Sustainability
at DKV Mobility Group
Our commitment to embedding sustainable business practices
Sustainability has been an integral part of DKV Mobility’s long-standing history and culture and is also a central element of our corporate purpose "To drive the transition towards an efficient and sustainable future of mobility".
To create long-term value, we believe and share the conviction that we must take active responsibility for the social and environmental systems we operate in. Building upon our business strategy, we have set sustainability priorities that reflect our values in the areas where we think we can have an impact across the Environment (E), Social (S), and Governance (G) dimensions.
Environment
“To lead in green” is our commitment to be at the forefront of helping our customers switch to alternative energy sources. By providing our customers with sustainable products and services that enable them to manage the ongoing transition to low-carbon fuels and e-mobility more efficiently, we intend to play an active role in this process. With our “Green Pledge” we pursued two specific targets: By 2023, it was our aim to reduce our Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) by 50% compared to 2019. We are very proud that we were able to reach our climate target and – compared with our base year of 2019 – we cut GHG emissions by 50.4%. For the remaining CO2 emissions, we took responsibility by supporting Gold Standard climate protection projects.
In addition, it was our goal to help reduce the carbon intensity of our customers’ fleets by approximately 30% by 2030 as compared to 2019. We remain committed and aspire to be a force for positive change in transitioning to the new net-zero economy. In our continuous efforts to professionalize our sustainability management, in 2024, we set ourselves new science-based climate targets. Our new climate targets got validated by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). These targets replace our Green Pledge climate targets to align our company's climate strategy with what is required by science. We have committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across our value chain by 2050. And as part of our ongoing commitment to achieve our net-zero goal by that date, we have set near-term targets to reduce our emissions by 42% until 2030.
Social
“To be a great place to work” is our commitment to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, talent management, and care for the communities in which we operate. Our people are the foundation of our success as a company. A highly committed workforce is essential to living up to our purpose and to delivering on the ambitious targets. We aspire to create an engaging environment for all colleagues, to attract, develop, and retain the best talents for DKV Mobility; and to ensure that this is done with diversity, inclusion, and equity in mind.
Governance
“To act responsibly” is our commitment to promote an environment of trust, transparency, and accountability in the interests of all stakeholders. By confirming our Code of Conduct (CoC), we want our employees, suppliers, and other business partners to comply with laws and regulations as well as our internal policies and ethical standards. We have implemented a risk management system, including systems particularly tailored to risks relating to information security and data protection, to timely and appropriately identify risks potentially affecting our business.
Electric vehicles are crucial for decarbonizing road transport and achieving climate targets. We want to support our customers in accelerating the transition of their fleets to zero-emission vehicles. Our goal is to provide access to one of Europe's largest e-roaming networks for charging electric vehicles at public and semi-public charging stations and to offer our customers the best possible charging experience - regardless of where they prefer to charge: at work, at home or on the road.
Alternative fuels such as natural gas, biomethane or hydrogen are another important key to greater energy efficiency and climate protection in the transport sector. Our aim is to play a pioneering role in the use of alternative energy sources in road transport with the largest independent filling station network for alternative fuels in Europe.
Our aim is to enable drivers, dispatchers and fleet managers to manage their company fleets efficiently and operate them sustainably. To this end, we offer digital products and services that create transparency in real time and can optimize routes, for example. This not only saves costs but also reduces emissions in the long term.
It is our clear goal to offer our customers the most convenient toll solution for all vehicle types throughout Europe. Our toll boxes allow drivers to continue their journey without interruption, which eases traffic flow, reduces congestion and ultimately avoids climate-damaging emissions. With our "DKV Box Europe" toll box, we offer our customers the opportunity to pay tolls in numerous European countries with just one toll box.
It is one of our priorities and our responsibility to avoid and reduce CO₂ emissions wherever possible. However, for the vast majority of our customers, it is not yet possible to conduct their business effectively with fleets without combustion engines. In this case, voluntarily supporting climate protection projects is one way of contributing to climate protection. With our DKV Card CLIMATE, we give our customers access to high-quality and attractively priced climate protection projects. The "SDG Impact Reports" from myclimate, in which project progress is documented annually, can be accessed here.
Companies are increasingly under pressure to accurately measure, collect, and report their CO₂e emissions. In particular, the new CSRD reporting requirement (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) demands detailed insights into the CO₂e footprint—including across the entire supply chain. The DKV Mobility Carbon Monitor is the ideal solution for efficiently, precisely, and automatically monitoring and documenting your fleet’s CO₂e emissions.
With our CO₂e services, you gain a complete overview of emissions from all fuel types and charging processes—from fossil and alternative fuels to electric vehicles—and can easily export the data.
EcoVadis
EcoVadis is one of the world's leading sustainability platforms for companies. It evaluates and reviews the actual performance of companies in the areas of environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. In the EcoVadis rating, DKV Mobility achieved ten points more than in the previous year's assessment (92 out of 100 points in 2024 compared to 82 out of 100 points in 2023). For this, DKV Mobility was again awarded a platinum medal by EcoVadis in 2024, ranking in the top 1 percent of the more than 150,000 companies rated.
Sustainalytics
Sustainalytics, a Morningstar company, is a leading independent ESG and corporate governance research, rating and analysis firm that supports investors worldwide in the development and implementation of responsible investment strategies. For 2024, DKV Mobility was placed in the top 3 percent of more than 15,000 companies rated worldwide. DKV Mobility was also ranked as one of the “ESG Top Rated Companies 2025” in Europe and within the industry. Sustainalytics rated the ESG risk at DKV Mobility as “negligible”, while the management score was rated as “strong” – as in the three previous years. DKV Mobility Group has been included in the "Sustainalytics 2025 Top-Rated ESG Companies List".
CDP
CDP is a global non-profit organization that helps companies, cities and institutions disclose and manage their environmental impacts. Since its foundation in 2000, CDP has become one of the world's leading environmental reporting systems. CDP maintains one of the largest global environmental databases and collects data and information on greenhouse gas emissions, climate risks, reduction targets and reduction strategies from over 24,800 companies once a year. In 2024, DKV Mobility participated in the CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) rating for the first time and immediately received a "B" score for its climate protection measures. With this rating, CDP certifies that DKV Mobility takes into account the environmental impact of its business activities and ensures good climate management practices.
Memberships
DKV Mobility cooperates with the following organizations in the area of sustainability:
econsense is a sustainability network of German businesses. Its goal is to actively shape the transformation to a more sustainable economy and society among its member companies. To assist medium-sized companies in dealing with the growing demands with respect to sustainability, it has set up its “Sustainability Competence Program.” The core of the competence program is the creation of a space for dialogue.
The largest and most important initiative for responsible corporate governance worldwide. DKV Mobility is a participating company since November 2020.
It represents more than 20 national associations and over 180 member companies in its capacity as the European umbrella association of hydrogen processing companies.
DKV Mobility Sustainability Report 2023
You can find our current annual Sustainability Report here. The Sustainability Report 2023 informs our stakeholders about our strategy, our commitments, and our progress regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects. Unless otherwise stated, the Sustainability Report contains information and consolidated figures for DKV Mobility Group. Our sustainability reporting is based on the GRI Standards. The GRI index below shows how our non-financial reporting complies with the GRI Standards.
Please scroll down to access previous years' Sustainability Reports and other sustainability resources. All documents are based on data available at the time of publication. Please indicate the relevant year of publication when using them.
SDG Impact Reports myclimate 2024
Policies and Guidelines
- Environmental policy
- Policy Statement German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (LkSG)
- Public Affairs Policy
- DKV Mobility Group Code of Conduct for Suppliers for Suppliers and Business Partners_Fuel Vehicle Services
- DKV Mobility Group Code of Conduct for Suppliers and Business Partners_Indirect Materials and Services