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Performance on sustainability

'Together, we are making the Netherlands accessible in a sustainable manner – for everyone.’ That is our mission. It explains our choice to become a fully circular, zero-emission and green business.

Zero-emission enterprise 

In order to remain a leader in providing sustainable mobility, NS has set itself the target of 2040 as the year in which it becomes a zero-emission business.

Circular enterprise 

NS aspires to full circularity in 2030 in terms of procurement, maximum reuse of materials and zero waste in offices, workshops and trains.

Green enterprise 

2020 was the first year in which Green Enterprise was highlighted as a priority within the context of sustainable business practices. A strategy and a range of targets have been set which are aimed at further ‘greening’ NS over the coming decades.

Sustainable mobility 

Over 50% of all kilometres travelled by road in the Netherlands, and the associated CO2 emissions, are attributable to Dutch employers. Clearly, employers have an important role to play in reducing mobility-generated CO2 emissions.

Sustainable procurement

Every year, NS purchases goods and services with a value totalling more than a billion euros. In 2020, we had ties with approximately 3,500 suppliers in 24 countries.

Attractive and inclusive employer

NS is one of the largest employers in the Netherlands. Skilled and healthy employees are crucial for NS in putting our strategy into practice. Over the past year, our employees were confronted with a range of new challenges.

Recruitment

NS aspires to remain one of the most attractive employers in the Netherlands.

Diversity and inclusiveness 

NS wants to be an attractive employer where everyone can feel at home. To that end, we will have to ensure that our employees and managers, overall, reflect the diversity that we see in society at large.

Learning at NS 

NS encourages employees to keep developing themselves. This will help them remain employable and attractive for employers within NS or elsewhere on the labour market.
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