WATER, WASTE/ RECYCLING & SUPPLY CHAIN Our responsibility Our companies use a significant amount of water, particularly in vehicle cleaning, and we recognise our responsibility to use this precious natural resource carefully and efficiently. Like any business, we and our customers produce waste. We are committed to minimising waste and recycling as much as possible, and work closely with our suppliers to ensure they meet our ethical standards. Our approach Our companies encourage water efficiency through initiatives such as recycling water from train and bus washing facilities. Abellio Deutschland has invested in a ‘Green Rail Depot’ at Hagen. This showcases a rainwater reclamation system reducing water use by over 85%, as well as energy efficiency measures which have cut energy use by three-quarters. in Q1 2014. Following a waste audit in 2012 Both Northern Rail* and Merseyrail* are increasing and a similar action plan, Abellio Greater Anglia the efficiency of water usage through new has increased waste recycling overall to 95%. investments, such as improved wash plants that both reduce consumption and recycle water at all Abellio is committed to working with suppliers Northern Rail’s train maintenance depots, leading who demonstrate open and transparent to reductions of 50-70%, and water recycling practices in social and ethical accountability. facilities at Merseyrail’s Kirkdale depot, which We evaluate our key vendors assessing reuses 7.1 million litres of water per year. Both commercial, social and ethical, quality, safety Northern Rail’s Allerton Depot and Accrington and environmental factors as part of our station have rainwater harvesting facilities. prequalification process, and have begun to visit supplier premises to audit against our Waste management is an important part of requirements. Through partnerships with our approach to environmental management. our suppliers we continually explore both In 2011/12 Northern Rail took several steps to environmental and economic opportunities, improve waste management, including improving and both Northern Rail’s and Merseyrail’s data collation and reporting; 70 staffed locations supplier policies are specifically geared towards have new recycling facilities; working with Metro procuring goods and services from local traders to increase recycling facilities for customers at and merchants. Northern Rail has recently WYPTE stations; introducing Dry Mix Recycling undertaken a gap analysis to benchmark the schemes at all stations, and engineering via a performance of its procurement approach single waste contract. The company-wide recycling against BS8903; principles and framework for rate has increased from 41% in 2011 to 75% procuring sustainably. * Merseyrail and Northern Rail are 50-50 joint ventures with Serco Our plans for the future will enable a more sophisticated and rigorous approach to supply chain management to be Our companies will continue to focus on adopted. Further improvements in data will include reducing waste, using resources more efficiently, systematic collection of information on water use. and increasing recycling. For example, recycling facilities will be installed at more stations and In 2011, Northern Rail recycled 1,240 tonnes of alternative disposal routes will be found for waste, 41% of its total waste. By the end of 2013 depot waste. Targets for Northern Rail include Northern Rail had increased the amount recycled reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill by to 63%, with data for Q1 2014 showing 75%, the end of 2014 by 3% on 2013 figures, and to and Merseyrail has increased the amount of waste reduce water consumption by 0.5% each year recycled from 22% to 52% over the same period. until the end of the franchise. Recycling continues to increase year on year across Merseyrail and Northern Rail. At present We are currently in the process of understanding waste generated through the maintenance and and mapping the influence of our extended depot operations, and which is being recycled, supply chain on their areas of operation, and we includes glass, wood, metal, cardboard, plastic, plan to extend the good practice Northern Rail’s oils batteries, brake blocks and fluorescent lights. ethical sourcing techniques to all business units With all operations coming under scrutiny, Abellio using Abellio’s Best Practice Programme. seeks to continually reduce the amount of waste being produced, re-using and then recycling, thus In the future, data from Northern’s reducing its carbon footprint wherever possible. industry-leading carbon footprinting tool Waste Recycled 3,000 500 450 2,500 400 350 2,000 300 1,500 250 Tonnes (NR) Tonnes 200 (MR) Tonnes 1,000 150 100 500 50 0 0 2011 2012 2013 Northern Rail Mersey Rail Waste Recycled 3,000 500 450 the 2,500 Beyond 400 a-to-b 350 2,000 way 300 1,500 250 Tonnes (NR) Tonnes 200 (MR) Tonnes 1,000 150 100 500 50 0 0 2011 2012 2013 Northern Rail Mersey Rail.