30th June 2020

Since June 30, 2020 the 2019 Wienerberger Sustainability Update has also been available for download on the company website:

30th March 2020 

For several years we have been advising Wienerberger AG on the further development of its sustainability management. This includes sustainability reporting in accordance with the GRI standard, the preparation of the Communication on Progress for the UN Global Compact and the preparation of the report on non-financial performance in accordance with the Austrian Sustainability and Diversity Improvement Act (NaDiVeG). The 2019 Wienerberger Non-financial Performance has been available for download on the company website since March 30, 2020.

January 2020 

With this project, the German SAICM Focal Point, located at the German Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency, Dessau), wants to make a forward-looking contribution to the “Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste” (SMCW) by developing indicators and milestones to support the concrete achievement of objectives within the concept of sustainable chemistry. The contractors are N³ Nachhaltigkeitsberatung Dr. Friege & Partner, Voerde (project management), and the Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP), Wuppertal, as well as in a subcontract the BZL GmbH and the Akademie Dr. Obladen, Berlin.

• Federal Environment Agency: SAICM (Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management)

December 2019

In December 2019, Henning Friege, Beate Kummer, Klaus-Günter Steinhäuser, Joachim Wuttke, and Barbara Zeschmar-Lahl published an updated article on the interface problem of chemical, product, and waste law at Environmental Law Network International (elni Review 2019, 39-40, ISSN 1618-2502).

20th November 2019

On November 20, 2019, the book “Wastewater Treatment Residues as Resources for Biorefinery Products and Biofuels” edited by Jose Antonio Olivares, Daniel Puyol, Juan Antonio Melero and Javier Dufour was published by ELSEVIER. In this book, Dr. Barbara Zeschmar-Lahl has contributed the introductory chapter “I.1. Waste as a resource”.

• Description and how to order

11th November 2019

As in previous years, BZL GmbH provided Wienerberger AG with scientific advice for the preparation of its sustainability report. The 2018 Wienerberger Sustainability Report was awarded second place in the “Large Companies” category of the Austrian Sustainability Reporting Award (ASRA) on November 11, 2019. This award is sponsored annually by the Chamber of Certified Public Accountants in cooperation with the Institute of Austrian Certified Public Accountants, the Ministry of Life, the Federal Environment Agency, the Confederation of Austrian Industries, respACT (the Austrian Business Council for Sustainable Development), the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, and the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology.

• Press release
• 2018 Wienerberger Sustainability Report 

4th November 2019 

The report entitled “Digital – Innovativ – Nachhaltig” (“Digital – Innovative – Sustainable”) presents the sustainability strategy of LINZ AG and shows the innovative and digital services and products with which this largest municipal enterprise in Upper Austria makes a significant contribution to the future viability of the Linz area. The report was written by Dipl.-Ing. Isabella Kossina and Dr. Barbara Zeschmar-Lahl.

14th August 2019

The edition includes the following contributions:

Trapp M.: Development of the leachate quality from landfills – evaluation for the water balance from different landfill classes in North Rhine-Westphalia (in German). Müll-Handbuch, Ref. 4322, Ed. 1/19. Information and download options:

Stockschläder J., Quicker P., Pretz T., Garth A., Koralewska R., Zayat-Vogel B., Feil A.: Dry and wet ash removal during waste incineration: Influence on bottom ash treatment and its products (in German). Müll-Handbuch, Ref. 7440, Ed. 1/19. Information and download options:

Schnell M., Horst T., Quicker P.: Thermal treatment of sewage sludge (in German). Müll-Handbuch, Ref. 7611, Ed. 1/19. Information and download options:

14th August 2019 

On 14 August 2019, Henning Friege, Beate Kummer, Klaus-Günter Steinhäuser, Joachim Wuttke and Barbara Zeschmar-Lahl published their contribution on the question of the interfaces between chemicals, product and waste legislation at Environmental Science Europe.

• How should we deal with the interfaces between chemicals, product and waste legislation? Environmental Sciences Europe volume 31, Article number: 51 (2019). Online:

27th July 2019

As in previous years, BZL GmbH provided Wienerberger AG with scientific advice for the preparation of its sustainability report.

• 2018  Wienerberger Sustainability Report: