Knorr-Bremse Included in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index Europe for the First Time
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Significant improvement in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA): Knorr-Bremse listed in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index Europe for the first time
Index inclusion confirms Knorr-Bremse as a sustainability leader integrating ESG into business processes, products and services
Knorr-Bremse has been included in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index Europe for the first time. The index is one of the leading benchmarks tracking Europe's most sustainable companies. Knorr-Bremse's inclusion confirms its successful integration of sustainability into core business processes and highlights the company's contribution to safe and sustainable mobility through its products and services.
Knorr Bremse has been included in the Dow Jones Best in Class Index Europe for the first time
Knorr-Bremse Included in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index Europe
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Frank Weber, Chief Financial Officer of Knorr-Bremse AG and responsible for Sustainability: "Knorr-Bremse's inclusion in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index Europe sends a strong signal to investors, customers and our entire Knorr-Bremse team: economic success and responsibility go hand in hand. Sustainability is part of our DNA - and this index inclusion validates our measurable progress in implementing our ESG agenda."
The index selection is based on the annual S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Only companies that rank among the most sustainable in their respective industries are included in the Best-in-Class indices. Knorr-Bremse significantly improved its performance in this internationally recognized ESG evaluation (Environment, Social and Governance), increasing its score by nine points year on year. As a result, Knorr-Bremse now ranks among the top five percent of companies worldwide in the 'Machinery and Electrical Equipment' industry (as of December 2025).
About Knorr-Bremse
Knorr-Bremse (ISIN: DE000KBX1006, ticker symbol: KBX) is the global market and technology leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of other innovative solutions for the rail and commercial vehicle industry. Knorr-Bremse's products make a decisive contribution to greater safety and energy efficiency on rail tracks and roads around the world. Approximately 30,000 employees at over 100 locations in 30 countries develop and produce innovative solutions and services that meet the highest technological standards. In 2025, Knorr-Bremse's two divisions together generated revenues of approximately € 7.8 billion. For more than 120 years, the Company has been at the cutting edge of its industries, driving innovation in mobility and transportation technologies with a leading edge in connected system solutions. Knorr-Bremse is one of Germany's most successful industrial companies and profits from the key global megatrends: urbanization, sustainability, digitalization, and mobility.
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Knorr Bremse AG is a Germany based Company. The Company manufactures braking systems and other subsystems for rail and commercial vehicles. It operates through two segments: Rail Vehicle Systems and Commercial Vehicle Systems. The Rail Vehicle Systems segment equips safety-critical products and systems for equipping mass transit vehicles such as commuter trains, metro cars and light rail vehicles as well as freight cars, locomotives and high-speed trains. The Commercial Vehicle Systems segment offers products for trucks, buses, trailers and agricultural machinery. The product portfolio includes brake systems and vehicle dynamics solutions, such as driver assistance, energy supply and distribution systems, such as air compressors, and fuel efficiency products and transmission subsystems, such as vibration dampers, among others. The Company also offers aftermarket services.
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