The sustainability report

«In geopolitically challenging times like these, it is more important than ever to remain true to our values and to pursue them with consistency and foresight.
Our decisions are guided by a long-term, responsible, and innovative strategy that creates stability and paves the way for the future.
Our ambitious goals include promoting social responsibility, conserving resources, and reducing CO₂ emissions. We focus on innovation, efficiency, and the courage to break new ground  –  at your side.»

Christian Appert
Group CEO

For us, sustainability means operating the company in a socially and ecologically responsible as well as economically successful manner. We fulfil our corporate responsibility by engaging in all three dimensions. Many of our disciplines provide the necessary impetus, show efficiency potentials and lead to environmentally compatible solutions. We have compiled our commitment in a sustainability report with reference to the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The reporting includes all companies of the Amstein + Walthert Group with their locations in Switzerland and France and their employees.

Our highlights

Due to our commitment for sustainable development, we can look back on many highlights in 2025:

• Conducted an employee survey, in which 77% of all employees participated. Thanks to the positive survey results, the Amstein + Walthert  Group achieved an outstanding 5th place in the “1,000+ Employees” category at the 2026 Swiss Employer Award.
• In 2025, A+W committed to developing emission reduction targets in accordance with the guidelines of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
• Successful certification and improvement in the esg2go sustainability rating
• The new procurement policy is designed to ensure that, in addition to energy efficiency, economic, environmental, and social criteria are also taken into account in procurement across the Group. 
• The internal organization was expanded and given a clearer structure; among other measures, a sustainability officer was appointed for each company.
• First-time hosting of the alumni event with former A+W employees.
• A+W Lausanne received two awards for its social commitment: The site was honored with a prize for training companies (Prix entreprises formatrices) 
• and received the Partner Company (entreprise partenaire) label from the Canton of Vaud’s disability insurance program for its exemplary commitment to rehabilitation and professional reintegration.
• Participation in the 2025 Apprenticeship Fair in Basel.
• In 2025, icccon placed a special focus on corporate identity and values. In a participatory process, management worked closely with employees to thoroughly examine the question of which values should define icccon’s corporate culture today and in the future. These values were visualized in the form of street art banners.
• Establishment of new centers of expertise in GIS/data analysis, refrigeration technology, large-scale heat pumps, and hydrogen.
• Continuation of the awareness campaign regarding occupational safety and health protection.

Sustainability targets

The sustainability goals of Amstein + Walthert are based on the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development of the Federal Government and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) defined therein. The SDG were adopted by all UN member states in 2015. For each of the 17 goals, the scope of A+W was analysed. Our goals should contribute to achieving the overarching SDG.