When we think of trains, we think green transport. But could it be greener?
As a leader in sustainable mobility, we recognise our role in the global transport sector to promote increasingly environmentally low-impact infrastructure and services.
Our Environmental Policy places safeguarding the environment at the heart of our development strategies, with a targeted commitment to preventing pollution and pursuing continuous innovation in our products and solutions. We have made a promise: to attain neutrality by 2050, by eliminating carbon emissions not only from our own activities but also from the purchases and sales of our products and services – across the entire value chain.
Our Group Environmental Goals
Carbon neutrality across our business sites by 2030
Carbon neutrality throughout our entire value chain by 2050
Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 100% by 2030
Reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 40% by 2030
Hitachi Rail has also set a specific target to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by at least 5% in FY23 compared to FY22
Our Impact in FY22
Decrease of -12% in Scope 1 and 2 emissions
8 (2 new) categories reported for Scope 3 emissions
Water consumption and non-hazardous waste generation in line with previous FY
Targeting a 100% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050
Read more of our sustainable case studies below:
ESG Stories
Keeping Passengers Moving Safely on the Honolulu Skyline
Meet Cheryl Yoshimoto, an Information Controller (IC) in the Operational Control Center (OCC). The position an IC plays in the daily operations of the OCC is to gather and disseminate information from the public interface we have via call boxes, informing our passengers with announcements regarding delays and closures, among others.
Why Automated Trains Herald a Cleaner, Safer Future for Transportation
Around the world congested roads are a major problem – and one that is getting worse. Drivers face a commute that’s noisy, polluted and increasingly congested, and are routinely spending more time getting to and from the office. All this takes a toll and adds up over time. In fact, a couple of Swiss economists found that long commutes led people to feel less happy about both their jobs and their lives.
Case Study – A Blissful Commute Aboard Italy’s Urban Blues
With the EU and national governments across Europe set the target of meet Net Zero by 2050, solutions to decarbonisation are being sought across all modes of transport. While huge progress has been made in the automotive sector, rail has its own unique challenges and opportunities.
