The programme will cover topics from across the UIC Sustainability Platform sectors and projects. Action Week will begin on the Monday with a focus on biodiversity and will be hosted by the Sustainable Land Use sector and the EU-funded Project BISON. The Tuesday will include a Zero Waste Railways workshop with best practices on circular outflows, with the contribution of sustainability provocateur and cultural protagonist Dr. Leyla Acaroglu to inspire the audience. The Railway Noise Days will be held over both the Tuesday and Wednesday, and have been jointly curated by UIC’s Noise and Vibration Sector (Sustainability) and Train Track Interaction Sector (Rail System). The sessions will be designed to spark new ideas and encourage knowledge sharing through interactive activities. 

Wednesday will be a day fully dedicated to the Energy Saving Taskforce’s best practice exchange, which will be the culmination of the taskforce’s web meetings, communicating and showcasing the most effective solutions and agreeing on next steps for action in this area. The week will end with a final workshop on Thursday 2 March on sustainable finance and celebrate the first Rail Sustainability Index. The final workshop will share and commend the railway’s successes in sustainability and facilitate dialogue between the railway finance and sustainability communities as well as experts from third parties such as private investors and multilateral development banks.

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