Since 2010, Italo has been an affiliate member of the International Union of Railways (UIC – Union Internationale des Chemins de fer), an international railway sector organization that aims to promote rail transport worldwide and responding effectively to current and future challenges relating to mobility and sustainable development.

In particular, as part of its participation in the UIC, the company takes part in two Working Groups organised by the Association:4

• “Sustainability Platform” dedicated to environmental sustainability. Specifically, Italo gives its contribution on the subject of energy and CO2 emissions;
• “Passage” dedicated to aspects of railway accessibility for people with disabilities or reduced mobility.

Starting from 2022, the UIC introduced the Rail Sustainability index (RSi), a benchmarking tool that assesses sustainability performance in the rail transport sector, using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework as a reference.

The RSi consists of several KPIs that allow progress towards 7 specific SDGs.

The score obtained for each macro-category, normalized on a hundred basis and multiplied by the specific weight of the reference SDG, determines the SDG Score of the macro-area and the sum of these determines the RSi of the company. Italo in 2023, as a member of the UIC, participated in the project and confirmed an overall positive rating, both in the overall score and in the sub-areas, well above the industry average. Italo also, as a member of the Steering Group, contributes to the definition and updating of the methodology used for the assessment.