Outset Situation & Challenge With it´s Green Transformation Programm, the DB is not only making its products and services more sustainable, but also the way it works. This includes IT systems in particular. In Germany IT is responsible for about 10% of electricity consumption and about 5% of CO2 emissions. But how does IT become more sustainable and where are the biggest levers for this? In order to clarify this question, the DB Group IT asked Zühlke for support. In a joint project, the potential of Green IT for the railway was to be determined, concrete measures to be derived and a green IT community to be established for efficient implementation. Approach & Solution Together with employees from the IT departments of the DB, Zühlke conducted workshops to formulate the goals of a Green IT and to identify the measures that have the greatest positive impact as quickly as possible. Individual interviews were then conducted to explore how best to achieve the goals and which roles in IT are necessary to achieve them. To this end, Zühlke's experts have contributed their knowledge and experience from Green IT projects with other companies and industries and have created a roadmap with concrete initiatives and measurable results. Impact & Benefit The project team of Bahn and Zühlke succeeded in strengthening the motivated IT community and formulating seven concrete measures for sustainable IT within eight weeks. The DB has combined the ideas and enthusiasm of its own employees with Zühlke’s Green IT expertise to achieve its own sustainability goals more quickly. Based on the positive project results, the CIO Board gave green light for the further implementation of Green IT in order to implement the identified measures and roll them out across the DB Group. Contact person for Germany Moritz Gomm Senior Business Solution Manager Dr. Moritz Gomm is a Senior Manager for Sustainability Innovation & Engineering. As a founder of multiple startups (incl. the Zühlke office in Hong Kong) and having a creative mind, he advises corporates on business innovation and coaches startups with a focus on sustainability. Contact Moritz.Gomm@zuehlke.com + 49 6196 777 54136 Your message to us You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. First Name Surname Email Phone Message Send message Leave this field blank Your message to us Thank you for your message. Our work Government & Public A new strategy to consolidate market position Learn more Government & Public, Transport and Mobility Innovate UK demonstrates how data ecosystems can support decarbonisation Learn more Transport and Mobility Optimized customer service through NLP Learn more Go to client success stories Do Work That Matters – From Ideation to Implementation and Beyond Apply now