Engagement
Every kilometer that a good is transported by rail saves CO² compared with other modes of transport. But that's not all: We have enshrined in our corporate values that we make our decisions in awareness of their impact on society and the environment. This is another reason why our companies are committed to supporting ecological and social projects in their respective regions.
Partner-Company 2025 – We are in!
March 2025 – Captrain is a Partner-Company of DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS / MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES. Our company supports their worldwide emergency medical relief with the sum of 5.000 Euro.
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS provides emergency medical relief in areas fraught by crisis, war, or natural catastrophes. The international organisation helps people quickly, effectively and unbureaucratically, irrespective of their origin, religion or political orientation. The doctors, midwives, nurses, and logistics staff at DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS work in more than 70 countries. They treat sick and wounded people, care for malnourished children, and organise clean drinking water and sanitary facilities. For further information: www.msf.org
Support for the Björn Schulz Foundation
March 2025 – Captrain continues its commitment to the Björn Schulz Foundation and donates 5,000 euros. The foundation is a pioneer of children's hospice work in Germany and has been supporting families with children, adolescents and young adults with life-shortening illnesses since 1996. The centrepiece of the foundation is Sonnenhof in Berlin-Pankow, an inpatient hospice with twelve places. Not only are the young patients cared for there, but their parents and siblings are also accommodated in family flats and given comprehensive support. With our donation, we would like to help support this valuable work and give affected families relief and support in difficult times.
Captrain supports BIG e.V.
March 2025 – Captrain supports the Berlin Initiative against violence against Women and their Children (BIG e.V.) with a donation of €5,000. BIG e.V. wants to put an end to domestic violence. To this end, the initiative works at all levels of society with all relevant stakeholders. BIG e.V. wants to strengthen the rights of women affected by violence and ensure that perpetrators are held more accountable.
Social commitment at Dortmunder Eisenbahn
February 2025 – Dortmunder Eisenbahn, a Captrain Deutschland company, supports social projects in the Rhein-Ruhr region. It recently handed over donations totalling €7,500 each to the Kinderglück foundation in Dortmund and the Unna outpatient children's and youth hospice service. Thanks to the commitment of the employees, a total of €10,000 was collected, which the management topped up by €5,000.
Captrain is a Partner-Company of DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS / MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES
April 2024 – Captrain is a partner company of DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS in 2024. Captrain is supporting the organization’s global medical emergency relief efforts with a donation of 5,000 euros.
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS provides emergency medical relief in areas fraught by crisis, war, or natural catastrophes. The international organisation helps people quickly, effectively and unbureaucratically, irrespective of their race, religion or political orientation. The doctors, midwives, nursing and logistics staff at doctors without borders work in more than 70 countries. They treat sick and wounded people, care for malnourished children, and organise clean drinking water and sanitary facilities. For more information, please visit msf.org.
Captrain supports children and young people in Berlin
March 2024 - Berlin-based Captrain Holding underlines its commitment to regional social projects by supporting SchutzengelWerk gGmbH and the Björn Schulz Foundation with a donation of 5,000 euros each.
The Björn Schulz Foundation is a pioneer of children's hospice work in Germany. Since 1996, the foundation has been supporting, relieving and strengthening families with children, that suffer life-shortening illnesses. At the heart of the foundation is the Sonnenhof in Berlin-Pankow, an inpatient hospice with twelve places. As part of the palliative medical respite care, the foundation also accommodates parents, including siblings, in family apartments and provides them with therapeutic and educational support.
SchutzengelWerk is a Berlin-based aid organisation that supports children, teenagers and young adults who grow up in difficult social and economic circumstances. At the Schutzengel-Haus in Berlin-Steglitz, up to 35 children and young people find a loving environment. They receive a warm meal every day and help with their homework as well as meaningful leisure and play activities. In the "LernEngel" projects in Berlin-Pankow, Berlin-Spandau and Eberswalde, the organisation supports children with learning difficulties.
Dortmunder Eisenbahn donates to children and youth hospice service
December 2023 - Dortmunder Eisenbahn GmbH (DE), a company of the Captrain Deutschland Group and Dortmunder Hafen AG, donates 10,000 euros to the Outpatient Children's and Young People's Hospice Service (AKHD) in the district of Unna. The outpatient children's and young people's hospice service (AKHD) in the district of Unna was opened in 2004 and is a contact point for families with children suffering from life-shortening illness. The AKHD supports and accompanies children as well as their parents and siblings free of charge. The organisation is financed by membership fees and donations.
CAPTRAIN MAKES A CONTRIBUTION AGAINST INSECT MORTALITY
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September 2022 - Farge-Vegesacker Eisenbahn GmbH (FVE) - a company of Captrain Deutschland Group - has renatured more than 400 square meters of its company grounds in an insect-friendly manner. The area was awarded with the world's first quality mark for a new approach to insects INSECT RESPECT®. In this way, Captrain is setting an example against the sealing trend and making a contribution to biodiversity. Around 40 percent of insect species are already endangered. Around five percent are considered to be extinct. INSECT RESPECT® supports companies and institutions in compensating for insect control by creating species-rich compensation areas. The organization also invests in research and dialogue projects on the value of insects and helps landowners build insect-friendly habitats. The idea for the concept was created in 2012 as part of the "Save Flies" campaign by concept artists Frank and Patrik Riklin together with entrepreneur Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus. His Bielefeld-based company is one of the leading manufacturers of insect repellents in the European market. With this unusual concept, the company draws attention to the issue of insect mortality and at the same time takes responsibility for its own actions.
ITL donates 1,000 trees for the Saxony Forest Restoration Project
March 2022 - ITL Eisenbahngesellschaft - a subsidiary of Captrain Deutschland Group supports the Saxony Forest Restoration Project. With a donation of 1,000 deciduous trees, the company is participating in the regional reforestation. Under the slogan "Together for the forest - Saxony joins in", the trees were planted by 30 employees and their families. Intensive forest restructuring will create a stable forest ecosystem for Saxony in the future. The newly planted deciduous trees absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere and store it. In addition, they create habitats for native animal and plant species.
Support for Ukraine
March 2022 - Captrain Deutschland Group donates to Ukraine-Hilfe Berlin e.V., Médecins Sans Frontières © and Save the Children e.V. The volunteers of Ukraine-Hilfe Berlin e.V. are well connected in Ukraine and know where help is needed. Médecins Sans Frontières © is committed to providing medical care to citizens in many countries. Since 2014, they have also been active in Ukraine. Save the Children e.V. has also been active in Ukraine since 2014 to assist children and their families in need.