Driving Responsible Operations

We strive to reduce the environmental footprint of our operations by conserving the use of energy, water, and other natural resources, and reducing waste, emissions, and discharges from our operations.

Our EHS program fosters a culture that proactively reduces risks and hazards in our operations, protects environment, ensures regulatory compliance, and encourages learning and development.

To ensure operational accountability for EHS across all levels of Wabtec, we use standard metrics (both lagging and leading indicators), periodic audits, and structured management reviews to track and measure EHS performance across all operating sites. Through training, awareness campaigns, and regional- and site-level actions, we support continuous improvement and risk elimination projects.

Wabtec's Workplace Safety ¹ Goal:

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Achieve 30% reduction in Workplace Injury & Illness Rate by 2030, from a 2019 baseline

¹ The workplace injury & illness rate is calculated for every 200,000 hours worked by all employees and contingent/temporary workers.

Check out the Company's latest sustainability report to view our progress.

In alignment with our Sustainability Principles, we focus on minimizing both hazardous and non-hazardous waste and managing it properly. Across our global operations, we implement waste reduction, reuse, and recycling initiatives that lower material use, processing needs, and disposal cost, while also reducing our overall environmental footprint.

Our waste management practices include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting a circular economy with our long-standing modernization service.
• Reducing waste in operations through process optimization and reuse of material.
• Recycling solid waste generated during the manufacture our products, such as steel and other metals, when feasible.
• Disposing of hazardous waste, solvents, paints, and other chemicals properly in an environmentally responsible manner.

As new products are being introduced, such as the FLXdrive battery locomotive or advanced fuel injection systems, we continually evaluate our product and component lifecycles and leverage additional recycling opportunities to reduce landfill use and conserve natural resources globally.

Wabtec recognizes the importance of responsible water management, especially in regions where water resources are under significant stress. High water stress regions face scarcity, meaning demand for water exceeds the available supply. Reducing water use in these areas directly alleviates pressure on local ecosystems, aquifers, and surface water sources, helping to preserve biodiversity and maintain ecological balance.

We have established a goal to reduce our water consumption at sites in extremely high water-stress areas by 30% by 2030, using a 2019 baseline, identifying those areas using the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct.

Our actions focus on reducing withdrawals, enhancing operational efficiency, and increasing opportunities for water reuse to reduce our water footprint and support the resilience of local communities. Check out the Company’s latest sustainability report to view our progress.

Wabtec recognizes the urgent need to lower the impacts of climate change to preserve a sustainable future for generations to come. We have aligned our operational framework with the science-based goal of limiting the Earth’s temperature increase. Climate action is a core component of our sustainability strategy, and we set targets to allow our stakeholders to measure our steady progress.

Wabtec's Science-based Target ²:

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Achieve 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2030, from a 2019 baseline

² Targets are considered ‘scienced-based’ if they align with what the latest climate science deems necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Today, that means limiting global warming to well-below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.

When our absolute reduction target of Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions was established in 2022, a roadmap was developed for achieving this target over a 7-year time horizon. The roadmap outlines our energy management strategies, energy reduction projects, and investment in renewables at our manufacturing sites. Our key priorities are to streamline the Company's global footprint, optimize energy use across processes and infrastructure, and integrate on-site renewable sources.

Large Wabtec sites conduct regular energy audits, at least annually, that are aligned with best practices. These assessments, led by internal and external experts, result in the identification and prioritization of opportunities for improved energy and resource efficiency, and strategies to address them such as intelligent controls and building automation, upgrades to LED lighting, waste heat recovery, compressed air, and equipment upgrades.

Check out the Company's latest sustainability report to view our progress.

Wabtec’s site in Grove City, Pennsylvania, conducted lean workouts to identify projects that could eliminate energy waste at the plant. The team uncovered a tremendous opportunity to use the energy untapped from the diesel engine testing performed at the plant to power the site. The power generation can be redirected to address more than 40% of the Grove City site electrical usage, enough energy to power 1,000 average households in the U.S.

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