Management approach

Russian Railways put in place the following policies to guide its environmental practices:

  • Health, Environmental, Industrial and Fire Safety Policy of the Russian Railways Group;
  • Russian Railways’ Environmental Strategy through 2030 with an outlook through 2035;
  • Russian Railways’ Environmental Transparency Regulations;
  • Declaration on Comprehensive Approach to the Protection of Lake Baikal when Implementing Investment Projects for the Eastern Operating Domain Development.

Key international environmental treaties followed by the Company in its environmental management:

  • Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer;
  • Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal;
  • Convention on Biological Diversity;
  • Bucharest Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution;
  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;
  • Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;
  • Paris Climate Accords;
  • Agreement on Cooperation in the Sphere of Timber Industry and Forestry;
  • Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection among the Member States of the CIS;
  • Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Monitoring;
  • Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

To develop and improve its environmental management framework, the Company has developed and approved a Plan for Reviewing and Drafting Environmental Safety Regulations for Russian Railways’ units.

The Plan includes work on 14 environmental regulations, 8 of which were updated or first drafted in 2024.

The following documents were updated:

  • Russian Railways Group’s Production and Consumption Waste CatalogueApproved with No. CBT‑35 dated 21 March 2024..
  • Russian Railways’ Methodological Guidelines on Environmental Protection AnalysisApproved by Russian Railways’ Order No. 871/r dated 5 April 2024..
  • Regulations on Development, Approval, and Use of Noise Profiles of the Areas Adjacent to Railway InfrastructureApproved by Russian Railways’ Order No. 1379/r dated 10 June 2024..
  • Model Regulation on the Railway Environmental Protection CentreApproved by Russian Railways’ Order No. 331/r dated 12 February 2025..
  • Procedure for Cooperation between Russian Railways’ Units in Environmental ProtectionApproved by Russian Railways’ Order No. 44/r dated 15 January 2025..
  • Procedure for Emergency Response in Situations with Environmental Implications at Russian Railways’ Infrastructure FacilitiesApproved by Russian Railways’ Order No. 65/r dated 17 January 2025..

In 2024, the following documents were drafted:

  • Procedure for Cooperation between the Research and Production Centre for the Environmental Protection with Russian Railways’ Executive Office Units, Branches, and Structural Units of Branches When Providing Environmental Protection Works (Services)Approved by Russian Railways’ Order No. 835/r dated 1 April 2024..
  • Model Regulation on the Industrial Environmental Laboratory at the Railway Environmental Protection CentreApproved by Russian Railways’ Order No. 3320/r dated 27 December 2024..
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