Thursday, 18 June 2026
Austrian construction company PORR has improved its score in the latest EcoVadis sustainability assessment, achieving 81 out of 100 points and retaining its Gold rating.
The result places PORR among the top 5% of all companies evaluated by EcoVadis globally. Within the building construction sector, the company ranks among the top 3% of assessed firms.
“The PORR has managed to further improve on its excellent results from last year. This shows that we are consistently integrating sustainability into our business activities and continuously developing our measures. I am particularly pleased that our progress is visible across all assessed areas,” said Karl-Heinz Strauss, CEO of PORR.
Compared with last year, PORR increased its overall score by four points, from 77 to 81. The company recorded improvements across all four categories assessed by EcoVadis: environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
According to PORR, the higher rating was supported by the inclusion of its decarbonisation plan, which targets a 43% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions and a 25% reduction in Scope 3 emissions by 2030. The company also noted that increased transparency regarding its sustainability strategy, measures and performance indicators through CSRD reporting contributed positively to the assessment.
PORR’s environmental score increased from 83 to 86 points, while its labour and human rights score rose from 82 to 87 points. The ethics category improved from 68 to 75 points, and sustainable procurement increased from 63 to 67 points.
The company ranks among the top 3% of construction companies assessed by EcoVadis in the environmental category and among the top 1% in labour and human rights.
EcoVadis evaluates companies on sustainability performance across environmental, social, ethical and supply-chain management criteria, using international frameworks including the UN Global Compact, GRI standards and ISO guidelines.
PORR said it intends to continue improving its sustainability performance, particularly in the areas of ethics and sustainable procurement, as regulatory and market requirements continue to evolve.
