At a glance
| 2025 | 2024 | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolute | % | |||
| Environment | ||||
| Absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2019 1) (%) | –21.8 | –19.2 | –2.6 | – |
| Absolute Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2019 1), 2) (%) | 249–1.4 | –17.0 | +15.6 | – |
| Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions 1) (million t CO₂e) | 1.2 | 1.1 | +0.1 | +9.1 |
| Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions (market-based) 1) (million t CO₂e) | 2.1 | 2.7 | –0.6 | –22.2 |
| Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions 1), 2) (million t CO₂e) | 7.8 | 6.3 | +1.5 | +23.8 |
| DB Group greenhouse gas emissions (market-based) 1), 2) (million t CO₂e) | 11.1 | 10.1 | +1.0 | +9.9 |
| Total energy consumption 1) (MWh) | 13,654,041 | 13,662,100 | –8,059 | –0.1 |
| Total energy consumption from fossil sources 1) (MWh) | 7,283,785 | 7,707,694 | –423,909 | –5.5 |
| Total energy consumption from renewable sources 1) (MWh) | 6,370,256 | 5,954,406 | +415,850 | +7.0 |
| Share of renewable energies in the DB traction current mix 3) (%) | 71.5 | 69.8 | +1.7 | – |
| Degree of electrification of track infrastructure (length of line operated) in Germany (%) | 62.4 | 62.3 | +0.1 | – |
| Electrically operated transport operations of DB Group in rail passenger and freight transport in Germany (based on Ltkm) 4) (%) | 93.1 | 93.2 | –0.1 | – |
| Absolute particulate emissions from journeys and transport 5) as of Dec 31 (t) | 485 | 409 | +76 | +18.6 |
| Absolute nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx) from journeys and transport operations as of Dec 31 5) (t) | 12,731 | 12,073 | +658 | +5.5 |
| Absolute sulfur oxide emissions (SOx) from journeys and transport operations as of Dec 31 5) (t) | 2,015 | 3,723 | –1,708 | +45.9 |
| Absolute hydrocarbon emissions (NMHC) of the journeys and transport operations as of Dec 31 5) (t) | 3,457 | 1,359 | +2,098 | +154 |
| Share of recycled material in track ballast | 11.7 | 11.1 | +0.6 | – |
| Share of recycled material in concrete ties | 6.1 | 8.5 | –2.4 | – |
| Share of recycled material in rail steel | 26.6 | 25.6 | +1.0 | – |
| Waste volume (total) 6) (thousand t) | 9,265 | 8,182 | +1,083 | +13.2 |
| Recycling rate of waste 6) (%) | 97.8 | 96.0 | +1.8 | – |
| Track kilometers noise-remediated in total 7) as of Dec 31 (km) | 2,422 | 2,324 | +98 | +4.2 |
| Social | ||||
| Employees 8), 9) as of Dec 31 (FTE) | 219,152 | 225,560 | –6,408 | –2.8 |
| Share of women 9) as of Dec 31 (%) | 22.9 | 23.3 | –0.4 | – |
| Share of women among executives 10), 11) as of Dec 31 | 26.2 | 26.0 | +0.2 | – |
| Employee satisfaction 12) (SI) | – | 3.8 | – | – |
| Compass index (%) | 46 | 52 | –6 | – |
| Collective bargaining agreement coverage (%) | 94 | /18) | – | – |
| Training and continuing education days per FTE in customer-related job families 13) | 12.1 | 12.6 | –0.5 | –4.0 |
| Training and continuing education costs per FTE 14) (€) | 1,515 | 1,668 | –153 | –9.2 |
| External new hires 9), 10), 15) as of Dec 31 (natural persons) | 13,898 | 24,408 | –10,510 | –43.1 |
| Vocational trainees and dual students 16) | 14,596 | 14,265 | +331 | +2.3 |
| Average length of service 10) (years) | 14 | 14 | – | – |
| Fatal work-related accidents | 10 | 0 | +10 | – |
| Lost Time Injury Frequency 17) (LTIF) | 22.7 | 21.9 | +0.8 | +3.7 |
| Governance | ||||
| Share of women on the Management Board as of Dec 12 (%) | 33.3 | 37.5 | –4.2 | – |
| Share of women on the Supervisory Board as of Dec 31 (%) | 36.8 | 45.0 | –8.2 | – |
| Share of ESG targets in the long-term variable remuneration (long-term incentive; LTI) (%) | 60 | 60 | – | – |
| Share of ESG targets in the short-term variable remuneration (short-term incentive; STI) (%) | 50 | 60 | –10 | – |
1) Until 2024, only includes DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung GmbH from the Subsidiaries/Other area and from DB Cargo only DB Cargo AG and foreign subsidiaries without their stationary facilities and not DB Energy.
2) Includes the Scope 3 categories 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.11 that are material for DB Group. In 2025, the Scope 3.4 category was expanded for the first time to include transport-related emissions in connection with purchased goods and capital goods.
3) In Germany. The data for 2025 represents a forecast as of January 2026. The data from previous years corresponds to the status of statutory electricity labeling in accordance with the Energy Industry Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz; EnWG) and may, therefore, deviate from the preliminary data from the previous year’s reports. The share of renewable energies is presented separately without support from the Renewable Energy Sources Act (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz; EEG).
4) Includes only DB Cargo AG from DB Cargo. Excluding Start Deutschland GmbH, excluding switching traffic. From 2025 without S-Bahn (metro) Berlin and Hamburg.
5) Combustion-related, well-to-wheel (WTW). Comprises Scope 1, 2, 3.3 and 3.4 in reference to ISO 14083 (greenhouse gas emissions from transport operations).
6) Period October 1 to September 30. Includes only DB Cargo AG from the DB Cargo business unit. The waste is generated by our own activities and is managed by third parties outside DB Group.
7) A line is considered to be noise-remediated even if individual residents do not take advantage of offers to remediate their homes.
8) To guarantee better comparability, the number of employees is converted into full-time employees (FTE). Figures for part-time employees are measured in accordance with their share of the regular annual working time.
9) Since 2025 excluding interns and working students.
10) Germany (companies with about 98% of domestic employees).
11) Gender as specified by the employee.
12) The employee satisfaction survey is conducted every two years on a scale of 1 to 5 (with 5 being the best possible value). 2024 including DB Schenker (discontinued operation).
13) Germany (companies with about 86% of domestic employees). Includes only vocational training and continuing education days in customer-oriented job families for permanentemployees, excluding vocational trainees and dual-degree students.
14) Germany including vocational trainees and dual-degree students.
15) Does not include recruitment and hiring of vocational trainees and dual-degree students.
16) Includes all vocational training years (usually three training years for vocational trainees and dual-degree students).
17) Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF) = LTI (accidents at work after one calendar day of absence) * 1,000,000/working hours.
18) Value not available.