Planet under Pressure

DRIVING RESPONSIBILITY
AND SHAPING TOMORROW’S
TRANSPORTATION
Knorr-Bremse is committed to contributing to a more sustainable society. As the global market
leader for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, we drive forward innovations
for sustainable system solutions in the mobility sector. In doing so, we play a key role in
enhancing safety, efficiency, and reliability on rail tracks and roads around the world – each and
every day. In order to make a positive contribution to the economic, social, and environmental
challenges of our time, we are putting a special focus on 5 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development
Goals that can be influenced by our business. One example is our recently renewed climate
strategy, which contributes to Goal 13 (Climate action).
By Stefan Bräuherr, Knorr-Bremse
For more than 115 years, Knorr-Bremse
has been the industry visionary, driving
innovation in mobility and transportation
technologies with an edge in connected
system solutions. As global market leader,
we see ourselves as a role model and try to
live up to that expectation – in the way
that we do business, as well as with our
products. This is where the UN Sustainable
Development Goals come into play.
In 2018, a two-phase process comprising
“top-down” voting by the top 160 managers
worldwide and a “bottom-up” ballot of
the global workforce culminated in the
selection of five SDGs. Knorr-Bremse sees
Goals 5, 8, 9, 12, and 13 as the areas where
we can make the biggest difference. For
instance, our approach to tackling Goal
13 (Climate action) is holistic: By implementing
our renewed climate strategy
(Scopes 1+2), we are trying to reduce the
environmental footprint of the transportation
industry, and we are continuing and
supporting our own efforts. In the past,
we contributed to emissions reductions
through our energy-efficiency program
and by shifting progressively to generating
KNORR-BREMSE CLIMATE STRATEGY 2030
–
CLIMAT E NEUTR ALIT Y
F R O M 2 0 2 1
GOAL: TO HALVE OUR
CO 2
EMISSIONS BY 2030
Average reduction of Scopes 1
and 2 emissions by 4.2 percent per
annum in relation to the reference year 2018.
Three levers to achieve a reduction:
Energy efficiency
Improvement of
energy efficiency
and switch to
low-carbon fuels
50.4 % CO 2
B Y 2030
– 4.2 %
PER Y EAR 100
%
Renewables own
generation
Gradual increase of
share of own-generated
renewable energy
GOAL: CLIMATE
NEUTRALITY
By further increasing the
proportion of renewable
energy we use above the
4.2 percent target
and, as necessary,
offsetting any
remaining
emissions
Renewables purchase
Expansion of renewable
energy purchasing,
making use of power
purchase agreements,
green energy products
and certificates
The new Climate Strategy 2030, which supersedes the
climate protection objectives set in 2015, represents a true milestone for Knorr-Bremse.
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Global Goals Yearbook 2020