ESG ratings

The feedback from ESG (environmental, social and governance) rating agencies is very important to us as a benchmark and an indicator for our stakeholders’ main concerns.

ESG ratings

2024

2023

2022

Last update

Rating scale

CDP (climate rating)

A–

A

Feb 2024

A to F

EcoVadis

71/Silver

68/Silver

68/Gold

Jun 2024

From 2024:

Platinum: the top 1%

Gold: the top 5%

Silver: the top 15%

Bronze: the top 35%

ISS ESG 

B–

B–

C+

Sep 2023

A+/4.00 to D–/1.00

MSCI

A

A

AA

May 2024

Leader (AA — AAA)

Average (BB — A)

Laggard (CCC — B)

Sustainalytics

22.3

22.1

24.5

May 2024

Risk assessment:

Negligible (0 –10)

Low (10 –20)

Moderate (20 –30)

High (30 –40)

Severe (40 –100)

In alphabetical order.

More information on our ESG ratings are available on our ­investor relations website.

  • In the EcoVadis rating, DB Group has improved its overall score in 2024. The score puts DB Group in the top 2% of companies in the rail transport industry assessed by EcoVadis. The industry average is 42 points. As in the previous year, DB Group was also awarded a silver medal for its sustainability performance.