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BLS AG – Sustainability

Sustainability

As a transport company with a wide range of services, BLS makes a substantial contribution towards an environment-friendly mobility system.

The environmental principles and the concomitant action plan adopted in late 2010 are evidence that the companyis committed to bearing its responsibility. The action plan stipulates various implementation foci, particularly in the fields of energy and CO2. Thus several large-scale projects have been initiated with a variety of partners to ascertain the energy-saving potential and to optimise energy consumption for our rail vehicle fleet. The consumption and climate data of one of BLS’s short-distance vehicles were collected and analysed with the aim of reducing the energy consumption of the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. Also, the energy footprint of various buildings has been improved through performance agreements with Energieagentur der Wirtschaft (EnAW).

Since late 2011, an energy standard for the construction and renovation of buildings has been under development; this standard will be binding for the entire company. Another large-scale project concerns the technical and economic optimisation of the management of waste and recyclable material.

In 2012,the focus is on the further development of environmental benchmarks and the establishment of a sustainability strategy.