Release of 12.04.2021
Even in a market environment dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the A1 Telekom Group demonstrated its strength in 2020, recording pleasing development in terms of financial and operating performance.
Thomas Arnoldner, CEO A1 Telekom Austria Group: "System-critical infrastructure such as that operated by the A1 Telekom Austria Group has demonstrated its crucial importance in times like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in particular. Its high-performance and future-proof fixed-line and mobile networks, data centers and the associated product and service portfolio form the basis for this. These ensure digital communication, continuity and interaction for companies and their employees, the public sector and private individuals even under significantly increased load. The Group is thus actively assuming responsibility for the digital backbone of the economy and society. At the same time, it demonstrates its resilience in the sense of stability, reliability and trustworthiness to all of its stakeholders. The Group also adopts ambitious sustainability targets in pursuing its ESG strategy as part of its environmental, social and corporate governance.”
These ESG goals of the A1 Telekom Austria Group include a commitment to contributing to the achievement of global climate targets throughout the company. This means, for example, aiming for net carbon neutrality (including compensation) and an 80 % reduction in the electricity consumed per terabyte of data volume transferred (compared with 2019) by 2030.
Alejandro Plater, COO A1 Telekom Austria Group: "The report underlines the significant role of the A1 Telekom Austria Group as an ideal, convergent full-service digitalization partner – especially also in challenging times. The Group enables and drives the unleashing of the full potential of digitalization for society, the economy and the environment. The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to shape markets in 2021, but we are well prepared to take advantage of the growth opportunities that digitalization presents, while maintaining a strong focus on operational efficiency.”
As in the past three years, the A1 Telekom Austria Group is publishing its report for the business year 2020 in the form of a combined Annual Report and Sustainability Report. Sustainability aspects are incorporated directly into the individual chapters or topics instead of covering them separately. Thus, the report allows an integrated and yet compact view on economic, ecological and social aspects of sustainable management.
Reports, including the Group Management Report, the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Report by the Supervisory Board, the Consolidated Corporate Governance Report, the Consolidated Non-Financial Report and the other sections with additional information about strategy, technology, employees etc. have been merged in one publication. The combined Annual Report is based on the GRI Standard (Global Reporting Initiative) and the requirements of the UN Global Compact for a Progress Report.”
The report is published online only and is available under https://report2020.A1.group/en. Downloads (PDF) can be found on our website: https://www.A1.group/en/ir/combined-annualreports