Presentation about RET CSR policy and its sustainable depot project.

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RET Beverwaard depot
Modern, multimodal
Visit YRP, 17 May 2013

2. Virgil Grot
RET N.V.
17-05-2013

3. Program
• Introduction RET
• RET CSR vision and sustainable projects
• Beverwaard depot workshop tour

4. About RET
• Short overview of our company

5. This is RET
Facts & Figures
Revenue Eur 500 mln
Employees 2.750 + outsourcing
Safety incidents (Social not technical)
2007 : 10.256
2010 : 4.356
# customers : appr. 600.000 per day
City Region Rotterdam is our transport
authority
Bus
Tram
Metro
Ferry
Fleet
256
128
160
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6. Sustainability and RET according to our staff
Role model for other
companies
Positive impact on society
Care for staff and
passengers
Saving cost and
environment
Respect, connect,
cooperate and
perform well
Part of our
business model
Broad mobility
provider: alliances to
stimulate chain
mobility
Creative en innovative
investments
Socially involved and
reliable partner for our
customers,
municipality and
region
More en more
satisfied customers

7. RET vision: Corporate social responsibility
Optimal
Public
Transport
Be good to
our People
Protect the
environment
Contribute
to a better
society
Involved, realistic and reliable
Positive impact, cost effective, attractive

8. RET’s reasons for sustainable actions
1. Because we have to
2. For our customers
3. For our people
4. Because we want to
RET: Why
improve
sustainable
performance
… government and politics
… City Region Rotterdam
…more use of public transport
…willing to pay extra for sustainability
…happier with sustainable policies
…attract new staff
…important for our management
…see economic advantages

9. • 80% PT-kilometers in Rotterdam are electric:
•Tram / Metro / Light rail
• 100% green electricity
Rail
Current sustainable measures

10. Saving energy
• Eco driving
• Re-use of braking energy
– In vehicles
– pilot braking energy storage tram
– reversible substations metro (Ticket to Kyoto project)
Rail
Current sustainable measures

11. European project:
Goal:
Introducing the principle of low CO2 emissions as the new standard for
public transport providers
How? Best practices, investments, strategy development, communication
 Five partners: TfGM (UK); moBiel (Ger); RATP (Fr); RET (NL); STIB (Bel)
Total EU funding for RET: € 1.2 million
Annual event: Rotterdam 21 June 2012
www.tickettokyoto.eu

12. • Clean engines (100% Euro5 / EEV)
• Pilot projects with hybrid and electric buses
• Eco drive training
• Electric vehicle on Wilhelminapier
Bus
Current sustainable measures

13. Current sustainable measures
Buildings
• Energy savings program / energy week
• pilot energy efficient metro service area
• Lights off in metro stations
• Sustainable tram depot Beverwaard

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RET Beverwaard depot
• History: Hilledijk depot
• Since 1967
• Metro and later only tram depot
• Area development plans / capacity constraints
• Decision to leave was taken in 1998

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RET Beverwaard depot
Location
Beverwaard
• 19,700 m2 available space on site
• 5,650 m2 workshop space & offices
• 12,400 m2 stabling area
Soccer stadium
Feyenoord
Ahoy
events hall
city
centre
Existing
tramline
old Hilledijk
depot

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RET Beverwaard depot
• Modern:
• Building for the future
• 2008 start building
• Transfer of existing depot
functionalities
• Improved operation
• Capacity: 91 trams
• Park and Ride facility
• Future expansion possibilities
• Low maintenance building
• Sustainable

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RET Beverwaard depot
• Oldest graves in the Netherlands:
9000 year old remains

18. European project:
European cooperation:
Sustainable and efficient tram depots
built for cities of the 21st Century
Reasons for cooperation:
cities have little experience in
the construction of depots;
construction of new depots in Brussels (Be),
Dijon (Fr), Blackpool (UK) and Rotterdam;
Learn from each other
total EU funding for RET: € 1.17 million.
Output: Blueprint for sustainable depot building
www.TramStore21.eu

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RET Beverwaard depot
• Sustainable:
• People
• High-standard working
conditions
• Planet
• Geothermic system, energy
piles, heat pumps
• P+R
• Rainwater storage and
recycling
• Solar boiler
• Intelligent light system
• Electric car charging
Profit
• Increased operational efficiency
• Higher stabling capacity
• (well situated for line extension)

20. RET Beverwaard depot
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• Multimodal
• Beverwaard Park & Ride,
>500 vehicles
• Near A15/A16 motorway
• Regional goal 18,750
P+R parking spaces
• RET goal 2017: increased
role as facilitator of
combined mobility

21. More information about RET and sustainability
Virgil Grot (sustainability advisor)
Email: vgrot@ret.nl
Tel : +31 10 447 5352
www.ret.nl