The report details our efforts to achieve emission neutrality by 2045, a key goal for the CAF Group. It also highlights how our solutions impact the transformation of public transportation in Europe and the steps we are taking to improve working conditions and the development of our employees.

“Hand in hand with the CAF Group, we have set ourselves an ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045, meaning that our efforts are now focused on working towards the fulfilment of this goal. In 2023, we involved teams from different areas of the Company to boost our activities targeted at managing environmental and social aspects while integrating them into the organization’s ongoing operational and decision-making processes”

explains Agata Stańda,
Solaris Bus & Coach Management Board Member for Strategy, Transition and ESG.

The newly published 2023 Sustainability Report comprehensively describes these efforts. The core of the report is the positive impact of Solaris on the transformation of public transportation in Europe. 

In 2023, as much as 82% of the buses we sold were zero- and low-emission vehicles. Furthermore, more than half of them are emission-free at the point of use – battery and hydrogen models.

These numbers translate into our market successes. In 2023, we ranked first in the European market for zero-emission city buses. Our company achieved the best results in hydrogen technology – almost every second hydrogen-powered city bus in Europe was launched by Solaris, proving our leading role in transforming urban mobility towards zero emissions.

We continuously develop innovations, including new battery solutions. In 2023, we established our Solaris Battery HUB competence center, which manages battery-related operations. This new structure also works on implementing a circular economy for lithium-ion batteries.

The report also presents Solaris’s efforts for its employees. In 2023, Solaris focused mainly on safety and work comfort, implementing several process improvements in production and health and safety initiatives. Additionally, the company developed training programs to help employees acquire new skills identified as key to their and the company’s further development. We also launched a new version of the Internal Reporting System, allowing for the safe reporting of legal violations.

It is worth noting that for our efforts toward sustainability, we received the Silver ESG Leaf from the weekly magazine “Polityka”. The award was given for integrating sustainability into our strategy.