The company offers customers forward-looking solutions covering all aspects of the energy transition with the three business segments Energy Solutions, Power Grid, and Infrastructure & Buildings: From renewable energy production, marketing, and distribution, to efficient use in infrastructure and buildings. BKW is thus pursuing ambitious sustainability goals in the areas of climate, energy, nature, people, and governance.
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Climate
Our ambition:
We are committed to achieving net-zero emissions across the entire Group.Our goal:
50% reduction in GHG intensity by 20301.2025 milestone:
24% reduction in GHG intensity compared to the base year of 2022.1Scopes 1 and 2, base year 2022
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Energy
Our ambition:
We invest in renewable and efficient energy infrastructure.Our goal:
3.4 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2030.2025 milestone:
Increase in installed wind and PV capacity to 1,021 MW (2024: 935 MW) -
Nature
Our ambition:
We foster natural ecosystems and biodiversity.Our goal:
Achieve a net positive impact on biodiversity from 2030 onward in BKW’s energy and infrastructure projects.2025 milestone:
Identification of electricity generation sites in environmentally sensitive locations and water-stressed areas. -
People
Our ambition:
We create healthy and forward-thinking work environments.Our goal:
To continue to have zero serious workplace accidents and occupational deaths.2025 milestones:
Adoption of a new Group policy and directive in the area of occupational health and safety, as well as the new HR strategy. -
Governance
Our ambition:
We continuously strengthen our structures for responsible corporate governance.Our goal:
All relevant Group-wide suppliers (with potential environmental and social risks) have a sustainability rating that is at least equivalent to the industry average by 2026.2025 milestone:
The Supplier Code of Conduct, which sets out binding minimum requirements for suppliers, was revised and adopted.
Sustainability Report 2025
In 2025, BKW made significant progress in implementing its sustainability goals and laying important groundwork. GHG intensity decreased by 24% relative to the 2022 baseline, and the vehicle fleet’s electrification was advanced. BKW also updated its Supplier Code of Conduct, which establishes binding minimum standards for responsible collaboration across its supply chains.
By developing Group-wide occupational safety and health guidelines and introducing a new HR strategy, BKW further strengthened its organization in key areas. The HR strategy aims to ensure that employees can be retained and the right talent recruited to actively shape the energy transition.
Find out more here about current successes and challenges:
«Sustainability is not just a management task at the highest level, but a shared objective that is to be practiced throughout the entire company.»
BKW wants to create livable habitats, and it is optimally positioned to do so with the “Solutions 2030” strategy. The strategy advances the energy transition and systematically embeds sustainability into our business activities within our sustainability framework.
The sustainability framework
The sustainability framework defines BKW’s strategic framework for sustainability through 2030. It lists BKW’s key sustainability topics, organized into the focus areas of climate, energy, nature, people, and governance.
