Performance and ratings

Sustainalytics

As of October 2021, Elia Transmission Belgium received an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Risk Rating of 9.9 from Sustainalytics ^[1] and was assessed to be at a negligible risk of experiencing material financial impacts from ESG factors. Elia's ESG Risk Rating places it first in the electric utilities industry assessed by Sustainalytics.

It demonstrates that Elia's ACT NOW sustainability action plan is paying off. Elia Transmission Belgium is embedding ACT NOW across all of its business processes; it is carrying out its daily activities with a strong focus in mind, leading to big impacts in terms of sustainability.

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CDP Climate Change

Since 2017, Elia has been responding to the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire that addresses the company’s management of environmental impacts, climate risks and opportunities, the awarded score is made up of two factors:

• the level of detail and the comprehensiveness of a company’s responses;
• its awareness of climate issues, management methods and its progress on acting on climate change.

Year	Program	Status	Score
2020	Climate change in 2020	Submitted	B
2019	Climate change in 2019	Submitted	B-
2018	Climate change in 2018	Submitted	B-
2017	Climate change in 2017	Submitted	C

_{*Answers and data disclosed only related to the Belgian activities of Elia Group}