Five environmental pledges
Even though the train is already the greenest choice, we can always do more. That's why we have made made five environmental pledges for the years 2013–2020.
Forward while saving energy
Aim: To increase energy efficiency in rail passenger services and in rail logistics by 20 %.
Indicator: Energy consumption in megajoules per passenger or tonne kilometre
The situation in 2017: 0.37 MJ/passenger-kilometre, 0.16 MJ/tonne-kilometre
More renewable energy
Aim: Renewable energy should constitute over 70 % of the entire VR Group's energy consumption.
Indicator: The percentage of renewable energy in all of the energy used by the group
The situation in 2017: 67 %
For a cleaner soil and landscape
Aim: There will not be any major leaks contaminating the soil in the transport of hazardous substances or in the use of chemicals.
Indicators: The number of small or major leaks
The situation in 2017: 1 major leak
Less consumption, more recycling
Aim: Waste ending up at landfills will account for less than 5 per cent of all waste produced.
Indicator: Waste to be landfilled as a percentage of total waste (excluding scrapping)
The situation in 2017: 0.6 %
The greenest choice
Aim: The number of people considering VR environmentally friendly is over 82 %.
Indicator: The percentage of positive responses towards environmental friendliness in VR customer survey
The situation in 2017: 79 %
