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Vestas | Sustainability Performance

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Vestas is a company that specializes in wind energy solutions.

1945

Denmark

10,001+ employees

Renewable Energy Manufacturing

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#483
Overall
#11
in Denmark
#6
in Renewable Energy Manufacturing

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

3 out of 192

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk
Social
Diversity and inclusionPay gapsHealth and safetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

162.0K CO2e tonnes, 2025
Leading

Renewable energy

35% 2025
Aligned

Waste generated

54.0K tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Female engagement

17% 2025
Critical

Externalities

18.2M $, 2025
Aligned

Market cap

25.7B $, 2026▲44.1% YoY

Revenue

21.2B $, 2025▲8.1% YoY

R&D intensity

0.53% 2025

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 8 out of 192


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 8 out of 192

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Scope 2 location based
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Scope 3 upstream
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Renewable energy

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35%2025

Industry rank: 15 out of 192


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 15 out of 192

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Renewable electricity

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark

7.6

B/M 22.9

447.3

B/M 742.6

31.9

B/M 9.3


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Female engagement

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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54.0K2025

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Danish world's largest wind turbine manufacturer, has faced sustained class actions over the contested 2024 EUR 3+ billion sustained Vestas Onshore Wind blade quality/durability disputes at multiple US/EU onshore wind farm customer sites and the historic 2022 USD 200+ million Vestas EnVentus/Onshore Wind warranty claims affecting Danish institutional shareholders amid global wind turbine market normalization.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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54Moderate
$846.2Mestimated revenue at risk
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Nature risk

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Production loss

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Water management

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

25.7B $, 2026▲44.1% YoY

Revenue

21.2B $, FY2025▲8.1% YoY

EBITDA

1.8B $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

6% Industry: -52▲23.6% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$21.2BFY2025 revenue

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Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

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EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

1.1B 2025▼16.8% YoY

Capex

1.4B 2025▲9.6% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.9 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

0.5%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

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Return on invested capital

11.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

17.4

▲ 0.1%

2023

19.5

▲ 0.5%

2024

21.2

▼ 1.1%

2025

30.3

2031

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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40%
Independent Directors

8 out of 20 incl. management

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SBTi targets and commitments

TargetStatusTemperature alignmentYear
Near-term targetTargets set1.5°C2035
Long-term targetNot disclosed--
Net-zeroCommitment removed--
Business Ambition 1.5°CMember-2020

Target details

Near-Term Targets: Vestas Wind Systems A/S commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2022 base year.* Vestas Wind Systems A/S also commits to reduce scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services and upstream transportation and distribution 66.3% per MWh delivered to the market by 2035 from a 2022 base year.* *The target boundary includes land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.

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Sustainability targets and commitments

TargetYearValueScopeBaseline

Overall score

87

Environment

99

Social

99

Governance

62

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

Not available

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CDP Scores


Climate Score

B

Water Score

Not disclosed

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B

B-

C

C-

D

D-

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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