Norfolk Southern | Sustainability & Chart

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Basic information on Norfolk Southern

Location: United States

Industry: Transport & Warehousing

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Description Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern Corporation is a major transportation company that primarily operates freight railroad services in the eastern United States.

Norfolk Southern Sustainability Performance

Climate

27%

Renewable Energy

Norfolk Southern obtains 2% of its energy from renewable energies. Target value per method: min. 100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Norfolk Southern emits 44,4 times its CO₂ budget of 93,803 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Supply Chain

Taking into account the entire supply chain, Norfolk Southern emits 61,8 times its CO₂ budget of 93,803 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Recycling and Recovery of Waste

Norfolk Southern recycles 84% of its waste. Target value per method: min. 75%

Society

76%

Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power

Norfolk Southern issues 80% collective agreements. Target value per method: min. 80%

CEO Pay Ratio

CEO Mark R. George earns 137 times the median salary of employees. Target value per method: max. 30 times

Employee Turnover Rate

Norfolk Southern has an employee turnover rate of 5,7%. Target value per method: max. 5%

Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace

Norfolk Southern meets 3,67 quality criteria for handling harassment and discrimination at the workplace. Target value per method: 4 quality criteria

Gender

51%

Women on Board

Norfolk Southern has 21,1% women across its top leadership and supervisory bodies. Target value per method: min. 40%

Gender Pay Gap

No data available for Norfolk Southern. Target value per method: max. 3%

Women in Management

Norfolk Southern employs 20,7% female managers. Target value per method: min. 40%

Glass Ceiling

The proportion of women in senior management at Norfolk Southern is 559,5% of the proportion of women in the overall workforce. Target value per method: min. 90%

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

Renewable Energy

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Supply Chain

Waste Recycling

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

We measure the sustainability of companies based on 12 criteria.Indicators range from 0 to 100: values from 0 to 33 are shown in red (“not sustainable”), values from 34 to 66 in yellow (“moderate”), values from 67 to 99 in light green (“almost sustainable”), and a value of 100 in green (“sustainable”). Learn more about our method.

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Sources of sustainability performance

Metric	Value	Unit	Year	PDF Name	PDF Page
CEO Pay Ratio
CEO name	Mark R. George		2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	26
CEO-to-median-salary-ratio	137	Ratio	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	102
Employee Turnover Rate
Number of employees	19 300	people	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	9
Voluntary employee turnover	1 101	Total	2025	704700 FABT 2025 Data Scorecard Report_FINAL.pdf	11
Glass Ceiling
Women in workforce	3,7	%	2025	704700 FABT 2025 Data Scorecard Report_FINAL.pdf	11
Women in management	20,7	%	2025	704700 FABT 2025 Data Scorecard Report_FINAL.pdf	11
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scope 2 emissions, location based	143 585	metric tons	2025	704700 FABT 2025 Data Scorecard Report_FINAL.pdf	5
Scope 1 emissions	4 023 607	metric tons	2025	704700 FABT 2025 Data Scorecard Report_FINAL.pdf	5
Number of employees	19 300	people	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	9
Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace
Retaliation safeguards	Yes		2025	NS Supplier Code of Conduct_2025_FINAL (5.19.25).pdf	10
Incident notification mechanism	Yes		2025	704700 FABT 2025 Data Scorecard Report_FINAL.pdf	16
Anti-discrimination policy	Yes		2025	NS Supplier Code of Conduct_2025_FINAL (5.19.25).pdf	7
Confidentiality mechanisms	Neutral		2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	43
Renewable Energy
Total renewable energy consumption	2	%	2023	Report 2024 Forging a Better Tomorrow.pdf	66
Supply Chain
Scope 1 emissions	4 023 607	metric tons	2025	704700 FABT 2025 Data Scorecard Report_FINAL.pdf	5
Scope 3 emissions	1 626 055	metric tons	2025	704700 FABT 2025 Data Scorecard Report_FINAL.pdf	5
Number of employees	19 300	people	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	9
Scope 2 emissions, location based	143 585	metric tons	2025	704700 FABT 2025 Data Scorecard Report_FINAL.pdf	5
Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power
Collective bargaining agreements coverage	80	%	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	21
Recycling and Recovery of Waste
Waste diversion	84	%	2025	704700 FABT 2025 Data Scorecard Report_FINAL.pdf	6
Women on Board
Women on executive board	0	people	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	26
Women on supervisory board	4	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	57
Executive board size	6	people	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	26
Supervisory board size	13	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	57
Women in Management
Women in management	20,7	%	2025	704700 FABT 2025 Data Scorecard Report_FINAL.pdf	11

Note: The PDF pages given here refer to the page in the PDF document, which is not necessarily the one found in the footer of the page. For example, page 10 is the 10th page in the document, even if it is labeled as page 8.

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