Zumtobel : Remains Listed in the VÖNIX Sustainability Index

Press Release

Dornbirn, 25 June, 2021

Dornbirn, Austria - Following the annual review of the VBV Austrian Sustainability Index (VÖNIX) in accordance with the rules and regulations, the companies rfu and VBV Vorsorgekasse along with the Vienna Stock Exchange announce the following: 19 Austrian listed companies that are leaders in terms of environmental and social actions will be included in the Austrian sustainability benchmark in 2021/22. The Zumtobel Group also continues to be represented in VÖNIX. The VÖNIX is based on the measurement of corporate sustainability using a model with ecological and social exclusion as well as positive criteria. The VÖNIX is one of the world's first national sustainability indices and has been calculated since June 2005.

"As a publicly traded and globally operating company, the Zumtobel Group sets standards for sustainability in practice based on its activities along the value chain. That is why we are extremely pleased that the Zumtobel Group will continue to be a member of the Austrian VÖNIX Sustainability Index in 2021/22", states Alfred Felder, CEO of the Zumtobel Group.

"The capital market is a decisive factor on the way to a CO₂-neutral future. What was an initial spark in 2005 with the VÖNIX is now common practice. Sustainable investment is a central topic for VBV- Vorsorgekasse, as well as for many other players, today," says Andreas Zakostelsky, Chairman of the Advisory Board of VÖNIX and CEO of VBV-Vorsorgekasse.

About the Zumtobel Group

The Zumtobel Group is an international lighting group and a leading supplier of innovative lighting solutions, lighting components and associated services. With its brands, acdc, Thorn, Tridonic and Zumtobel, the Group offers its customers around the world a comprehensive portfolio of products and services. The Group's know-how about the effects of light on people, acquired over decades, forms the basis for the development of innovations and for accessing new fields of business. In the lighting business, the Group with its Thorn and Zumtobel brands, is one of the European market leaders. Through its lighting technology brand, Tridonic, the Zumtobel Group plays a leading role worldwide in the manufacture of hardware and software for lighting systems (LED light sources and LED drivers, sensors and lighting management). The Zumtobel Group's service offering is one of the most comprehensive in the entire lighting industry, including consultation on smart lighting controls and emergency lighting systems, light contracting, design services and project management of turnkey lighting solutions, as well as new, data-based services focused on delivering connectivity for buildings and municipalities via the lighting infrastructure. The Group is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange (ATX Prime) and currently holds a workforce of around 6,000 employees. In the 2019/20 financial year, the Group posted revenues of EUR 1,131.3 million. The Zumtobel Group is based in Dornbirn in the Vorarlberg region of Austria. For further information, please visit z.lighting/group

About VÖNIX

The VBV Austrian Sustainability Index (VÖNIX) is a price index weighted by free float capitalization. The base universe comprises stocks listed on the prime or standard market of the Vienna Stock Exchange with sufficient free float and trading volume. Well-known players in the Austrian capital market enable ongoing index management and sustainability research through their expertise and contributions. These partners are VBV-Vorsorgekasse, Raiffeisen Nachhaltigkeits-Initiative and Security KAG. rfu is responsible for sustainability analysis and Wiener Börse for index management, ongoing calculation and publication.