Over 150 This is green. measures by Deutsche Bahn at a glance

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Climate protection

We tanker for the climate

It is not yet possible to transport goods and passengers to their destinations electrically everywhere. This is why Deutsche Bahn relies on biofuel, among other things, to refuel its diesel fleet.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

Update

We bring raw materials into the cycle

Clay, sand, gravel and natural stone: every year, we extract tons of material from the earth when we build new tunnels or cut into the terrain. With Erdpool, we bring the mineral raw materials into the cycle.

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Nature conservation

Our special sniffer noses

Species mapping on four legs: Deutsche Bahn relies on species detection dogs so that protected animal species can be found and relocated more quickly on our construction sites.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

Giving used items a new lease of life

Our online platform DB Resale gives a new lease of life to many things. Even when materials and rail vehicles are no longer needed, we don't just dispose of them. Instead, our platform ensures they find a new home and a new purpose.

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Nature conservation

Resource protection

A bonus for the environment

Deutsche Bahn is making its BahnBonus rewards program environmentally friendly. In the BahnBonus world of rewards, members can choose from a tested range of ecologically sustainable non-cash rewards.

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Climate protection

Our future lab runs on rails

The advanced TrainLab is Deutsche Bahn's future laboratory on rails. Innovative technologies are tested in two multiple units to make the powerful railway even greener.

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Climate protection

Noise reduction

We load goods quietly and in an environmentally friendly way

Deutsche Bahn uses energy-saving gantry cranes and battery-powered transport vehicles at the MegaHub Lehrte. This allows goods to be loaded onto the railway quietly and energy-efficiently.

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Resource protection

Our timetable for social enjoyment

In cooperation with share, Deutsche Bahn offers sustainable products in its on-board catering. This not only conserves resources, but also supports social projects.

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Climate protection

We create space for climate protection

Together with the federal government and local authorities, Deutsche Bahn is promoting the switch from car to bicycle. As part of the Bike+Ride campaign, bicycle parking spaces are being created at many railway stations across Germany.

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Climate protection

We ensure a good climate in our trains

Deutsche Bahn regularly tests new HVAC systems in its trains. These include systems that use natural refrigerants and thus protect the environment.

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Nature conservation

Our breeziest applications

Deutsche Bahn is creating habitats for endangered bird species. Whether on company premises or as part of compensatory measures - nesting sites for these feathered guests are being created everywhere.

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Resource protection

Nature conservation

Good food doesn't end up in the bin with us

Whether lentil stew or chocolate brownie: Deutsche Bahn donates many products from its on-board catering to non-profit organisations to help the environment and those in need.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

Turning old into new

By upcycling, we give old products and materials a new lease on life. This allows us to conserve resources and avoid waste.

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Climate protection

First aid for bikes

We offer first aid for bicycles with our repair service at stations.

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Nature conservation

We need more insects

Our green sites provide us with solutions to sustainably manage our land. By running pilot projects, we are gathering the knowledge to equip us for this.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

We print the future

To conserve resources, Deutsche Bahn relies on innovative solutions such as 3D printing. This allows spare parts to be produced quickly and efficiently and made available with short transport routes.

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Nature conservation

Beavers have their own manager at DB

Thanks to a preventive beaver management program, DB is protecting the natural habitat of beavers while maintaining the safety of rail traffic.

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Climate protection

Stations using renewable power

We do not only use green electricity for long distance transport. We also power many of our stations with 100 percent green electricity.

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Resource protection

Nature conservation

Washing your hands without using microplastics

We want to keep our waters free of these substances, which is why we provide passengers with hand soap that is 100 percent free of microplastics on all DB long distance and regional trains.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

Into the future with Digital Rail

We are digitalizing our entire network and thereby shifting more traffic to Strong Rail.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

We're all for refillable spray cans

To save resources and prevent waste when we do so, we use refillable spray cans at many of our depots.

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Climate protection

Get around the depot by eScooter

The grounds of our depots can extend over many hectares, meaning that employees have to cover distances of up to 2,000 meters. We have introduced eScooters so that they can move around as easily as possible, and emission-free to boot. These small three-wheeled vehicles are made of recyclable materials and are powered by the depots' own solar panels. They offer staff an energy-efficient alternative means of moving materials and tools over long distances.

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Climate protection

Get from A to B by electric shuttle

At so many locations around Germany, ioki shuttles are ready and waiting to take passengers from A to B climate friendly and around the clock.

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Noise reduction

Climate protection

Trimming back with battery power

We are increasingly using battery-powered devices when we manage the vegetation along tracks and at stations. Electric power saws, hedge trimmers and leaf blowers not only much lighter than conventional gasoline-powered equipment, they are also much less noisy.

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Nature conservation

Our bird diverters

To protect rare birds, we use black-and-white bird diverters on overhead power lines.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

Our tableware protects the environment

Deutsche Bahn conserves valuable resources and relies on reusable crockery in long distance trains, company restaurants and in the DB lounges at the station. But that's not all.

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Nature conservation

Resource protection

Climate protection

Noise reduction

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Turning environmental protection into a profession

Taking care of the environment is a full-time job. That's why hundreds of our environmental professionals are active each day. They coordinate the implementation of green projects Group-wide and ensure that we comply with environmental protection provisions.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

We go digital

To protect the climate and conserve resources, Deutsche Bahn is increasingly focussing on paperless communication. This starts with advertising brochures and extends to payslips.

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Noise reduction

We're toning it down

Our catenary supports and noise barriers have to withstand the elements. That's why we fix them firmly deep in the ground. Unfortunately, construction noise is often unavoidable. We are therefore continuously working on quieter machinery and new technologies to reduce noise pollution. For example, DB Rail Construction uses crawler drills on building sites wherever ground conditions allow. This machinery is much quieter than the conventional ramming devices normally used in construction.

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Climate protection

Your vacation starts with us

With our Rail&Fly product, DB long-distance passengers travel with 100% renewable power by train to the airport and back.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

Sustainable from the ground up

Our paving stones display their eco-friendliness with pride. Because environmentally friendly production processes and renewable energies are used to manufacture them. Which is why we have been paving many of our stations with this eco paving stones.

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Climate protection

One ticket for the whole journey

The City-Ticket allows our passengers flexible travel on public transport to the departure station of their DB Long Distance service and from their station of arrival to their final destination.

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Noise reduction

Climate protection

Smart retarding technology at yards

It's not only our trains that use whisper brakes. We also use technologies to reduce noise at our classification yards.

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Climate protection

Noise reduction

Resource protection

Nature conservation

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We manage the environment

Deutsche Bahn has firmly anchored environmental protection in its day-to-day work through environmental management. A DIN standard sets out the relevant requirements.

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Climate protection

Less fuel for the same performance

We have developed a process called ECO Tuning. This process optimizes the engine control system to cut fuel consumption.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

Environmental data at a glance with just one click

We want to drive forward DB's Green transformation. Various IT systems are helping us to do this.

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Climate protection

Ordered, delivered, environment protected

Together with pakadoo, we offer our employees a service that consolidates personal and business parcel delivery and protect the climate.

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Nature conservation

Noise reduction

Our environmental supervisors keep an eye on everything.

We employ environmental lawyers as environmental supervisors for our construction projects. Even before work starts at a building site, these experts check that all environmental protections and laws have been observed.

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Climate protection

Solar-powered cameras for greater security

To provide trains in our sidings with greater security, we have developed a solar-powered mobile CCTV unit.

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Nature conservation

Our Heck cattle and European bison are a wonder to behold

On our nature trail, Heck cattle and bisons help us preserve important habitats by grazing on green areas.

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Climate protection

We give fuel cells a future

Our operations facilities have to be in service at all times, which is why we use fuel cells as a backup power source.

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Climate protection

Our lorries run on electricity

Deutsche Bahn is driving forward the use of climate-friendly and quiet e-trucks in city centres. DB Schenker already has the largest eCanter fleet in the world.

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Climate protection

Our Cargo Bikes deliver climate friendly

Our Cargo Bikes provide an eco-friendly alternative to conventional vehicles such as vans or trucks. They produce less traffic noise on city streets while keeping the air clean.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

We build new storage systems from old batteries

Deutsche Bahn is building new storage systems for renewable energy from old electric vehicle batteries. A first second-life storage system from DB start-up encore is currently being tested at the EUREF-Campus.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

Switching off for the climate

To save electricity and protect the environment, Deutsche Bahn is equipping its platform displays with a smart energy-saving mode.

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Climate protection

We are forward-looking in how we save energy

Letting the train coast to a stop to save energy? Sounds unlikely, but in fact it's not that unusual. If time permits, our train drivers receive driving recommendations via the green functions in the train movement control system to help them save energy. The system automatically provides the drivers with recommendations on energy-efficient driving.

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Climate protection

Nature conservation

We move green electricity

DB Rail Construction offers environmentally friendly, temporary energy generation units to make green electricity available wherever it is needed away from the power grid. The green units use photovoltaic technology or fuel cells to operate independently for months at a time.

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Nature conservation

We take sustainable care of trees and plants

To ensure that trains can run reliably and safely on the track, Deutsche Bahn relies on sustainable vegetation management with various measures in and around the track.

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Climate protection

We test energy concepts for tomorrow

We are driving forward the decarbonization of energy and testing technologies under real conditions in our RealLabor Energie living lab.

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Climate protection

We want to stop in Bavaria more often

We are opening around 20 new stations in Bavaria by 2023, to boost rail traffic in the region and to attract even more people to taking the eco-friendly train.

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Climate protection

Noise reduction

In dialogue with our stakeholders

A strong green railway requires broad social acceptance. This is why Deutsche Bahn seeks regular dialogue with its stakeholders - for example at the Sustainability Forum.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

Our warehouses save energy

DB Schenker's eco warehouses worldwide ensure for energy-efficient warehouse logistics and less CO2 emissions.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

We've given up the spray cans

We have done away with spray-based solutions when servicing our trains as they contain solvents that have a negative impact on the environment and on people's health. One such commonly used substance is a brake cleaner – every year, we used to use about 7,000 containers of it at our depot for long distance trains at Rummelsburg in Berlin alone. But we've put a stop to that.

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Climate protection

Our green apps for travelling

Whether DB Navigator, Call a Bike or Wohin Du Willst: with its green apps, Deutsche Bahn supports the interaction of various climate-friendly forms of mobility.

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Nature conservation

Next stop: snack station

Red squirrels are among the best known native rodents and are under species protection. This is why our employees are helping the squirrels in their search for food by installing food stations.

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Resource protection

Eco-friendly water dispensers

In our office buildings, we have installed water dispensers that are connected directly to the water pipe. So there is no need for plastic bottles.

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Nature conservation

Our bovine landscape designers

At Büdingen in Hesse, a herd of water buffalo is helping DB to sustainably graze the green expanses.

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Nature conservation

Our pathways for otters

Otters are very unusual. Although they swim in water like fish, they prefer to walk through culverts under bridges rather than swim through them. In response, we created a special pathway for the animals when building a railway bridge over the Nuthe, a tributary of the river Havel in Brandenburg.

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Nature conservation

We protect even the smallest creatures

Formica polyctena, a species of European red wood ant, is on the IUCN's (International Union for Conservation of Nature) red list of endangered species in Germany, so we bring its anthills to safety whenever we encounter them during construction work. We have relocated two such nests from the site of Karower Kreuz station in northern Berlin, for example. First, we pack an anthill into a large paper sack and move it to its new site. Placing it on the ground, we spread a circle of sugar around the nest.

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Nature conservation

A healthy balance in our eco-account

The eco-account is like a savings account for the environment. We pay into it by undertaking voluntary, preventative conservation work. This earns us credit that we can later use to offset any activities that have a negative ecological impact, such as construction work. We can therefore keep our books balanced, as it were, with these restoration and compensation measures for the environment.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

Our tablets eat paper

To save resources, Deutsche Bahn is equipping its train drivers and train attendants with tablets. This reduces paper consumption and is more convenient.

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Noise reduction

Sleep peacefully with our sound-insulating windows

Deutsche Bahn is relieving all residents affected by rail noise. To achieve this goal, DB is equipping buildings on railway lines with noise protection.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

Our young talents for a sustainable future

Deutsche Bahn has been training young talents in sustainability management since February 2023. The sustainability graduate trainee programme is an important component of DB's green transformation.

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Climate protection

Our heart beats for the environment

For electric rail transport, Deutsche Bahn must first convert conventional electricity. Particularly efficient and environmentally friendly static frequency converter stations help with this.

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Climate protection

Engines off for the environment

An automatic start-stop system for locomotives ensures that they do not consume unnecessary amounts of diesel, thereby cutting pollution and waste.

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Climate protection

Heating the climate-friendly way

We aim to make our heating systems even more environmentally friendly. We are using climate-friendly heat at more and more locations.

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Nature conservation

Natural river courses for biodiversity

When we upgraded the Berlin-Nuremberg line, we used floodways in Maintal to create a rich biotope for greater biodiversity.

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Nature conservation

New habitats for the natterjack toad

The natterjack toad is quite small and, thanks to its strikingly short hind legs, moves more like a mouse than a toad. Instead of jumping, it prefers to run, especially on the sandy floodplains of rivers and streams. Unfortunately, this habitat is threatened and the natterjack toad is therefore classed as a strictly protected species.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

Our trains are spotlessly clean

Our train washing facilities are particularly green. The water used to wash the trains is recycled, meaning considerably less of it is required.

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Climate protection

Pole position for our trains

In life, smart planning always saves time. And for us, it saves CO2 as well. This is what our employees, or more precisely our dispatchers, are committed to doing. They specify when the trains are to be stabled on which track and in which order when they are not in use, so that they are ready for service again faster and with as little switching as possible at departure time. This saves a great deal of energy.

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Nature conservation

We create new habitats at new locations

By transforming old rail facilities, we create new space for people and nature. In this way, we can compensate for the impact that our construction and maintenance activities have on the environment.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

Heat from underground

Geothermal energy is an environmentally friendly way to heat buildings in winter and cool them in summer. One of the great advantages of geothermal heat is that we can use it at any time and in any weather. We already exploit this source of power at our green stations in Kerpen-Horrem and Lutherstadt Wittenberg, and also at Buchloe station in Bavaria.

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Climate protection

Nature conservation

Resource protection

Noise reduction

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Learning for the environment

We would like our employees to be environmentalists, as well as our customers. We motivate our employees to become much more involved in environmental issues and keep their knowledge up to date at all times.

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Resource protection

We give computers & co. a second chance

Deutsche Bahn has old computers, laptops and mobile end user devices professionally refurbished, thereby extending the service life of many IT products. This saves resources and is good for the environment.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

A makeover for our products

In order to prolong the life of our trains and other equipment and machinery, we like to refurbish and modernize them. Redesigning in this way saves us valuable resources.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

We like it green in the office

Deutsche Bahn is committed to an everyday office life that is environmentally sustainable. Environmentally friendly materials and energy-efficient printers ensure fewer emissions.

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Nature conservation

Our very own Apollo mission

The Apollo butterfly is one of the rarest butterfly species in Europe. It mainly lives on stony terrain in mountain landscapes. Largely as a result of humans' impact on nature, the Apollo is an endangered species, and it has been protected since 1936. This is reason enough for us to conserve the population living in the foothills of the Swabian Jura and safeguard its preservation.

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Nature conservation

We help fish climb stairs

Many rivers in Germany today have been developed and straightened. Deutsche Bahn is therefore helping to renaturalise bodies of water and trying to restore the natural riverbed.

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Nature conservation

Nesting boxes for falcons

Falcons don't have it easy in Germany. Although they are one of our protected animal species, their habitat is under serious threat. Falcons like to breed at great heights, but when a pair of peregrine falcons tried to build a nest on the pier of a viaduct on the Hanover-Würzburg line they were sadly unsuccessful. On discovering this, DB Netz and Bavaria's association for the protection of birds came together to install a nesting box for them.

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Nature conservation

A heart for the wood grouse

We must not let the wood grouse die out. But this is just what could happen if we do nothing. We have taken action in the Seelenwald forest, located on the Black Forest rail line in Baden-Württemberg. We have improved the habitat for the wood grouse, which live mainly on the ground, by clearing trees and planting grass and moss to provide the extravagant bird with a safe home.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

Nature conservation

Noise reduction

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Serving the environment

We are giving the environment a voice. With the help of our environmental assistants at the ICE maintenance depot in Frankfurt, for example. Specially trained in environmental issues, these employees act in a similar way to a safety officer, identifying potential problems and working hard to rectify them.

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Nature conservation

Scoring points with unspoiled nature

We are one of Germany's largest owners of forests, with total holdings of around 28,000 hectares. One of our woodland sites is near the village of Elm in eastern Hesse.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

Oil keeps longer with us

Conserving resources is a top priority for Deutsche Bahn. That is why a special process for processing used oil has been developed at the Dessau maintenance depot.

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Climate protection

We use our energy wisely

The best way to protect the climate is by not consuming energy in the first place. This is why we rely on an intelligent energy management system.

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Climate protection

Our construction logistics are dependent on rail

We make our construction logistics environmentally friendly in that, wherever possible, we avoid using trucks to transport building materials. This protects the road network and makes driving less fraught.

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Climate protection

We are travelling towards the future

Deutsche Bahn bus and lorry drivers are specially trained in the most energy-efficient driving possible on the road. This saves a lot of fuel and reduces CO2e consumption.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

We turn leftovers into electricity

Leftover food from Deutsche Bahn's staff restaurants is not thrown away, but converted into green energy by a cooperation partner.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

Next stop: the future

As part of our Station of the Future project, we have tested innovative solutions for improved customer service and new ideas for environmentally friendly onward travel at 16 stations across Germany in recent years.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

Update

New life for old ties

We lay millions of concrete ties in our rail network every year. We regularly reprocess old ties so that we can reuse them in other tracks.

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Nature conservation

Check in to our insect hotels

In order to promote species conservation and ensure biodiversity, Deutsche Bahn is building insect hotels on its land, providing the small creatures with a safe haven.

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Nature conservation

Accommodating cranes

When we upgraded the Stendal-Uelzen line, we established a breeding and nesting site for cranes on unused farmland covering some 6.5 hectares. Other endangered animal species also have found shelter here. How did we do this? We made improvements to stretches of river and used rocks to slow down the flow of the current.

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Nature conservation

We turn goats into gardeners

Some animals that help us maintain precious natural habitats come from far away. Boer goats are originally from South Africa, but they serve us well by grazing on dry grassland in the states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. Their hooves do not damage the soil's surface and they are particularly agile creatures, which makes them ideal candidates for keeping any unwanted vegetation in check.

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Nature conservation

Bat hotel in Western Pomerania

All of Germany's bat species have been protected by law for many years. So whenever we launch a building project in their old homes, we find the bats a new place to live, devising a solution for each specific species.

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Nature conservation

Lizards are our friends

Whenever Deutsche Bahn has to intervene in nature as part of construction measures, it relocates affected animals if necessary - such as sand lizards.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

We dish up sustainability

Deutsche Bahn is regularly expanding its catering offer and making it even more sustainable. Since March 2022, more than 50 per cent of the food in the on-board catering has been vegetarian or vegan.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

A green finish for our depots

Whenever we modify or renovate a depot, improving its energy profile and enhancing sustainability are always part of the job. This covers everything from insulating walls and replacing windows to installing modern heating systems.

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Climate protection

Nature conservation

We are rethinking and remaking the forest

With the DB-Klimawald, Deutsche Bahn is working with various partners in southern Hesse to create a sustainable, networked forest biotope - for nature, the climate and people.

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Climate protection

Our trains take AdBlue

We refuel our diesel locomotives with AdBlue® and are reducing pollutants thanks to modern exhaust aftertreatment.

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Climate protection

Noise reduction

Eco-friendly from door to door with electric buses

Deutsche Bahn is deploying modern electric buses at various locations in Germany, thereby also driving forward electric mobility on the roads.

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Climate protection

Cycle and ride on trains and buses

We at Deutsche Bahn are creating attractive options for our customers to travel with their bikes on our trains and buses.

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Nature conservation

Our research into better conservation strategies

Protecting nature and wildlife are close to our hearts. That's why we are looking into effective ideas for protecting plants and animals on DB-owned land.

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Resource protection

Recycled paper is standard for us

Wherever possible, Deutsche Bahn reduces the use of paper or uses environmentally friendly recycled paper. This not only saves wood, but also energy and water.

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Nature conservation

Our data collection helps nature

Species protection is a high priority for Deutsche Bahn. DB therefore uses the FINK environmental database to document all nature and species conservation measures as part of construction and maintenance work.

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Resource protection

Our toilets are economical

Our toilets are economical – at least as far as their water consumption is concerned. Water is a precious resource that we conserve, thanks to on-board toilets that need little of it. High-pressure technology means that each flush requires just 750 ml of water as against the four to nine liters that a conventional lavatory sluices down the drain.

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Climate protection

Double drive for more climate protection

Double drive, double use: Deutsche Bahn relies on climate-friendly bi-mode locomotives to transport goods directly to its customers' sidings.

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Climate protection

We conduct research for climate protection

Together with partners from science and industry, Deutsche Bahn is developing innovative solutions for the transport of tomorrow and for greater climate protection.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

Well informed digitally with DB Planet

DB is turning to digital choices for more and more of its print media in internal communications. In doing so, it reduces not only the amount of paper used, but also water and energy consumption.

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Noise reduction

We are researching for a quieter railway

Deutsche Bahn wants to relieve all residents affected by rail noise. To achieve this goal, DB is involved in various research projects.

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Climate protection

We are testing hydrogen as the drive system of the future

Deutsche Bahn is making its runs even more sustainable. To this end, DB is researching and developing climate-friendly technologies, such as the use of hydrogen.

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Climate protection

A climate-friendly holiday

Deutsche Bahn's Touristik savings and Flexpreis offers tour operators an incentive to send their customers on their dream holiday by train in a climate-friendly way.

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Resource protection

We have heaps of ballast

As part of the circular economy, Deutsche Bahn recycles ballast and reuses it in the track bed. Millions of tonnes of ballast are reused in this way every year.

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Climate protection

A bright future with LED lights

At our stations, depots and other buildings, we use energy-efficient lighting and are reducing our energy demands thanks to LED technology.

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Climate protection

On your company bike to climate protection

Deutsche Bahn supports its employees in leasing their own bikes. DB has the largest fleet of company bikes in Germany.

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Climate protection

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Nature conservation

Noise reduction

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Update

Our climate protection starts at the factory

Deutsche Bahn is also paying increasing attention to sustainable and climate-friendly solutions at its plants. Since 2018, we have been operating a particularly climate-friendly ICE plant in Cologne-Nippes, which is powered by geothermal and solar thermal energy, among other things.

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Climate protection

A fresh wind is blowing for us

Deutsche Bahn relies on electricity from renewable energy sources. In addition to hydropower and solar energy, wind energy is also part of the renewable power mix.

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Climate protection

Charging toward the future

We're working on innovative solutions for alternative drive systems so we can say goodbye to diesel. One of these solutions involves testing modern battery trains.

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Climate protection

Noise reduction

Eco-friendly shunting with hybrid locomotives

Our hybrid locomotives feature a climate-friendly, low-noise, energy-efficient drive system for shunting and last-mile services to customer sidings.

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Noise reduction

We're doing something about noise

With rail web dampers, rail lubrication and low-height noise barriers we are working on innovative noise reduction measures to be able to offer really suitable solutions at all times.

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Climate protection

Renovating our bridges and conserving valuable resources

Deutsche Bahn is increasingly renovating existing arch bridges to protect valuable resources. Renovating can considerably reduce CO2e compared to building new bridges.

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Climate protection

Autonomous shuttles in public transport

Autonomous, electric-powered vehicles are no longer just a future dream for us. With the platform of our DB subsidiary, ioki, we connect autonomous shuttle buses with public transport.

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Climate protection

Parking in the sunniest spots

Integrated travel is important to get people from A to B quickly. That is why DB BahnPark offers its customers multilevel and underground parking garages and outdoor parking lots in the immediate vicinity of stations throughout Germany. The DB subsidiary is making its contribution to climate protection with solar-powered parking meters.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

Even our buildings are green

We place great store by the sustainable construction and modernization of our office buildings. We are increasingly focusing on ensuring that our office buildings have been certified in line with modern ecological standards. This helps our employees feel good at work while at the same time conserving resources.

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Climate protection

Nature conservation

Clean air from green roofs

The plants on our station roofs help improve ambient air temperatures and humidity levels around our stations and provide new habitats for plants and animals.

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Nature conservation

Climate protection

Trips to experience nature

Destination Nature is a joint undertaking between DB and Germany's environmental associations with the goal of encouraging more people to use eco-friendly travel, i.e. buses and trains, at nature reserves and national parks and so promote sustainable tourism.

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Climate protection

We make charging electric vehicles simple

Deutsche Bahn is also focussing on climate-friendly mobility off the rails. That is why the fleet of electric cars and buses is constantly growing - just like the charging infrastructure.

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Resource protection

How we wash the dishes at Deutsche Bahn

In the kitchens of our staff restaurants we only use products that are all certified in line with the EU's Ecolabel or Nordic Swan standards.

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Nature conservation

Free flight for birds

We protect birds and other animal species by fitting our overhead lines with animal guards. These keep wildlife safe from electrocution and prevent disruptions to our electrical systems.

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Climate protection

We invest sustainably in climate protection

With our DBeco neutral and Climate+ services, we offer our customers in freight transport and logistics the opportunity to offset unavoidable CO2 emissions.

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Climate protection

Resource protection

How we keep electric motors running

Deutsche Bahn has developed a special process to sustainably extend the service life of electric motors. This saves important resources.

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Climate protection

We are tapping into the sun

To enable Deutsche Bahn customers to travel on long-distance trains with 100 per cent renewable power, DB relies on solar energy, among other things.

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Climate protection

Noise reduction

TRAXX is driving climate protection

With our TRAXX locomotives, we guarantee environmentally friendly transport. They consume less fuel and are quieter.

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Climate protection

Keeping an eye on emissions

We can use the Carbon Dashboard tool to show customers their monthly CO2 figures from the preceding quarter or year – all digitally, of course. This is one of the services provided by DB Schenker eServices. The tool takes all modes of transport into account and the final analysis is presented in the form of a chart.

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Climate protection

So that you have a clean record

With the bahn.business program, you save money and protect the environment too. As a business traveler, your long distance journeys in Germany have always used 100 percent renewable power. Now, since January 2020, your trips on DB's local and regional trains within Germany are also powered with 100 percent renewable energy.

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Nature conservation

Climate protection

How we protect our forests

Deutsche Bahn has been cooperating with the mountain forest project on nature conservation since 2009. Together with many volunteers, DB employees have already planted many thousands of trees.

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Noise reduction

Relaxation for the ears

Deutsche Bahn is relieving residents from the noise caused by the railway. Among other things, the Group relies on sound-absorbing noise barriers.

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Nature conservation

Our woolly friends

Deutsche Bahn also uses sheep to protect valuable biotopes. The animals graze areas in the Unstruttal, for example, and ensure that rare plants can grow undisturbed.

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Climate protection

Check your environmental impact

With our CO2Compass you can see just how green a journey with our trains can be, instead of flying or driving.

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Nature conservation

Unspoiled nature with cattle and birdsong

Rare animal and plant species can be marvelled at on the DB Nature Experience Trail near Aschaffenburg. Deutsche Bahn brings species conservation to life here.

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Nature conservation

Our four-legged gardeners

Wild horses help our landscape conservation efforts. They graze on a total of 158 hectares of land near Hanau and in Aschaffenburg, providing environmental sustainability by ensuring that the land does not become overgrown. In this way, the habitat of many plant and animal species is preserved.

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Resource protection

Climate protection

Nature conservation

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Our young talents for a green future

Whether long-distance rail transport, Regio or Cargo: our "young environmentalists" at Deutsche Bahn are developing clever ideas for a green future.

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Climate protection

We recycle electricity

Many Deutsche Bahn vehicles generate energy during braking, which is converted into electricity by generators and flows back into the overhead line. This is climate protection in action.

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Climate protection

Climate-friendly travelling to the event

In order to make events as environmentally friendly as possible, Deutsche Bahn offers participants the opportunity to travel to and from the event in a climate-friendly way with the event ticket.

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Climate protection

Hydropower gets us moving

We are already the largest consumer of green electricity in Germany and are increasing our commitment to the environment day by day. To enable our customers to travel with 100 percent green electricity, we rely primarily on hydropower for renewable energy.

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Climate protection

Our train on two wheels

The perfect addition to the train: with Deutsche Bahn's Call a Bikes, customers can travel by bike anywhere in Germany in a climate-friendly way.

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Resource protection

Our employees are dressed fairly

DB´s corporate clothing is not only stylish, but also fairly sourced.

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Climate protection

We make your transport clean

With our Eco Consulting service, we analyze and optimize our customers' CO2 emissions along the supply chain.

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Climate protection

Modern construction machinery ensures clean air

Deutsche Bahn relies on low-emission vehicles and machines on its construction sites. This ensures clean air on our construction sites.

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Nature conservation

Our unused land is buzzing

Without bees, our ecosystem is in danger. For the preservation of the honeybee we have turned DB land over to private beekeepers free of charge and are putting up "arks" for wild bees at some of our stations.

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Resource protection

Our digital tickets save paper

Whether on your mobile phone, in the DB Navigator or online: Deutsche Bahn's digital tickets not only save paper, they are also easy to book.

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Climate protection

Travelling by train and saving energy

Modern assistance systems and special training ensure that Deutsche Bahn train drivers are particularly energy-efficient when travelling with their trains.

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Climate protection

Faster with Flinkster carsharing

With the Flinkster carsharing service, Deutsche Bahn customers are also mobile and environmentally friendly before and after a train journey.

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Climate protection

Nature conservation

Resource protection

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Our green railway stations

Deutsche Bahn relies on renewable energy and energy-saving LED lights for its green railway stations - for example in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

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Noise reduction

Our brakes can whisper

Deutsche Bahn is constantly reducing the noise generated by rail transport. For example, all DB Cargo freight wagons in Germany are already fitted with whisper brakes and are therefore quieter when travelling.

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Climate protection

Sustainable travelling in the region

Deutsche Bahn's regional transport protects the environment. This is because travelling by regional train causes significantly fewer greenhouse gas emissions than travelling by car.

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Climate protection

Protect the climate with our BahnCard

Travelling by train is climate protection in action. For example, travellers on DB long-distance rail transport in Germany travel with 100 percent renewable power – also with the Deutsche Bahn BahnCard.

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Climate protection

Get to your destination with renewable power

Since 2018, travellers on DB long-distance services in Germany have been travelling with 100 percent renewable power. DB is also making its customers a climate-friendly offer in freight transport.

Our green measures

In the overview

We tanker for the climate

We bring raw materials into the cycle

Our special sniffer noses

Giving used items a new lease of life

A bonus for the environment

Our future lab runs on rails

We load goods quietly and in an environmentally friendly way

Our timetable for social enjoyment

We create space for climate protection

We ensure a good climate in our trains

Our breeziest applications

Good food doesn't end up in the bin with us

Turning old into new

First aid for bikes

We need more insects

We print the future

Beavers have their own manager at DB

Stations using renewable power

Washing your hands without using microplastics

Into the future with Digital Rail

We're all for refillable spray cans

Get around the depot by eScooter

Get from A to B by electric shuttle

Trimming back with battery power

Our bird diverters

Our tableware protects the environment

Turning environmental protection into a profession

We go digital

We're toning it down

Your vacation starts with us

Sustainable from the ground up

One ticket for the whole journey

Smart retarding technology at yards

We manage the environment

Less fuel for the same performance

Environmental data at a glance with just one click

Ordered, delivered, environment protected

Our environmental supervisors keep an eye on everything.

Solar-powered cameras for greater security

Our Heck cattle and European bison are a wonder to behold

We give fuel cells a future

Our lorries run on electricity

Our Cargo Bikes deliver climate friendly

We build new storage systems from old batteries

Switching off for the climate

We are forward-looking in how we save energy

We move green electricity

We take sustainable care of trees and plants

We test energy concepts for tomorrow

We want to stop in Bavaria more often

In dialogue with our stakeholders

Our warehouses save energy

We've given up the spray cans

Our green apps for travelling

Next stop: snack station

Eco-friendly water dispensers

Our bovine landscape designers

Our pathways for otters

We protect even the smallest creatures

A healthy balance in our eco-account

Our tablets eat paper

Sleep peacefully with our sound-insulating windows

Our young talents for a sustainable future

Our heart beats for the environment

Engines off for the environment

Heating the climate-friendly way

Natural river courses for biodiversity

New habitats for the natterjack toad

Our trains are spotlessly clean

Pole position for our trains

We create new habitats at new locations

Heat from underground

Learning for the environment

We give computers & co. a second chance

A makeover for our products

We like it green in the office

Our very own Apollo mission

We help fish climb stairs