies  Making the railway system more attractive  Increase in passenger numbers (rail and bus)  Increasing goods transportation by rail  Positioning of ÖBB as a climate change mitigation company (growth opportunity, prerequisites for future financing and investments 1. Climate change mitigation 7. Innovation and Technology 8. Affordable and Accessible Mobility ÖBB-Group Fair competitive conditions between rail, road and air transport not achieved (especially in connection with higher costs for climate-neutral mobility solutions) Targeted awareness raising and advocacy (national / international)  Level playing field with other sectors  Increasing the attractiveness of the railway system 1. Climate change mitigation 8. Sustainable Finance 16. Economic Driver ÖBB-Group Amendments to the legal framework (environmental aspects)  Continued minimisation of light pollution  Promotion of stationary noise protection  Retrofitting rolling stock  Further reduce dust and fine particulate pollution  Further reduce the use of chemical herbicides Long-term positioning as a sustainable company 1. Climate change mitigation 3. Emissions (excl. CO 2 ) 5. Biodiversity and species diversity 4. Resource management ÖBB-Group Price increases for renewable energies (increased demand) One third of ÖBB’s traction current already comes from in- house production (ÖBB hydro, wind and solar power plants). The aim is to increase the level of self-sufficiency to 80 per cent in order to be able to act more independently of the market Increasing the level of self- supply with traction current (competitive advantage) 1. Climate change mitigation ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG | MR155