Railsponsible – sustainable procurement initiative

Railsponsible is an industry initiative focused on sustainable procurement, with the aim to continuously improve sustainability practices throughout the railway industry supply chain. The initiative is open to all railway operators and companies across the railway industry value chain, along with key industry associations, that share its vision, mission and commitments.

The initial six signatories are Alstom Transport, Bombardier Transportation, Deutsche Bahn, Knorr Bremse, NS and SNCF.

The initiative aims to improve efficiency in the analysis of supply chain CSR practices, and to promote greater transparency to meet increasing stakeholder requirements. It also aims to improve environmental and social practices of companies through best practice sharing and capability building.