Nemetschek : Sustainability Report 2022,

• Management System – Employee Responsibilities
• Employee benefits and retention
• Education and training
• Employee health
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Management System – Customer and Society
• client relationship
• Partnership with

higher education

Institution

• Management method
• Environmental and social
  Product impact
• • Design segment
  • Create segments
  • Manage categories
• Energy consumption

• Management methods
• Fair business practices
• Anti-discrimination
• human rights
• Data protection

The path to sustainability, however, has to show more of what we are currently doing and what we plan to do in the near future. It will be a challenge, but these challenges bring a lot of opportunities. By more closely linking economic, environmental and social aspects in corporate reporting and also, for example, when managing opportunities and risks, new and valuable perspectives on strategy processes will emerge.

How would you describe your current exposures compared to what you will need from 2024?

Yves Padrins: I would say we are on a very good track. We have already been conducting a material analysis every two years since 2017, identifying sustainability issues that have a significant impact on our company, but also those through which we as a company impact the environment, our stakeholders and society in general. . We then deal with these issues in our daily business. For example, I believe our compliance framework, which includes a whistleblowing procedure, a code of conduct for employees and a code of conduct for suppliers, is industry leading. In addition, last year we published our sustainability report in line with the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative and also implemented the provisions of the EU taxonomy regulation in the company. Still, we are on a challenging journey to implement CSRD requirements.

Where is still room for improvement?

Yves Padrins: In this Sustainability Report for 2022, we will publish the Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions of our carbon footprint for the Nemetschek Group for the first time. We intend to expand this to include Scope 3 emissions

By 2023. Based on these statistics, we will subsequently develop our climate journey and goals. Our sustainability governance framework is currently set in a rather simple way and will be expanded to meet the new regulations and requirements of our stakeholders in 2023.

What role does the software portfolio play in your sustainability concept?

Yves Padrins: In sustaining we basically take two roles-

lity: On the one hand, our company and the way we do business are an industry role model, and on the other, we are an enabler for our customers.

Our software solutions help them plan, construct, operate and manage buildings more efficiently and more sustainably. For the year under review, we evaluated both the construction industry and our portfolio from a sustainability perspective and confirmed the results: Nemetschek Group is both a role model and an enabler.

What is its real meaning?

Yves Padrins: When it comes to sustainability, we make a difference

Two approaches to saving harmful greenhouse gases: We want to improve the “handprint” of our customers through our solutions, as buildings can be designed, constructed and operated more efficiently and sustainably through the use of digital technology. In addition, we want to reduce our own footprint, that is, our own CO2 emissions. Carbon management is our first step in being aware of the impact we have as a company on society and the environment. To reduce our own environmental footprint, we decided to go one step further and calculate the group’s CO2 emissions. Then we will

Use this as a basis for determining next steps and then take them consistently.

Why is your role as an enabler so important in the construction industry?

Yves Padrins: Our solutions can have a major impact on industry sustainability through specific features and/or partnerships that help our customers design, build and operate more sustainably. This is what we call the “handprint” of our customers; That is, what they do with our solutions and what impact our solutions have on the life cycle of the building and what savings can be achieved with our solutions. Our mission is to help our customers create a more sustainable world.