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Six European firms launch Railsponsible to improve sustainability in rail industry
TIN news: Six major European railway companies have launched Railsponsible, a new initiative to drive sustainability throughout the supply chain.
The companies involved in this initiative include Alstom Transport, Bombardier Transportation, Deutsche Bahn, Knorr Bremse, Nederlandse Spoorwegen and French rail operator SNCF.
It is aimed at enhancing sustainability throughout the entire supply chain, through sharing best practices and processes, driving a common understanding across the industry, and to use and share common tools, creating efficiencies.
Sustainability requirements are becoming a significant element of procurement decisions for the railway industry.
"Sustainability requirements are becoming a significant element of procurement decisions for the railway industry."
In addition, social, environmental, ethical and economic issues are linked with supply chain risk and opportunity, and as such, companies are demanding more evidence from their suppliers about their practices in these areas, Railsponsible stated.
The initiative will work for a global railway industry where all suppliers have in place good ethical, social, environmental and business practices.
This will investigate into the unique opportunities and challenges of the global supply chain and also look into the ways that joint initiative can drive the continuous improvement of sustainability practices of the railway value chain.
The founding members of Railsponsible have signed the charter to officially launch the initiative and will also invite other companies and suppliers in the rail industry to be part of it.
Facilitated by BSR Transport & Logistics Practice, Railsponsible will start its first common supplier assessment campaigns using EcoVadis, which is a sustainability rating platform for global supply chains.
The companies involved in this initiative include Alstom Transport, Bombardier Transportation, Deutsche Bahn, Knorr Bremse, Nederlandse Spoorwegen and French rail operator SNCF.
It is aimed at enhancing sustainability throughout the entire supply chain, through sharing best practices and processes, driving a common understanding across the industry, and to use and share common tools, creating efficiencies.
Sustainability requirements are becoming a significant element of procurement decisions for the railway industry.
"Sustainability requirements are becoming a significant element of procurement decisions for the railway industry."
In addition, social, environmental, ethical and economic issues are linked with supply chain risk and opportunity, and as such, companies are demanding more evidence from their suppliers about their practices in these areas, Railsponsible stated.
The initiative will work for a global railway industry where all suppliers have in place good ethical, social, environmental and business practices.
This will investigate into the unique opportunities and challenges of the global supply chain and also look into the ways that joint initiative can drive the continuous improvement of sustainability practices of the railway value chain.
The founding members of Railsponsible have signed the charter to officially launch the initiative and will also invite other companies and suppliers in the rail industry to be part of it.
Facilitated by BSR Transport & Logistics Practice, Railsponsible will start its first common supplier assessment campaigns using EcoVadis, which is a sustainability rating platform for global supply chains.