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EUR 1,858.2m. The average gross value added thus came to
EUR 346.9m.
KELAG is a company with regional presence and sees itself
as a reliable partner to the community and the region.
A study on value added prepared by the WIFO (Austrian
Reliability of energy supply and the acknowledgment of
Institute for Economic Research) revealed that KELAG
social responsibility provide an important basis for
generates value added of around EUR 1.4b through its
Carinthia as a business and energy hub.
entrepreneurial activities in Austria. Broken down by
federal state, the largest portion relates to Carinthia with
The prerequisite to acting sustainably is a stable economic
around EUR 585m annually, corresponding to 41% of the
basis. KELAG is a solid, competitive company as well as an
entire domestic value added. In doing so, KELAG safeguards
engine for the regional economy and labour market and
the jobs of the KELAG employees as well as the capacity
makes a significant contribution to the value added.
utilisation of around another 5,100 employees in Carinthia.
GRI 103-1, 103-3
GRI 203-2, 204-1
Since 2017, local or regional food associated with
sustainable agriculture has been on the menu at the three
KELAG raised its gross value added again in the financial
company canteens at the Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Villach
year 2018, which once again clearly demonstrates the
and St. Veit/Glan locations. Three-quarters of the food used
importance of the company for Carinthia as a business and
there originates from Carinthia and thus generates annual
energy hub. As part of the evaluation, performance data
value added of around EUR 320,000 for domestic farmers,
and structural business statistics of 12 fully consolidated
food producers and retailers.
group companies with registered offices in Austria were
GRI 203-2, 204-1
analysed. According to this study, KELAG generates gross
value added of around EUR 353.8m through its
entrepreneurial activities in Austria. The average
production value of the years 2016 to 2018 came to around
