AEW Energie AG has won the Aarau Climate Prize 2023. The prize is awarded annually by the city council of Aarau for particularly innovative achievements, exceptional commitment or extensive projects that contribute to sustainability, explained AEW Energie in a press release. The Aargau-based energy service provider was honoured for its measures for progressive and sustainable mobility management within its own company.
AEW Energie has set itself the goal of becoming CO2-neutral by 2040 at the latest. To achieve this, the energy service provider is focussing on CO2-neutral electricity production from hydropower, photovoltaics and wind power. However, a considerable proportion of emissions are currently generated by the mobility of the company’s employees.
AEW Energie has also developed and implemented a series of measures in this area as part of the move from the high-rise building in Obere Vorstadt to the Aeschbach neighbourhood. On the one hand, working from home was made more flexible. On the other hand, sustainable mobility for employees was supported, for example through the provision of shared bicycles, bicycle parking spaces and electric pool cars. The various initiatives were largely driven by Nicola Ruch, Head of Business Development at AEW and Mobility Management Project Manager.
“We are delighted to receive the climate prize from the city of Aarau,” said AEW CEO Marc Ritter in the press release. “Although we have not yet implemented everything planned with mobility management, the award recognises what we have achieved so far and we see the climate prize we have received as a great motivation to continue to consistently pursue our CO2 targets.”
