Environmental management
SHARE OF DB GROUP COMPANIES WITH CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISO 14001 AS OF NOV 30 / % | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
DB Group | 47 | 48 | 53 | |
in Germany | 20 | 22 | 22 | |
in Europe (excludingDeutschland) | 53 | 53 | 64 | |
worldwide (excluding Europe and Germany) | 73 | 76 | 71 |
Our environmental targets are supported by a Group-wide environmental management system designed according to DIN ISO 14001no. 131. The system’s compliant integration into our Group regulations has been verified by an independent institute. Based on this, 77% of our 266 environmentally relevant Group companies apply a corresponding environmental management system in 2021. The Sustainability and Environmental division is responsible for compliance with and further developing Group-wide environmental management standards. In 2021, no significant fines or other penalties were issued to DB companies for environmental offenses.