Five new participants for “Exemplary Energy and Climate”

PostBus, Flughafen Zürich AG, PostFinance, RUAG MRO Holding AG and SRG SSR join the first ten participants projected towards the 2050 climate target

PostBus, Flughafen Zürich AG, PostFinance, RUAG MRO Holding AG and SRG SSR are giving new impetus to the “Exemplary Energy and Climate” initiative by joining the first ten participants.
In doing so, they are also contributing to the implementation of the Energy Strategy 2050 and the Climate Target 2050.

Responsible for more than 2.5 percent of energy consumption

Responsible for more than 2.5 percent of Switzerland’s energy consumption, Swiss Post, Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology, Geneva Airport, SBB, SIG, Skyguide, SUVA, Swisscom, the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) and the Federal Civilian Administration joined the “Exemplary Energy and Climate” initiative in 2013.
Since then, they have been jointly pursuing common goals to increase energy efficiency and promote the transition to renewable energy.
Now five more companies, utility providers and leaders in their fields, are joining the top ten participants in the initiative.

PostFinance and PostBus are very independent

Already represented in the initiative as part of Swiss Post until the end of 2020, PostFinance and PostBus will be independent participants from this year.
They are joined by Flughafen Zürich AG, RUAG MRO Holding AG and SRG SSR.
The participation of the five new participants and the interest shown by other companies and organizations show that the initiative meets the need for a structured framework and an active network for the implementation of the Energy Strategy 2050.

What is the exemplary energy and climate initiative?

The “Exemplary Energy and Climate” initiative is one of the twelve measures of the Energy Strategy 2050.
Promoted by the federal government, it is aimed at companies and parastatal and paracantonal organizations throughout Switzerland that want to act in an exemplary manner in the energy and climate sector.
Having increased their energy efficiency by an average of more than 30 percent in a first phase from 2013 to 2020, the first participants in the initiative are now embarking on the second phase with an increased focus on expanding renewable energies (fact sheet).

The precise identikit of the five new members

PostFinance

With 2.7 million private and business customers, PostFinance is one of the largest financial institutions in Switzerland.
In the area of energy and climate, it is primarily implementing measures to reduce CO2 emissions. To this end, for example, its research centers operate entirely on electricity generated from renewable sources.
In addition, PostFinance is pursuing, together with the other areas of Swiss Post, the goal of making the entire company climate-neutral by 2040.

PostBus

PostBus is Switzerland’s leading road transport company. It primarily provides regional passenger transport services and develops mobility offers for the future.
In the energy and climate sector, PostBus is working on the transition to alternative forms of propulsion.
The company is pursuing the ambitious goals of putting a total of 100 battery- and fuel-cell-powered buses on the road by 2024 and having an entire vehicle fleet of more than 2,400 vehicles that are not powered by fossil fuels.

RUAG MRO Holding Ltd

RUAG MRO Holding Ltd comprises RUAG AG and RUAG Real Estate Ltd.
RUAG AG makes an essential contribution to Switzerland’s security and is a leading technology partner of the Swiss Armed Forces.
As a general contractor, RUAG Real Estate Ltd. offers flexible space solutions and services in the real estate sector.
In the area of energy and climate, RUAG gives priority to reducing CO2 emissions from heating systems, expanding electricity generated from renewable sources and installing electric charging stations.

Flughafen Zürich AG

Flughafen Zürich AG operates Zurich Airport, Switzerland’s most important traffic and transit hub.
In the field of energy and climate, Flughafen Zürich AG focuses on the renovation of buildings, renewable energies and the electrification of vehicles and ground machinery.

SRG SSR

SRG SSR is Switzerland’s largest media company.
In the area of energy and climate, SRG SSR’s main goals are to increase the share of electricity from renewable sources and for a sustainable building infrastructure.