Hitachi Rail’s mission is to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more and feel better. The company has committed itself to do this in an ...
We believe we need to think differently about transport in the 21st century.
The world’s growing population, particularly in cities, and the indisputable challenge of climate change, has seen Hitachi put sustainability at the heart of its business strategy.
We are committed to becoming a climate change innovator. Creating net zero, sustainable solutions to decarbonise transport around the world. Where railways are not already electrified, we are designing and building new battery and hybrid trains and trams to cut diesel emissions. Elsewhere we are delivering whole new sustainable railways to help protect the environment now and for a net-zero future.
We believe the future of transport will be driven by digitising and fully-integrating the entire mobility system to improve the whole passenger journey. By digitally connecting everything – from trains, signalling and infrastructure, to operations, maintenance and passenger-interfaces – the complete system can be planned, managed and optimised. Couple this with the power of AI and Hitachi’s world-class engineering, and we can deliver a step-change in service.
Andrew Barr
Hitachi Rail Group CEO,
Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Corporate
Hitachi Rail is present in 38 countries, with around 12,000 employees working on projects or at manufacturing and maintenance sites across six continents.
We are experts in every part of the railway, from building products of the highest quality, to delivering connected solutions that improve transport services worldwide.
Last year, to leverage the whole capabilities of the Group, Hitachi Rail completed full integration of its global organisation, thus allowing it to offer customers a full suite of rail products, services, and solutions based on common standards and processes.
Hitachi Rail has a unique position as a global player in the railway sector: it is an integrated group capable of offering rail solutions across rolling stock, signalling systems and digital technology, service & maintenance activities, as well as building whole new railways internationally.
The strength of the Hitachi Group means that our partners, with our sister companies, like GlobalLogic, Hitachi Energy or Hitachi Vantara, are set to develop joined-up digital solutions to meet our customers’ different needs.
* Data referring to the period 31.03.2020 – 31.03.2021
-23.3%
Total power consumption
663,466 GJ
-30.5%
Total GHG emissions*
50,056.9
*Whitout mobility to neutralize the pandemic effects
15.0%
EE from renewable resources
-30.4%
Total Waste
11,098.3 tonnes
91.9%
Total Waste recycled
+16.8 pp
-5.0%
Total Water Withdrawal
739,689. mc
+6.7%
Total Employees
13,673
330,277
Total hours of training 25.8 average per employee
96.7%
Employees hired with open-ended contracts
-17.9
Injury frequency index 0.46
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Sustainability topics and contribution to SDGs “Hitachi Rail will reduce its environmental impact, develop a sustainability culture and improve quality of life for our people and communities”
(A. Razeto, Group Head of CSR and Sustainability)
The UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2020 found that global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions hit a new high of 59.1 gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2 equivalent in 2019.
Over the past decade, emissions have continued to increase at a rate of 1.5% per year, rising in all major economic sectors.
Particularly, a closer look at GHG emissions breakdown by economic sector reveals that:
Power production today generates the largest share of GHG emissions (30%). About 50% of electricity comes from burning fossil fuels, mostly coal and natural gas.
▪ Industry represents the second-largest share of GHG emissions (21%), burning fossil fuels for energy, as well as GHG emissions from mineral products (such as cement) and other chemical reactions necessary to produce goods from raw materials.
▪ The Transportation sector contributes around 16% of global GHG emissions, with road transport being primarily responsible (94% of the sector). Rail, shipping and aviation are relatively smaller, with emissions in international territory comprising 4% of total.
▪ Agriculture contributes 16% of total GHG emissions, with most emissions coming from enteric fermentation (ruminant animals, such as cattle), nitrogen fertilizers on agricultural soils, and municipal waste.
▪ Buildings contribute to 7% of global GHG emissions, arising primarily from fossil fuels burned for heat.
Should this pattern continue, the world is projected to warm by 3°C to 5°C by 2100, with catastrophic effects on human civilization. To prevent this risk, a major turnaround in emissions trajectories is needed in all sectors (reduction of approximately 3-6% per annum between now and 2030) to limit the rise in surface temperatures and avoid catastrophic climate change effects.
In 2015, world leaders met in Paris and agreed to limit the global temperature rise by the end of the century to well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5°C.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires net human-caused carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall by 45% by 2030 and to reach net-zero by 2050. Even limiting the temperature rise to 2°C will need CO2 emissions to fall by 25% by 2030, requiring a turnaround of the present trend and approximately $75 trillion in investment.
In 2015, the United Nations presented 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. Combined with the company mission to contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products that power sustainable connectivity, Hitachi Rail is well-positioned to make a meaningful contribution to achieving the selected SDGs. Sustainability is at the heart of our business; we have an obligation to inspire and build a better and more sustainable future for employees, customers, and all users of products.
Hitachi Rail is present in 38 countries, with around 12,000 employees working on projects or at manufacturing and maintenance sites across six continents.
We are experts in every part of the railway, from building products of the highest quality, to delivering connected solutions that improve transport services worldwide.
Last year, to leverage the whole capabilities of the Group, Hitachi Rail completed full integration of its global organisation, thus allowing it to offer customers a full suite of rail products, services, and solutions based on common standards and processes.
Hitachi Rail aims to become a climate change innovator, offering sustainable transport and a business that protects our environment now and for a net-zero future.
The approach focuses on delivering high-quality rail products and connecting transport systems digitally so that passengers and customers can optimise journeys to make trains and mass transit systems the first choice for travel.
Hitachi Rail is focused on decarbonising our business too. The Company is committed to reducing the carbon footprint of our business sites to zero by 2030. Through our procurement approach, we are working with our supply chain partners to embed sustainability into their businesses to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.