Rail infrastructure projects play a key role in driving the sustainable development of the Country, as strategic components in the development of more accessible and resilient cities and communities. At the same time, they can and must enhance landscape identity and improve regional cohesion and the quality of life of local communities.
Against this backdrop, our commitment towards Sustainability aims to steer the design process, and the company as a whole, towards embracing sustainable development objectives, nationally and internationally, by harmonising relations between projects, infrastructure and communities and reconciling Italferr’s engineering know how with a greater focus on design and social and economic factors.
At Italferr, we address Sustainability in both the design process and as an overarching ESG strategy, by rolling out ad hoc standards and gradually innovating our sustainability assessment methods. Furthermore, both Italferr and the FS Group, are engaged in an intense R&D partnership, between themselves and with the broader scientific community, to support our experimental efforts in this field. We promote and disseminate the culture of sustainability through the production of scientific guidelines and publications, training programmes and participation in conferences and seminars.
SUSTAINABILITY ACTIVITIES
THE KEY PILLARS OF SUSTAINABILITY
Italferr has adopted a Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) approach in its infrastructure design processes, focusing not just on the construction phase, but also on the subsequent operation, maintenance and, eventually, decommissioning of the infrastructure. This holistic approach enables a comprehensive systemic vision, capable of evaluating the infrastructure and the relev...
The graph data processed by ISPRA shows how (GHG) Greenhouse Gas emissions have reduced progressively in Italy in recent decades, following a trend that, if sustained by decarbonisation policies, could result in an overall reduction in the future of about 25% by 2040 (compared to 2022 levels).
In a global context of increasing attention to decarbonization, the electrification of railway lines represents one of the most effective methods for reducing transport sector emissions, for encouraging the use of renewable energy, and for contributing to energy transition and sustainable development goals (SDGs). Italferr is a key player in numerous infrastructure interventions that aim to make ...
A constant commitment to guaranteeing greater safety and smoother traffic flows for future infrastructures Gruppo FS and Italferr are actively engaged in increasing the safety of railway infrastructures, with a view to improving the efficiency of traffic flows, providing a railway network that is safer and more sustainable, in the form of tangible actions.
