EWE AG (Ems-Weser-Elbe) | Sustainability Performance
An energy company involved in the supply of electricity, gas, and telecommunications services.
1943
Germany
5,001 - 10,000 employees
Utilities
$10B+ in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#6146
Overall#293
in Germany#119
in UtilitiesSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Controversy level
- EWE AG (EmsWeserElbe, German Lower Saxony stateaffiliated), German major utility (Ems Weser Elbe network, Lower Saxony electricity/gas), has faced sustained scrutiny over the contested 2024 sustained EU ETS Phase 4 carbon cost exposure affecting EWE's gasfired generation customer relationships, plus periodic class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of German Lower Saxony municipal/cooperative controlling shareholder governance complexity affecting institutional creditor governance complexity.
