This is green.

Article: This is green.

Our This is green. environmental brand is a visible symbol of Deutsche Bahn's green transformation. The living expression of our ambitious targets, it features countless measures that focus on climate protection, nature conservation, resource protection and noise reduction.

Deutsche Bahn wants to ensure that we we leave coming generations a world they can be proud to call home, and we have committed ourselves to this goal by working towards our green transformation. We live up to our responsibilities not just by creating products and services that are eco-friendly and sustainable, but also by making the way we work ecologically sound and sustainable as well.

DB's green transformation is gathering pace thanks to the many detailed measures and projects we have initiated. This is the only way to make progress, bit by bit, towards making our company greener and more sustainable. The This is green. environmental brand gives our ecological activities visibility as well as tangibility.

A host of measures for even more environmental protection and sustainability

Today, our This is green. portfolio includes over 150 measures that concentrate on four areas of action: climate protection, nature conservation, resource protection and noise reduction.

The measures were introduced by DB employees. This is green. is a strong involvement program for DB employees. Everyone can make suggestions for green measures, which are reviewed according to specific criteria.

You can browse our range of measures online and you can also see them in action at various sites across Germany. Each of these eco-friendly and sustainable products and services displays the This is green. signet, its portfolio number and a message. Take our measure no. 1 for example: Since 2018, Deutsche Bahn’s long-distance passengers have been traveling on 100% green power.

Looking at this list, our passengers and other rail users can immediately see how and where we are working to protect the environment.

Our green measures: A selection

  • This is green.- no.1: Since the beginning of 2018, our customers in long-distance traffic travel with 100% renewable power.
  • This is green.-no. 30: We are harnessing the power of the sun and using it to produce clean electricity.
  • This is green.-no. 121: Our Cargo Bikes provide an eco-friendly alternative to conventional vehicles such as vans or trucks.
  • This is green.-no. 147: We power many of our stations in Germany with 100 percent green electricity.
  • This is green.-no. 5: Our DB Cargo's freight wagons run on low-noise brake blocks thanks to the whisper brake.
  • This is green.-no. 15: Among others with noise barriers we care for more peace and quiet at our rail lines.
  • This is green.-no.43: With innovative rail web dampers, a kind of coat for our rails, we reduce the noise up to three decibel.
  • Near Aschaffenburg, wild horses help us to make sure that the areas do not overgrow.
  • This is green.-no. 70: Boer goats serve us well by grazing on dry grassland in the states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.
  • This is green.-no. 34: Our reusable cups are 100 percent recyclable, reduce rubbish and save wood, energy and water.
  • This is green.-no. 73: Whenever possible we recondition old sleepers.
  • This is green.-no. 60: Recycled paper is standard in our trains, offices and for many publications.
  • This is green.-no. 51: Ballast that is removed from our track beds is completely recycled.
  • This is green.-no. 153: We won't let good food end up in the garbage - we donate it for a good cause.
  • This is green.-no. 32: We support selected sustainability-focused projects, for example in Rwanda.
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