Environmental management GRI 103-2, 103-3

Management approach

Railways are the most eco-friendly mode of transport. Russian Railways' share in the total adverse environmental impact of companies operating in Russia is less than 1%, including

0.9 %
in air pollutant emissions,
0.05 %
in wastewater discharge to surface water bodies,
0.02 %
in waste generation

Russian Railways’ environmental efforts are governed by the following documents:

  • Health, Environmental, Industrial and Fire Safety Policy of the Russian Railways Group;
  • Russian Railways’ Environmental Strategy through 2030;
  • Declaration on Comprehensive Approach to the Protection of Lake Baikal when Implementing Investment Projects for the Eastern Operating Domain Development.

Key international environmental treaties followed by the Company in its environmental management:

  • Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer;
  • Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal;
  • Convention on Biological Diversity;
  • Bucharest Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution;
  • UN Framework Convention on Climate Change;
  • Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change;
  • Agreement on Cooperation in the Sphere of Timber Industry and Forestry;
  • Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection among the Member States of the CIS;
  • Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Monitoring among the Member States of the CIS;
  • Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants;
  • Paris Climate Accords.