Platform environment, energy and sustainability

 Goals and Objectives

• Support core business of railway undertakings by avoiding risks from upcoming legislation
• Providing with technical solutions saving costs (best practices)
• Improving their environmental advantage against competitors
• Strengthen their business appraisal on capital markets and in public opinion (corporate sustainability)

 Tasks

• Analyze needs and requirements of member railways
• Define common strategies for sustainable mobility and the environmental advantage of railways
• Share best practices
• Develop common technical tools
• Benefit all members, if possible worldwide

 Meetings

• 12th Environment, Energy and Sustainability Platform meeting - 26 April 2012 Paris
• 11th Environment, Energy and Sustainability Platform meeting - 11 October 2011 Paris
• 10th Environment, Energy and Sustainability Platform meeting - Paris, 19 May 2011
• 9th Environment, Energy and Sustainability Platform meeting - Paris, 21st October 2010
• 8th Environment, Energy and Sustainability Platform meeting - Paris, 22 October 2009
• 7th Environment, Energy and Sustainability Platform meeting - Paris, 12 May 2009
• 6th Environment, Energy and Sustainability Platform meeting - Paris, 16 April 2008
• 5th Environment, Energy and Sustainability Platform Meeting - Paris, 11 October 2007
• 4th Environment, Energy and Sustainability Platform Meeting - Paris, 15 March 2007
• 3rd Environment, Energy and Sustainability Platform Meeting - Marseille, 12 October 2006
• 2nd Environment Platform Meeting - Paris, 15 March 2006
• 1st Environment Platform Meeting - Paris, 13 October 2005

 Members (up to now)

• open to all members
• currently about 35 representatives
• UIC bodies (Infra., Railway Undert.)
• CER CER Community of the European Railways