Genesee & Wyoming Issues Latest Environmental, Social and Governance Report

DARIEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) has issued its latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, summarizing the company’s initiatives for full-year 2022.

Among the highlights:

• G&W developed a greenhouse gas emissions inventory to help track progress toward achieving its science-based emissions reduction target;
• The company continued to upgrade its North American locomotive fleet to reduce fuel consumption and minimize emissions, while also pilot testing alternative fuels in the U.S. and United Kingdom;
• G&W established employee engagement groups around the topic of organizational communication and identified specific ways to better ensure that all employees – from corporate support to frontline roles – have equal access to company information;
• Underscoring G&W’s commitment to safety, more than 300 railroad employees received individual recognition for working more than 20 years injury-free, while nearly 1,800 safety audits were conducted to ensure safe practices across multiple physical working environments; and
• G&W earned its highest-ever overall customer satisfaction score in a survey to over 1,400 customers covering 2022-2023, demonstrating the company’s commitment to effectively serve its customers and help local communities thrive.

“We’re proud of the progress we have made toward fulfilling our ESG goals,” said Michael Miller, CEO for G&W North America. “Creating a more sustainable future for ourselves, our customers and our communities is rooted in several of G&W’s Core Values and, moving forward, will be paramount to achieving our Core Purpose.”

The full report can be accessed here.

About Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

G&W owns or leases more than 100 freight railroads with 7,300 employees serving 3,000 customers in North America and the UK/Europe. The company’s North American operations serve 43 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces over more than 13,000 track-miles. G&W subsidiaries and joint ventures also provide rail service at more than 30 major ports, rail-ferry service between the U.S. Southeast and Mexico, transload services, and industrial railcar switching and repair. G&W is owned by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, L.P. and GIC.