Environment and Sustainable Development
Managing Whole Life Carbon in Railway Buildings and Infrastructure
E&SD PACE Tools & Templates
On this page you will find links to the PACE Products EN1: Environment and Social Appraisal and EN3: Review and Acceptance Form. This page also includes the Environment and Social Management Plan template, the Environment and Social Site Inspection template, and good practice guidance notes. PACE EN1: Environment and Social Appraisal (ESA) Tool The […]
E&SD Guidance Notes
Network Rail and its supply chain have created a series of guidance notes to help you meet minimum requirements in relation to managing sustainability risks and improving environmental and social performance. See the full list below. If you are unable to find the guidance you are looking for please contact EnvironmentandSustainability@networkrail.co.uk. Topic Reference Title Document […]
Resource Efficiency Workshop Resources
Here you can find materials and guidance on completing a Resource Efficiency Workshop/Assessment. Conduct a Resource Efficiency Assessment/Workshop to identify opportunities for promoting resource efficiency, including designing out waste, reducing carbon and water use. Click here for: Guide for Presenter Click here for: New Resource Efficiency Workshop Slides Click here for: Resource Efficiency Excel Spreadsheet […]
Biodiversity Metric
The Network Rail Biodiversity Calculator has been archived. If you require access to the calculator and associated guidance, please contact EnvironmentandSustainability@networkrail.co.uk From 2017 Network Rail operated its own Biodiversity Calculator using a metric created by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to account for biodiversity losses and gains resulting from development works. […]
EcoReporter
EcoReporter was initially developed in 2016 as a way of recording protected, invasive or notable wildlife whilst out on site. The data are entered into a central database that can be accessed by the wider business to help inform them of any ecological constraints identified during planning so that they are able to reduce any […]
Private: Notifying our neighbours
Notifying Our Neighbours Toolkit: Major Projects and Maintenance This toolkit aims to be a one stop shop to support Route teams and Contractors who need to notify neighbours about upcoming works. For good community relations we advise notifying neighbours 2 weeks in advance of works commencing. Please click on the link here to see a […]
Energy and Carbon
‘To accelerate Network Rail’s Energy & Carbon commitments and governmental targets, a programme has been launched aiming to drive and support green initiatives across the organisation. These include the installation of smart metering at managed stations, developing and integrating reduced carbon design and renewables generation and storage.’ The efficient use of energy is critical to […]
Biodiversity
Managing our land sustainably including consideration of the impacts on biodiversity. What is biodiversity? Put simply, biodiversity is the variety of plant and animal life. Healthy and biodiverse ecosystems provide a wide range of services that are of benefit to humans across four broad categories. Human activities can have a significant impact on biodiversity and […]