Shades of Green – On a Train Ride to Nature
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Deutsche Bahn is drafting a company-wide biodiversity strategy right now, moving beyond carbon-focused claims (green-striped IC trains and large hydropower purchases) to set concrete measures: stop glyphosate use, pilot grazing with water buffalo to manage verges, and map impacts of rail fragmentation. Implementation gaps include no standardized biodiversity KPIs, contested budgets, and reliance on NGO partnerships; an executive ally (CEO also CSO) speeds approvals while crews resist operational changes. biodiversity KPIs missing glyphosate phase‑out grazing pilots
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